Inconsistent Messaging from Leadership and toxic culture - Sales ThoughtSpot Employee Review

1.0
May 11, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Benefits are good, company pays a monthly gym stipend.

Cons

Last week the company abruptly laid off 12% of the company without explanation to those lucky enough to keep their positions. The leadership team committed to no layoffs, and changed their minds with no notice or reassurance that it wouldn't happen again. This has created a culture of panic, anxiety, stress, and toxicity amongst the remaining team. We can no longer trust or have faith in the message from the execs, and learning about our peers that were let go is shocking since so many were top performers. Other startups have announced pay-cuts or other measures to lessen the impact of employees, but ThoughtSpot went directly to layoffs. For now, my job is safe but who knows when the next round of layoffs will happen. I do know there will be several people leaving as soon as the market improves, and that includes myself. I would not recommend joining this company. There's a reason most of the founders have left.

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ThoughtSpot Response
1mo
Hearing this from someone in Finance, where the work is demanding and the margin for error is small, genuinely means a lot. The fact that you're experiencing the culture as values-driven and not just values-stated is exactly what we're working hard to build. The pace is real and so is the opportunity, and we're glad that combination is landing as energizing rather than exhausting. Thanks for taking the time to share this.
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Cons

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ThoughtSpot Response
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Really glad the work-life balance and the technical team are working well for you — those are things we actively invest in and it's good to hear the signal is positive. On management direction: we hear you, and it's feedback we take seriously. We're in a phase of focused growth, and we know that can sometimes create ambiguity at the team level. We're working to tighten that alignment. If there's something specific that felt unclear, we'd genuinely welcome the conversation — reach out to people@thoughtspot.com.
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