Smart people but culture of fear prevalent - Anonymous employee Encord Employee Review

2.0
21 Aug 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Smart, hardworking people. Product is solving problems that are really on the cutting-edge of tech. Business is growing rapidly right now.

Cons

Culture of fear widespread because people get fired very quickly. Collaboration is low as a result because people act selfishly to survive. GTM team is especially uncollaborative and you have people who act like independent freelancers. I feel that the business may struggle to grow beyond where it is without better collaboration. If you like working collaboratively, this isn't the place for you. The TAM is also fairly small and the product does not cater to all AI businesses.

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5.0
1 Mar 2025
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Pros

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Cons

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5.0
15 Nov 2023
Recommend
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Pros

I have worked at four companies from pre-seed to Series G. Of them, two had exits. Encord is the best operated company of them all because the level of accountability leadership holds on its employees. Not only do they hire smart people, they create a winning culture that pushes each employee to be their best. Additionally, leadership is realistic. Yes, there are high expectations but decision-making is measured in reality. I think these reasons, a long with the fact that it is in a market (computer vision) poised to grow more, it a great place to grow in your career.

Cons

I don't see any cons. Like working at any start-up, the environment is fast-paced and you have to be willing to adapt. The good thing is, the team at Encord will be working hard by your side and will be there to support you when needed.

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