Work Culture - SDE-2 True Balance Employee Review

You learn to survive. Good place to understand office politics, manage egos, and figure out who actually makes decisions.

Too many decisions are driven by politics instead of logic. Management maturity is questionable in most teams, and growth often depends more on who likes you than what you deliver. In several cases, people with 4–5 years of experience were managing teams with engineers having 10+ years of experience, which often led to questionable decisions and unnecessary friction. Collaboration takes a back seat.

Few good employees in the company

CXO roles are never stable. New CTO joins, then leaves or is removed after some time. CFO changes every few months. CPO joins and leaves. Nothing feels permanent in leadership. Because of this, direction keeps changing, decisions are unclear, and employees lose trust in management.