A lot of potential but toxic culture due to bad leaders - Anonymous employee Y42 Employee Review

2.0
May 29, 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- very smart and supportive colleagues - good remote setup - the product has a lot of potential - visionary CEO (also negatively affects the business because the product keeps changing)

Cons

- some members of the leadership team cannot handle critical feedback at all. there's a recurring pattern that people get fired as soon as they give negative feedback. - the head of people puts emotional pressure on employees to work during their vacation or even on sick days. - lack of leadership. - bad internal communication, causes a lot of confusion and anxiety amongst employees. they only start communicating when it's too late. - lack of psychological safety, employees cannot freely express their opinions because they fear repercussions. - the head of people's lack of knowledge about german labor law and any hr-related topic is very concerning in general. she made false statements on several occasions. - leadership likes to talk about the "smart" people from their study program, making others feel like second-class employees. - very unhuman way of firing people. - deprioritizing people development. - there is no clear salary structure even with a supposed salary band in place.

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5.0
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Pros

> Brilliant colleagues > Flat hierarchies, no ego > A lot of effort to make colleagues feel fulfilled > A lot of responsibility if that is desired

Cons

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5.0
Dec 5, 2022
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Pros

Company has a competitive edge in both product and market vision. The people have a sense of curiosity and ownership that reflects an entrepreneurial culture. Overall, lots of energy which is also reflected in the leadership.

Cons

It's a start up so you will see a lot of changes. There's no micro management and sometimes guidance must be sought out, not given.

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Y42 Response
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Thank you very much for your feedback! We value every single effort and result you put in and we're grateful that you helped us to build our team! We'll keep working to improve our company! :)
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