Used to be a great place to work - Anonymous employee Auctane Employee Review

3.0
13 Aug 2024
Anonymous employee
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Pros

The people on the ground doing the job, used to have a great culture when it was Metapack / stamps, morale was good and people enjoyed working there. There are some still good people left but most got made redundant or left on their own accord. Pre Thoma Bravo acquisition it was 5 stars and after the acquisition, it was a 1, so its a 3 average.

Cons

It all turned bad when Thoma Bravo acquired the company, maybe things have changed now, but after that experience I would never work for a Thoma Bravo company again. It was a poison challace for people who got promoted to replace people who got made redundant as their head was generally next on the chopping block. High-level US management after the acquisition, generally seemed inept.

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5.0
1 Jul 2026
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Pros

Amazing work culture (before merger), Warm leads, amazing leaders

Cons

High burn out position, merger is affecting moral, difficult to enjoy time off, constantly changing goal and complete compensation plan. Also career opportunities were slim

2.0
27 Apr 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The frontend engineering culture didn't exist before our team built it. Establishing modern stack practices (React, Vue, TypeScript) and bringing rigor to the frontend was genuinely rewarding work. Talented engineers and strong peer-level collaboration. Real technical ownership when projects actually moved forward. Decent benefits and remote flexibility until they started taking remote away.

Cons

Despite the company being profitable, there were layoffs nearly every quarter, which made it impossible to plan or feel stable. Leadership was consistently disorganized. Stakeholder alignment was a constant problem and decisions took far too long to land. A lot of projects never launched, not because of execution issues, but because leadership couldn't get the right people in the room or commit to a direction. Constant churn at the leadership and org level created whiplash on priorities.

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