Manipulative and Toxic Leadership - Anonymous employee Xometry Employee Review

1.0
Mar 1, 2023
Anonymous employee
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Pros

lots of learning experience for custom manufacturing

Cons

Aggressive sales objectives yield unprofitable ecosystem. Projects are underbid from the jump and failure is commonplace. Instead of refining operational and sales processes through root-cause analysis and corrective action practices, staff’s labor is over leveraged at the crack of senior leaderships whip to spend extensive man hours to solve the unsolvable. Senior leadership amnesia is commonplace due to ineffective information systems which leads to redundant meetings and confusion & setbacks when reminding leaders of issues so they can micromanage ineffective solutions. staff across all departments are publicly shamed and reprimanded when razor-thin solutions do not work out, and staff-level feedback which forecasts issues and failures is often suppressed rather than heeded. motivation by fear seams to be the tactic of choice. furthest thing from synergy between departments, and the blame-game is epidemic. you better not get caught holding the bag, let alone be accountable. everyone does what they can to say “not my problem”, because the risk of taking responsibility is too great. TLDR: Fear, manipulation, toxicity, mismanagement, micromanagement, inefficient, burn out culture, bleak outlook

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5.0
Jun 11, 2026
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Pros

Can only speak for the product side of things: Good amount of smart people with diverse backgrounds. There is a lot of space to make an impact on the product. Many parts of the product are not at their potential so there is potential for huge company wins. Starting to hit our stride in terms of how we think about opportunities, product ideas, and implementation. Pace is fast but manageable. Will keep your mind fresh.

Cons

Occasional alignment chaos but it is definitely getting better as we create better operating models. Ambiguities sometimes manifests in teams rowing in slightly different directions. Coworkers can be pretty direct to a fault. Org needs to work on team mentality and just generally being respectful of each other in every way.

2.0
May 28, 2026
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Pros

- Flex PTO was nice - Decent work life balance - Remote work

Cons

- When I received my promotion I was told that I would get back pay for the start of the year, they cancelled that and only gave us stock options -HR messed up my W2 more than once, AND DIDN'T PAY me one time. They accidentally switched my role to hourly when I was a salaried employee. - My manager promised I promotion that came a year late with a 2% salary increase.. - There was no growth trajectory - My manager lied to me on multiple occasions

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