Unbelievably toxic - Anonymous employee Woden Employee Review

The growth here is unlike anything I've experienced before. You can feel yourself improving week over week. Feedback is consistent, thoughtful, and genuinely comes from a place of care rather than criticism. The culture is a real standout: my coworkers are talented, collaborative, and everyone is genuinely aligned around the same goal.

The pace is fast and the bar is high. Which is honestly one of the things I love most about it. If you come in ready to work hard, you'll thrive.

You'll hear this from employees in similarly-sized organizations, but truly, the non-management employees are great. Woden emphasizes the need for cultural fits in the hiring process, and throughout my time there, the cohesion between everyone made getting through each day a bit easier. In other words, it's easy to make new friends.

Woden embodies the spirit of misguided direction, false promises, and manipulation. It was routine to be gaslit when receiving feedback from management on projects, and it was common to be scolded for doing exactly what you were instructed to do. Rather than saying "Woden employees are overworked," a better sentence might be: Woden employees are given unrealistic standards to achieve. While your work may be acknowledged, you'll be criticized soon after and shamed behind the scenes. This issue is made worse by the fact most employees juggle impossible "time management" due to a lack of a project manager. It's a circus. One of Woden's key internal talking points is: "Setup Wodenworks everyday for success." While the team members themselves indeed do that, management does the opposite. Any concerns you may express about your position or your work are rarely taken seriously. As a Woden employee, you'll always be left second-guessing yourself.