Abysmal Environment - Enter at Your Own Risk - Anonymous employee Sequoia Employee Review

1.0
17 Mar 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Made some good friends; some of the folks there are amazing Annual party is lavish

Cons

Burn and churn; despite the higher pay, not worth it The culture is genuinely fake. Everyone is talking the speak but they are also muttering under their breath "FML". I actually heard a colleague say this as he got up to receive his 6month backpack Everyone is terrified of the CEO; he has control issues which stymies progress and then he demands to know why things aren't moving faster

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5.0
15 Apr 2026
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Pros

Caring, like minded people who make work not seem like work

Cons

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2.0
8 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

There are some truly amazing folks that work at Sequoia. They work really hard and many truly care about the work they are doing. Even when things get out of hand, the teams band together to help each other through whatever new debacle comes their way. And there is always a new debacle. Pay is higher than most…

Cons

Layoffs at random with no warning and little to no communication to those directly affected by it. If you’re a manager or above, you’ve received middle of the night unhinged emails that make for an anxiety inducing day/week/month ahead. In 6 years I had 8 managers for 3 roles (2 were within the same team)…If a manager tries to reign in crazy expectations or pivots so they don’t derail an entire team, they tend to disappear. Pay is higher than most but not enough for what is expected emotionally and physically.

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