Culture needs work - Software Engineer ThoughtSpot Employee Review

1.0
Mar 4, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

-Co workers are great. -Heath care for U.S workers is the best.

Cons

-No career growth , you will get a title change and they will tell everyone that you received promotion but nothing will change in your role. If you early in your career this is a good place to start and learn of something. If you are looking to grow your career not so much. -Hiring , they rather hire friends from the outside instead of promoting from within. It would be better for the company if they promoted from within and backfilled talent. -Toxic work environment, there are some bullies in the sales teams that will try to strong arm the technical teams to fix things or release things that are not ready yet. -Layoffs, layoffs anywhere are a bummer or downer but the company has seen two in the past two years. Why not just repurpose those individuals if possible to do other needed tasks. -Lack of diversity, culture, ethnicity and ideas seems to have gotten worse . People won’t always see eye to eye but it feels like if your ideas or suggestions go against what others are saying even if you are correct you will receive flack for it.

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ThoughtSpot Response
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Thank you for the candid feedback. We’re always striving to improve the experience for every Spotter, creating opportunities for growth, bringing on exceptional talent, all of which is in service of our mission of building a company of lasting value that's creating a more fact-driven world. We appreciate you sharing your experience and areas we can reflect and address. As always, if you'd ever like to discuss any of this further, please feel free to reach out to me.

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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
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Pros

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Cons

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