Thoropass Reviews

Lots of change in direction (I get it, its a start-up, but they are all over the place), tons of layoffs framed as "restructuring" after several all-hands asking about layoffs- they claim transparency and don't deliver. Middle upper management, (not C-suite) doesn't have a good sense of the product or what the company is really doing and acts like they are listening and then turn around and reprimand employees for speaking up, saying any sort of dissent or questioning is disrespectful. Expectations for each role are not clear and for many roles there is no clear path upward, you are just in limbo. The vibe feels secretive, sneaky and backhanded- someone says one thing to your face and another behind your back. There is an incredible amount of gossip and general bad culture from the top down. Additionally, they don't like any sort of questions regarding the independence (AICPA) aspect of their reporting and brush it off as not a concern when the auditors are very much a part of the company as a whole and not particularly independent IMO. There are a lot of other companies making a very similar product who seem a lot more above board.

- One of the more covertly toxic workplaces out there. They try to seem like the culture is amazing and everyone is a family but the undercover politics and cliques that are formed are impossible to ever rise above - Management has NO idea what they are doing. Inexperienced leaders who refuse to learn or get better - feedback is not taken into consideration - Blind loyalty to the early employees of the company. Unsure if this is due to equity stakes (likely so) but it is holding back the company from growing. It breeds favoritism and an inability to ever get ahead if you are new to the company. - Lack of transparency from leaders - No upward mobility or real, tangible career path or trajectory across all departments - Culture of hiring and firing, year after year. The turnover rate is outrageous and newer employees will be laid off after outperforming legacy employees.