The good, the bad and the ugly - Avis employé IT Support Specialist Quantic Lab

Good enviroment, and a friendly and helpful team

only problem is low payment

The only benefit is the presence of talented, hardworking colleagues in the trenches who are equally exploited. It is a shared "trauma-bonding" experience.

1. Management by Intimidation and Fear The internal culture is governed through RocketChat via threats rather than leadership. Words like "consequences" and "penalties" are the primary management tools. Instead of fostering growth, Lead Testers use fear to mask their own lack of technical guidance. 2. Scapegoating as a Standard Operating Procedure Management has a 0% sense of responsibility. It is common practice for PMs to over-promise impossible deadlines to publishers. When the deadline inevitably fails, the blame is shifted onto the testers. I have seen management lie to clients, claiming testers failed to submit reports, simply to cover for their own administrative forgetfulness. 3. The "Pretext" Evaluation Trap Quantic Lab uses internal evaluations as a weapon for "stealth layoffs." I personally witnessed an instance where a tester was officially rated as "Good (B)" on their performance appraisal, yet was terminated for "failing evaluation" simply because a specific language project ended. They will use your best work against you if it suits their bottom line. 4. Sloppy Administrative Incompetence The lack of care extends to your legal employee record. Termination letters and reviews are often rushed, copy-pasted templates that are so poorly handled they may even misgender you or contain contradictory data. It is an administrative circus that can jeopardize your future background checks. 5. Compensation Below Industry "Floor" While manual QA is generally lower-paid, Quantic Lab pays significantly below the market standard for Cluj-Napoca. You can earn more in literally any other manual QA role in the city without the added "penalty" of being managed through fear. 6. Unlawful Disciplinary Actions Written warnings are handed out "left, right, and center" for factors outside of a tester's control. If a publisher is unhappy with a PM’s poor planning, the testers receive the disciplinary hit. It is a toxic environment where your "legacy" is to be the fall guy for someone else’s incompetence.