Good People - Senior Software Engineer Cricut Employee Review

3.0
14 Jun 2023
Recommend
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Pros

You work with some great people here. Many are passionate about best practices in their field and pushing their skills to the next level. You don't really have any egos you have to deal with unless you're working with the upper management. The work-life balance is pretty decent as well.

Cons

Poor C-level management has led to two layoffs in the last few years. Unsurprisingly, those responsible took no visible responsibility for people losing their livelihoods. That's standard procedure in hard economic times, but what grinds gears is that they'll then turn around and give their investor pitches in town hall meetings about how the company is solid with years of cash reserves and on the cusp of greatness. Also, despite how well the company is supposedly doing, the upper bound for raises this year is a far cry from the cost of living increases. The touted values are mostly lip-service. Things opened up a bit during the pandemic, allowing for remote work. Now that a significant portion of the workforce has moved away or was hired to be fully remote, they're trying to put the genie back in the bottle and force anyone within a few hour's driving distance to come into the office twice a week. Moving away and keeping your job is very likely not an option. This is done under the guise of maintaining a culture and for collaboration. In actuality, you still sit in online meetings all day, just in the office now.

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5.0
26 Feb 2026
Recommend
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Pros

I loved my team. I had incredible benefits, and the projects we worked on were always so fun.

Cons

They moved from a flexible hybrid schedule to encouraging people basically to come back to office. That's why I ultimately left because I wanted a job where I didn't have to put my kid in childcare.

1.0
10 Apr 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Business outlook

Pros

Coworkers at the same level are generally good people and easy to work with. Benefits are acceptable.

Cons

- Toxic and political work environment - Leadership is disconnected and often incompetent - Strong “power trip” culture, especially at director and executive levels, with little respect for ICs - Culture feels fake; leadership promotes values they don’t actually follow - Communication doesn’t feel safe. People are careful about what they say to avoid backlash - Instances of inappropriate workplace behavior, including the use of racially insensitive language, which is not always adequately addressed - Feels like image matters more than employees or integrity - Be skeptical of overly positive reviews; they may not reflect the reality many employees experience

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