Fireblocks Reviews

Concerning Gender inequality : * Underrepresentation: The current female employee population sits at a concerning 20%, with a downward trend. * The termination of female employees after their maternity leave sends a chilling message and creates a hostile work environment for women. * The lack of female representation at senior levels, with qualified women reporting to less experienced men, indicates a significant barrier to career advancement for women. * The implication of a lack of female representation in leadership positions suggests a potential gender pay gap. * The recent appointment of only one woman to the C-suite after an extended search, coupled with the excuse of a lack of qualified female candidates (a demonstrably false claim in other industries), paints a concerning picture for future female recruitment. Overall Culture Decline: * The decline in employee morale, evidenced by the firing of high-performing individuals, lack of transparent communication regarding raises, and meaningless responses to inquiries, is concerning. * Inexperienced mid-level managers require proper training to foster a positive and productive work environment. * The shift from a "work hard, play hard" culture to an ultra-demanding environment with little regard for employee well-being is also a concern. Fireblocks was once “the place to work for”. It is a shame to see the current state of the company.

Management and team leaders enforce and/or encourage poor business practices, and suffer from lack of people management skills. You will have no job security, because even making a comment that offends egos can get you thrown into the next round of layoffs. Although I personally was not laid off, I watched it happen to countless colleagues, including high performers. As a well-documented phenomenon: women and minorities are vastly disproportionally impacted. Surveys, meetings, and reports are generated often and shopped around to employees to create the illusion of effort to improve workplace culture and morale, but beneath that, back-dooring runs rampant to neutralize any descent from the modus operandi. Working at Fireblocks, for the most part, felt like living in the novel 1984, because nothing ever made sense. The only way I personally survived at this company was by concluding that leadership operates in a matter which deliberately makes people miserable, stunts their careers, and causes high turnover. Once you do that, you can calculate each and every step that will cause you to not get fired until you are able to find a better opportunity.