Toxic leadership and chaotic workplace politics - Developer Evolving Web Employee Review

1.0
14 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

There are some smart, talented people working here.

Cons

The leadership is toxic and unprofessional. There is timesheet micromanagement, mandatory camera-on policies in meetings, insane workload and project expectations, and chronic understaffing. They will often make very unreasonable requests, like asking staff members to use their own personal vehicles to drive people on work trips for hours, or asking non-sales staff to spend three hours to cold message unknown people on linked in to promote and sell tickets to the company's conference. Recently there has also been increasing pressure to produce even more with less, and management expects that AI can just magically make up for the attrition of staff or the underscoping of projects - teams and clients are left to pick up the pieces when key project resources are removed without warning and for no clear reason. Workplace politics are very chaotic, often having a significant negative impact on projects. At times, employees were removed abruptly without any real plan or foresight, which created additional strain on remaining team members and affected project continuity. I would not recommend joining this company. Based on my experience, I am not sure how it has lasted this long given the ongoing operational issues.

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4.0
30 Apr 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- There's lots of work and great clients, very dynamic - big brand names, interesting work, fascinating clients - You work with a lot of smart people - Lots of opportunity to develop your skills across a lot of domains, not just in your 'craft' (but it can be hard to figure out how to do it)

Cons

- Can be a bit too intense for some people. - This is not a "con" but people have different communication styles / different cultures, and you have to work extra hard to figure out people's communication styles. For those used to more 'homogenous' environments, it can be rough

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1.0
5 Jan 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The people are the strongest part of the company. I worked with talented, thoughtful colleagues and genuinely enjoyed collaborating with clients on engaging projects.

Cons

Micromanaging and unprofessional leadership structure. C-level executives routinely bypass and undermine Directors, leaving them without real authority and teams without protection or clarity. Chronic reactivity dominates the culture, creating constant fire-drills with no opportunity to stabilize or improve systems. Continuous, sometimes weekly, resource shuffling significantly harms project delivery, client satisfaction, and employee morale. This would benefit from less executive micromanagement and more trust in operational leadership. Sales consistently underscope projects, while delivery teams are expected to meet unrealistic budgets and timelines without adjustment or transparency. High turnover is a direct result of these issues and makes long-term success unsustainable. The company prioritizes growth metrics over building durable processes and supporting existing employees. Feedback is repeatedly solicited but not meaningfully acted upon, as reflected in longstanding Glassdoor reviews. Use of public tracking and social pressure to force employee participation in LinkedIn engagement and event promotion through personal networks. Pressure for unpaid or under-compensated travel and events. Poor respect for boundaries, including interruptions during approved vacation time.

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