Uber Fast Paced / Chaotic / No Process or Documentation / No Work-Life Balance - Engineer SharkNinja Employee Review

2.0
11 Aug 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Breakfasts on Friday, subsidized vending machines, nice building, free gym, decent medical plan costs, and they seem to care very much about customers.

Cons

No standard process, no standard archive of work, no part numbers or revision control! Information is passed person to person...if you are not CC'd, you have no way to know. (and did I mention there are no email or team member lists to reference/use.) Employees are worked very hard and expected to work 27x7. Trips to China come out of the blue, often with only hours notice ordering you to fly the next day and you then might well stay for several weeks. (explain that to your spouse and kids) Everything is put on the critical path, because crisis management is the norm. The work culture relies on fear as a strong motivator. The result of that toxic package is a sky-high turn-over rate. (both people being told to leave, and those running for the door) The only thing standardized is the almost constant effort to create status for upper management, who often over-rides good direction last minute which results in a flurry of unneeded work and mistakes. Oh, and if the decision is to take a risk and it doesn't work out, a scapegoat will be found and blamed. (refer to above mentioned turn-over rate) Lastly, the wide-open office space is "trendy", but is noisy, crowded and does not allow for any sort of concentration to happen.

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5.0
4 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Impactful work from Day 1 and a great learning experience

Cons

If you are not in the headquarter office, you may miss out on some networking opportunities but the early talent team do their best in providing as many opportunities as possible.

1.0
26 May 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Some good peers that make the days slightly bearable with the group chat of how ridiculous and hellish the place is

Cons

The speed and agility are just code names for ceo paranoia and inability to make and stick to decisions. Toxic environment perpetuated by the lifers. Entire departments are pit against each other. A culture of public shaming and blaming with a side of discrimination and misogyny. It is absolute chaos and makes you regress professionally because after a while all you do is “yes” the ceo and do things the Shark way which is essentially the Mark way and 0% what other orgs would do or what you learned about/experienced previously. Micromanaging starts from the very top. Product issues daily. People cry daily. Ridiculously high turnover. So much bullying and favoritism. Extremely top heavy and lots of VPs+ to attend meetings but not enough people to actually work. Those in leadership are also unprofessional and liabilities. No work life balance. No respect. Backstabby. Even the meeting are aggressive and called hacks, red teams, sledge hammer approach etc. The best way to be successful here is to be a super caffeinated visible sycophant that is fine with no life outside of work. People note the high comp but it’s not worth it and is not enough compared to the hours actually worked and all the stress and anxiety that comes with it. The moral and mental health here are the lowest I’ve ever seen.

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