Disingenuous leadership in communications dept - Mid-Level Manager Thrivent Employee Review

2.0
Jun 26, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Decent company with mostly a good culture. I think they try to do right for clients, and they manage money well.

Cons

New VP in communications hired from the outside tries to appear collaborative and like she cares about people but that veil is very thin. Cut throat, extreme micro-manager, control freak, doesn’t care about her team but only what they can do for her own status and reputation. It felt like a mismatch with the values they claim to have and left me feeling the need to constantly watch my back. Some department leaders are elitist and rude. It was quite honestly the worst experience in my entire career.

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5.0
Apr 13, 2026
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Pros

-investing in building their own tech -autonomy to run with ideas -fast decision making

Cons

-all roles held to same standard even when other roles are labeled “senior” -IT still runs waterfall project management for tech debt despite the rest of the org going Agile

3.0
Jun 9, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good pay and some nice people to work with.

Cons

Unprofessional behavior by some for using s* and f* bombs in team meetings with 10 or 50 plus people.

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