It’s worse than you could imagine - Director SharkNinja Employee Review

1.0
6 Feb 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

There are some nice people but most don’t last very long

Cons

Two people make every decision. The CEO micromanages everything. While you may have been respected and considered talented in your previous roles here you will be shocked by how badly you are treated. Toxic masculinity at its finest and while so many people have spoken to HR nothing has been done about it.employee turnover is so bad that HR will not tell you what it is. You know it’s bad when HR tells you off the record that they agree it’s bad-and they have tried to change it, but when the company culture is negative and toxic, fueled by the one person ultimately in charge, everyone is powerless. Do not think you can change it, you cannot. There is zero work life balance. You will redo your work 5-10 times because the ceo changed his mind, not because it makes sense or is the right way to do things. If you had anxiety before it will hit levels you never knew. People talk openly about feeling physically ill before having to go into executive meetings as you hope you are not the chosen one that day to get screamed at. This is not a place to learn or grow your career. The worst part is that this is not a secret. The handful of employees who have been there for more than a year tell you openly they just learned to “deal with it”. I wish I would have listened to the warnings.

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
26 May 2026
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Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Some good peers that make the days slightly bearable with the group chat of how ridiculous and hellish the place is

Cons

The speed and agility are just code names for ceo paranoia and inability to make and stick to decisions. Toxic environment perpetuated by the lifers. Entire departments are pit against each other. A culture of public shaming and blaming with a side of discrimination and misogyny. It is absolute chaos and makes you regress professionally because after a while all you do is “yes” the ceo and do things the Shark way which is essentially the Mark way and 0% what other orgs would do or what you learned about/experienced previously. Micromanaging starts from the very top. Product issues daily. People cry daily. Ridiculously high turnover. So much bullying and favoritism. Extremely top heavy and lots of VPs+ to attend meetings but not enough people to actually work. Those in leadership are also unprofessional and liabilities. No work life balance. No respect. Backstabby. Even the meeting are aggressive and called hacks, red teams, sledge hammer approach etc. The best way to be successful here is to be a super caffeinated visible sycophant that is fine with no life outside of work. People note the high comp but it’s not worth it and is not enough compared to the hours actually worked and all the stress and anxiety that comes with it. The moral and mental health here are the lowest I’ve ever seen.

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