Bad startup to work at - Cloud Operations Engineer SelfDecode Employee Review

1.0
5 Sept 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

remote job with flexible working hours but you are required to work overtime and during the weekends.

Cons

Un-experienced team members and team leads (For eg. my team lead had no idea how docker works). Lot of politics by Team leads in the Ops teams. Ops Team Leads assigns lot of work on Friday and Saturday to put pressure on team members. Low salary for highly valuable skills. No communication skills and rash behaviour(bullying) shown by the Team Leads of Ops teams. No trust is shown by the team members, even though you get high quality work done on time.

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SelfDecode Response
3y
Based on the feedback we've been receiving, the rest of the Ops team seems pretty happy, and this is the first time we are hearing anything negative in that regard. One member of the team did leave after a short stint, but no feedback was given. Nevertheless, we will investigate to see if there is an issue which needs to be addressed, as team morale in important at SelfDecode. We are actively looking for a team lead and hope to have that position filled shortly. We're sorry to hear you were not happy in your role but we thank you for your review. Update: We did a thorough review and interviewed the ops team, and none of the ops team agree with anything presented here and they think it’s a fake review. Particularly, the team unanimously disagreed about: -Un-experienced team members -That the team lead is not experienced with how docker works -That there are a lot of politics by Team Leads -That Ops Team Leads assign lot of work on Friday and Saturday and put pressure on team members -That there are no communication skills and bullying is shown by the Team Leads of Ops teams -That there’s no trust shown by the team members

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5.0
19 Dec 2023
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Pros

The flexibility of a remote setting has not only allowed me to achieve a harmonious work-life balance but has also fueled my passion for self-directed initiatives.

Cons

Communications sometimes is poor between departments. Career Opportunities not great as expected.

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SelfDecode Response
2y
Thank you for your review. We are glad to hear that you enjoy the flexibility of our remote setting, and are working to improve communication and career development opportunities. Your insight is appreciated and we will continue to work to improve our company based on employee feedback.
4.0
1 Nov 2025
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Pros

Management style is very straightforward and hands off for the most part. Depending on your role, hours can be long and underpaid. Joe Cohen is a character but friendly overall.

Cons

Propensity to direct blame if things go wrong.

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