Underpaid with constant changing direction - Anonymous employee Malwarebytes Employee Review

2.0
10 Jul 2023
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great people CEO is transparent but nothing that's being shared sounds that great or makes sense. Ability for hybrid/remote work. Healthcare benefits are good.

Cons

Unlimited PTO (Seemed great at first, but now realizing it's not that great. Being understaffed makes it difficult or you feel guilty for taking time off, that I take less time off than I would have accrued at a traditional place. I would feel better departing from the company with all my PTO being paid out. Company direction is constantly changing. Don't really know what we're doing. We are just headless chickens in a room on fire. I'm just waiting for something good to happen. Product is decent but full of bugs. Extremely high turnover. Underpaid, high performing employees do not feel recognized. 401k match low.

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