Be prepared to be worked to the bone and burnt out - Anonymous employee Askable Employee Review

1.0
15 May 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Great opportunities for growth - Built awesome relationships through mutual trauma - You’re able to up-skill quickly and have the opportunity to learn skills you wouldn’t have the chance to at other jobs - Really great passionate people here

Cons

- Overwork their staff to an unbelievable level, there is always a silent pressure that you need to do more, stay back later, or work harder. - No support, just throwing people in the deep end and hoping they swim. - Management have no ability to take on feedback and just keep pushing forward with the same ideas and values that aren’t working. - Zero flexibility, having an in office environment is great for collaboration but there is no understanding when the occasional life thing comes up. - Proudly have no HR and hire people “who don’t need it”. Again, nice idea, but in practice this means you have nobody to go to when it’s needed.

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5.0
5 Nov 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Awesome people and culture. All of my superiors and colleagues really cared about team wins. Would have loved to stay there for a long time if that was possible. Was a great place to grow as a person and professional.

Cons

It's a start-up. There will be elements of 'bootstrapping and all the typical startup frustrations. So, if a start-up environment isnt for you, then maybe wait until they grow a bit. But if you like fast paced, high growth environments, Askable is great.

1.0
27 May 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The platform itself was what drew me, working in the research space felt like meaningful work. There are also some good people there, and at times that camaraderie made the harder days more bearable.

Cons

- Leadership fails to lead by example, yet holds others to standards they don't uphold themselves - No work-from-home flexibility at all, regardless of circumstances - No structured development pathways or annual salary reviews - Lack of transparency around leave entitlements - Really poor onboarding experience, people confused why I was there for my first day - Agency-culture of long hours and burnout are treated as the norm - Managers openly discuss confidential matters and speak about colleagues unprofessionally - A cliquey lunch culture and social consequences for those who opt out - Witnessed other colleagues get bullied and made to feel like they weren't good enough

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