The company people wrote glowingly about 18 months ago no longer exists. - Anonymous employee Demandbase Employee Review

What was once a genuinely exciting, flat organization has spent the last year systematically dismantling everything that made it worth working at. Leadership made the decision to bring in a wave of FAANG-pedigreed executives, people who are exceptional at interviewing and name-dropping industry reports, but light on original thinking. They rely on credentials, their peer networks, and recycled frameworks rather than any real understanding of the business. The result is a growing class of highly-compensated decision-makers who produce little beyond more process. The org is now top-heavy in a way that feels almost deliberate. While execs collect outsized salaries, the people actually building and executing have been steadily let go. The "flatness" that defined the culture is gone, replaced by a velvet rope between leadership and the rest of the company. HR deserves its own mention. What should be a neutral function has the energy of a clique, selective, insular, and more focused on managing perception than actually supporting employees. If you're evaluating this company: the version people wrote glowingly about 18 months ago no longer exists. The culture of openness has been replaced, and quickly. Come in with eyes open.