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Hearsay Systems

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CEO writes books, CIO named himself COO - Software Engineer Hearsay Systems Employee Review

1.0
14 Mar 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Free food, you can surf the web all day and if management likes you, you can 'work' from home and just not do anything.

Cons

The CEO is too busy building her own brand. Zero people skills, all about her books, her spotlight, her awesomeness. The original COO silently left - nobody was allowed to talk about it - and the other cofounder named himself COO. There are a lot of silently accepted inappropriate office romances and some customer facing staff have rather eclectic personal hobbies that don't align at all with the reputation they want to sell. There is no QA. The COO openly jokes about customers being the QA team. If a customer complains long or loud enough, one of the many daily sprints may sort of kind of patch the issue. And the customer will be told it's a native network change that Hearsay had no power over. Management sanctions and encourages these stories. Attrition is sky high, the photo wall is spotty all the time. Quality people who don't play the game quickly find themselves passively pushed towards the exit. The company is 5 years old and still touts itself a start up. Anyone with an IQ above 5 can see something is not right here.

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5.0
2 Dec 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Ethical leadership, encouraging culture, fair pay

Cons

Nothing specific I can think of

2.0
20 Jan 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Individual teams are great. Lots of good people there.

Cons

Zero real transparency from leadership, but they give you the illusion of transparency. Super dishonest.

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