proceed with caution - Product Manager Tendo Employee Review

Provides breathe days. Friendly team

Mostly remote so if you like working in the office, this may be con for you. But for most, its a pro.

Coworkers - Every coworker I came across had been helpful, friendly, and respectful. This was a bright spot for the company and was something I hadn't seen diminish during my time. Folks were respectful of everyone's time and did their best to not disturb others that are outside of the normal allotted work hours (this is a remote company with people on both coasts). PTO/Breathe - Like other recent reviews have mentioned, PTO and vacation are respected and time off had always been approved in my case. The breathe program is a nice perk where employees could reimburse up to $1500/yr to spend on themselves. Tech - Not sure if this is still the case, but the core tech stack was modern and provided learning opportunities. I am hesitant to put this in the Pros section because, depending on which team you are hired into, you may be working on the acquired legacy product that was far from modern and sleek. Remote - No pushes for RTO.

Vision - The company seemed lost, both in terms of product vision and execution. After nixing a majority of the core application features and selling them off (no transparency of the sale), the direction was all over the place. AI features being thrown at the wall to see what sticks, POCs with no weight. The company was lost. Tech - If you are an engineer, proceed with caution during the interview process. Make sure you know which team you are interviewing for and what you will be working on. There were different halves to the company - the original platform side which was working on modern languages and modern tooling, and the company that was acquired that was working on outdated languages and legacy technology. Make sure you are interviewing for the right team for you. Compensation - Low. Salaries did not keep up with inflation and are not at market rates. Like other reviews mentioned - 2% was a slap in the face when living costs are rising rapidly. Company bonuses were never paid out during my time because company goals were never met. Equity didn't meet expectations. Culture - Motivation was sharply declining. Engineering attrition was massive. There was a vibrant engineering culture of demoing work, knowledge sharing, and building cool things together but that effectively disappeared around 2024. Even small things like engagement in slack and meetings were dwindling noticeably.