- Beware: this is a corporate company, not a place with startup vibes or a remarkable culture. Expect corporate people with no inspiring qualities to rule you, make you use Microsoft Outlook, micromanage you, force you to read tons of documents, do silly corporate trainings, and be an ass-kisser if you want to survive here.
- The People team is a very small player in this company. I requested their support twice with no action taken. First, to improve the relocation system—but they weren’t even aware that Barcelona is currently facing a catastrophic rental market, where newcomers must choose between living in the worst available places or jumping between temporary ones. Second, to report that my manager took personal offense at feedback I gave him directly regarding his poor performance in supporting team development.
- This company is about individual work, not collaboration. They have a system where each person must set individual commitments for the quarter, directly tied to bonuses. As a result, people focus solely on their own tasks to protect their bonuses. Collaborative work, like pair programming, becomes an inconvenience. Even worse, you'll be in trouble if you try to connect too often with your peers—you’re expected to handle everything on your own. I experienced all of this. It creates a culture of competition, not cooperation. Thinking of joining a people-first company with a friendly environment? Forget it. This is a Jira-ticket-first company, where you may find yourself working with subservient peers driven by survival instinct.
- Amateur and unscrupulous management, reinforced by the People team. I was punished for giving feedback to my manager about his lack of attention to 1:1s and failure to use them to align and support the team. Instead, he was too busy micromanaging everything. I challenged the notion that we work in a collaborative and safe environment—because we don’t. People are afraid to make mistakes or speak up. In the end, I received a report listing things I supposedly didn’t achieve—one being that I hadn’t delivered my quarterly commitment. That’s quite funny, considering I did deliver it. It’s fully trackable via Jira tickets, plus I received internal recognition from colleagues congratulating me for finishing that work. All of this was ignored, and the People team backed it up. It’s a shame.
