Look elsewhere, please - Engagement Manager ADL Ventures Employee Review

1.0
6 Aug 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

ADL is working on a lot of cutting edge things, some of which might actually make the world a better place

Cons

ADL isn't as interested in innovation as it is in getting paid. Everyone is in their own silo and there is no collaboration or teamwork unless there's a big deadline. Theyre good at the bait and switch and they do this with both employees and clients. But the business is all about making a lot of money for the partners without giving employees resources to succeed. You are a tool for them to get paid, nothing more, and they won't even give you any support in doing your job most of the time. Management thinks they're some Silicon Valley wizards but they're really just immature children who have no clue how to manage people. Plus a couple of gross misogynists on the team. no interest in equity or equitable outcomes. All just about making them money.

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5.0
30 Mar 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

It’s a good environment to develop core analytical skills. The team works well together, and most people will quickly lend a hand if you ask. There's a practical approach to research, analysis, and reporting, which helps you build experience and confidence fast.

Cons

Projects usually have tight timelines, so slow, quiet periods are pretty rare.

2.0
12 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

I guess the location was convenient, and if you enjoy struggling through everything alone, you will definitely become extremely self sufficient.

Cons

- The biggest issue here was the complete collapse of communication between teams. - I would finish work on something only to discover three other people were wasting time doing the exact same thing because nobody communicated with each other. - You would ask for information and either get ignored or passed from one person to another endlessly, and by the time you finally got an answer, it was already useless. - It honestly felt like working in isolated groups where nobody had any clue what the rest of the company was doing, and that frustration becomes unbearable very quickly. - Meetings were constantly scheduled to talk about communication problems, yet people would not show up or never follow through afterward, so absolutely nothing improved. - You can bring strong ideas and genuinely want to do good work, but constant information gaps and pointless duplicated effort make real progress impossible.

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