Promised a lot but eventually disappointing - Engineering Lead HappyCo Employee Review

2.0
10 Jun 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Immediate engineering team and technical leadership were incredible. Well designed product. Early days company culture and vibe was extremely positive and created a lot of buy-in

Cons

No medium or long term strategy Reactionary/firefighting approach Happily burn out, gaslight and undermine people Lack of sales coordinating with product management - 50% of what we built was never fully rolled-out or delivered the deals or values promised Poor pay and equity

avatar
HappyCo Response
1y
Thanks for your feedback, Looks like you recently left the company but have been with the company for a while, The mission and strategy of the company has not changed since the early days and is consistently communicated to the team. We've always had an 'open-door' approach where we would be happy to have a dialog with you or anyone if you don't understand what is happening or need more clarity. At times we need to drive towards a common goal and this might mean that not everyone is onboard to put in the same amount of effort or are able to meet the demands of what is required. This would be the burn out and undermining you have experienced. A different perspective to your point about the "lack of sales coordination" is... 50% of what you help build did get rolled out! I think that is a massive plus. Focus on the positives. Company building is a team sport and we don't get it right 100% of the time. Sometimes we win, sometimes we don't. We just have to keep on keeping on. I hope that you can take the lessons learnt in your time with us and help the next company you join. And if there are things you don't like, take control and be the change you want to see happen.

Explore other reviews about HappyCo

5.0
1 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great people. Fully remote. Great industry and people we get to work with every day. Really good product positioning and product market fit as well.

Cons

Different times zones, which makes it hard to manage schedules some time.

1.0
8 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good Pay - this blinded me from the red flags when joining. Some good people

Cons

So many things can be said here: -Founder acts like he cares, however he cares only about his ideas, not the feedback. -The founder does not believe in business attire, as he attends events in sweatpants and old company t-shirts. Yes, sweatpants. -ONE sales person at the top that will do anything to ensure they stay at the top, even if it means what is not right for the business or other sales person. This individual will go to extremes to run people over. (this is probably the worst part to witness) -Top sales leader is not a leader, they micromanage and insult everyone daily. -Just look at the turnover, its not worth it, as people are quitting without anything lined up.... they needed out. -There is not any training - if you are in sales, you get a laptop and access to listen to gong calls to learn. DO NOT ASK QUESTIONS - you will be insulted. -watch out, if they have been there awhile, they often do whatever it takes to protect their interest (usually not best for the company) -This place is NOT happy!

See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All