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Workplace is toxic, employees are tracked by the minute, there is a culture of bullying and intimidation from the top down. Reach out to ex employees before accepting a job here!

I joined this company through an acquisition, and the experience changed completely under new leadership. What had previously been a challenging but healthy environment quickly became one defined by poor direction, constant uncertainty, and an unprecedented level of employee monitoring. Excessive tracking of daily activity and rigid, poorly defined KPIs had a clear negative impact on both work quality and employee mental health. Benefits were repeatedly reduced or removed after the acquisition, in some cases even after being confirmed multiple times. Communication around these changes was unclear, inconsistent, and left employees feeling undervalued and disposable. Many of the "new" benefits introduced later felt more like buzzwords than tangible support, and in some cases were used against employees during performance discussions or terminations. Frequent layoffs and sudden removals, often with little or no notice, created a highly unstable environment. Teams were left confused, understaffed, and led by managers who often lacked sufficient product knowledge or understanding of existing workflows. As a result, even capable managers were stretched beyond reasonable limits, leading to burnout across multiple levels of the organization. The leadership culture prioritizes short-term revenue targets above people, product quality, or long-term sustainability. Unlike demanding but well-run companies where ambition is tied to a shared mission, here pressure feels imposed rather than earned, with little benefit or incentive for the employees doing the work. The level of monitoring experienced here is unlike anything I’ve encountered in my career or heard from peers elsewhere. Combined with top-down decision-making and minimal consultation with teams, it creates an atmosphere of fear rather than trust.