Arrogant, egoist, manipulative, corrupt VP - Data Scientist Taboola Employee Review

1.0
Jan 18, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Few Intelligent engineers do great job Engineers oriented Free lunch on 2 days Average Healthcare

Cons

- Lots of bureaucracy, egos and favoritism towards some employees - Underqualified people in position and expect engineers to deliver on behalf them. - Favorite employees gets PTOs others doesn't get PTO even though you are eligible to get it leagally. You have to inform 3 months prior to get approved, this is somethig new at this location. - No coding standards and guide lines. - No appreciation for employees who work hard and finish their tasks. - Few talented other employees are unhappy with above, but never report it to higher management. - No career growth as its not big company. My advice is not to consider this company and don't waste your talent herel

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Taboola Response
9y
Taboola is exceptionally proud of its first-class engineering team — not only for its top credentials and standards of excellence, but also for its passionate, intelligent, and hard-working people. Most importantly, Taboola is proud of its efforts to create an inclusive, energetic workplace where employees are encouraged to innovate, rewarded on merit, and fostered to grow their skills and expertise. We are saddened to learn that a you as a former employee does not feel we met these objectives, but we appreciate this feedback and wish you the best of luck in your future professional endeavors.

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Overall, it’s been a positive and rewarding experience, and I’m glad to be part of a team that values both performance and people.

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1. Generous benefits, pay is not too bad for someone new to the industry. 2. beautiful working space full of food, snacks, drinks, etc 3. Basically, the corporate want to make sure you are comfortable at work and have all the required gadgets 4. CEO is ambitious, highly involved, and actively seeking out new directions for the company instead of sitting on the native market they already dominated

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1. Your personal experiences are highly related to the team you are on. 2. Some managers, who I am not sure if this is a culture or langauge issues, often sound condescending. Whenever you ask questions, instead of providing instruction, they will use rhetorical questions and leave you even more confused. Some like to blow things out of proportion when they disagree with your work. 3. Sending work messages 24/7 for nonurgent issues every day, even if you say 'not expecting you to reply,' is still pressure, especially coming from your direct manager. 4. The company pays hella amount of attention to their online reviews. They have people rolling out a food cart to encourage people leave comments/reviews online. I see this as both good and bad. Good because the employer does care about employee feedback, at least seemingly. Bad because you only need to PR this hard when things are not doing good. 5. Mandatory days at the office are Mon, Tues, and Thursday instead of letting you choose the days. Make you feel like a kindergarten kid when you have such limited freedom for your own schedule. 6. Toxic behaviors are tolerated

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Taboola Response
4mo
Thank you for sharing your perspective and for the time you spent with us. We appreciate you highlighting that your experience was deeply shaped by your specific team environment, and we value the honesty regarding where you felt our culture didn't hit the mark. Hearing your feedback on communication styles, work-life boundaries, and our internal policies is important to us as we continue to evolve. We’re grateful for the positive insights you shared and wish you the very best in your next professional chapter.
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