Toxic work culture and pretentious leadership - Anonymous Adyen Employee Review

1.0
13 Jul 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Adyen plus benefit and snacks / food in the office. This company is ok with blowing money on culture, so you can likely expect some cool offsites and parties, but it's all just a flex for social media

Cons

USA based management is pretentious and often rude. They have a sink or swim mentality and blatantly play favorites across all departments, people are rewarded because they're well liked and not because they do a good job. They let go of a sales rep who closed deals after a year but kept another sales rep for 2 years, despite him not closing a single deal. It was inconsistent and the manager's feedback are often accusatory, attacking, and not helpful. NO CAREER GROWTH AT ALL PERIOD

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5.0
8 Jan 2026
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Pros

Food in the office, annual trips, can't complain about the pay

Cons

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3.0
2 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

no layoffs yet, nice people, good team

Cons

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