Entromy Reviews

2.3

39% would recommend to a friend

(11 total reviews)

42% positive business outlook

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11 reviews
1.0
9 Nov 2025

Life is too short to consider working at Entromy

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Business outlook

Pros

- Below-market base salary (a pro relative to the cons) - Decent human beings sometimes unfortunately end up here - Remote

Cons

Strategy & Direction Marketed as a startup but operates as a lifestyle business with no clear strategy beyond occasional PowerPoint exercises. Multiple rounds of turnover every 1-2 years reflect underlying issues. Product & Operations Claims to be product-led software but runs more like a service business. Product decisions historically driven by internal feedback rather than customer needs. The PE talent optimization niche has limited market pull, and execution consistently misses the mark. Leadership Highly centralized decision-making with micromanagement in many ways. No clear values or mission articulated. Culture and people management have not been prioritized, contributing to recurring turnover. Compensation Below-market pay with unfulfilled commission/bonus expectations. For a company advising on talent management, the gap between advice given and internal practices is significant and ironic. Hiring & Processes Interview processes are disorganized. Job descriptions tend to be unclear. Meetings are frequent and often lack clear outcomes. Documentation is verbose and not regularly updated. Career Growth Limited advancement opportunities. Promotions come with below-market increases. High performers often leave once they understand the operational reality. Culture Remote-first without strong cultural foundation. Limited in-person connection despite being periodically discussed as important. No clear company identity or "way of doing things." Advice Best suited as a short-term stepping stone if you need immediate employment. Significant gap between external positioning and internal reality. Consider carefully if you have other options.

1.0
15 Sept 2025

Start-ups move fast & break things; Entromy moves slow & breaks you

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Trauma bonding with colleagues - Lack of structure, expectations, processes, & communication ensures your day is always a surprise - Invaluable education on topics like gaslighting, narcissism, toxicity, dishonest sales techniques - There have been a few recent hires that seem to understand the situation and are working hard on changing the culture. I'm skeptical that they will succeed in this, but for the sake of the genuinely good people left at Entromy, I'm optimistic.

Cons

- Employees are hired under false pretenses, CSMs asked to be consultants, Account managers asked to focus almost exclusively on cold-call sales. Read between the lines in the other reviews "hey, that's start-up life it's not for everyone" - Senior leadership is a revolving door - New senior leaders brought on and put in front of as many clients as possible, once they fail to turn the company around in their first few months, they fall out of favor and are micromanaged daily. This frustration filters down to their teams. Your role as a senior leader is to act as a buffer between the CEO and your team. - Positive reviews are solicited directly from new employees to respond to negative reviews - Constant strategy shifts with success being an incredibly narrow, undefined goalpost - CEO is allergic to feedback but asks for it constantly. When a customer leaves, client feedback is dismissed, the employee is blamed and is then asked "why is this the first time I'm hearing this feedback". It's not. - Company avoids paying commissions or bonuses. When this resulted in difficult conversations, they haphazardly restructured compensation plans, baking in unrealistic goals. - In this job market, more than half of employees who leave are doing so without anything else lined up. Do yourself a favor and avoid at all costs.

1.0
21 Aug 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The trauma bond this environment will create for you with a few smart, talented, and resilient colleagues will likely last a lifetime.

Cons

It doesn’t matter how experienced, capable, or hardworking you are, this company will wear you down. You’ll constantly be chasing unclear expectations, trying to meet a CEO’s standards that are not only unreasonably high but also never explicitly communicated. Feedback, when it comes, is rarely constructive. Instead, it’s vague, personal, and demoralizing, offering no meaningful path for improvement. The emotional toll of working here far outweighs any professional benefit. The CEO’s leadership style is defined by intimidation, manipulation, and gaslighting, and no one is exempt. Whether you’re a senior leader or an individual contributor, you are walking on eggshells. This isn’t just “toxic,” it’s a textbook case of a psychologically unsafe workplace. Some may try to excuse this dynamic as typical of startups — PLEASE don’t buy it. Entromy has been around for over a decade and is no longer a startup by any meaningful definition, and this narrative is not only false, it’s gaslighting. Dysfunction is not a prerequisite for innovation, and unhealthy work environments are not the norm in early-stage companies. Despite everything, there are some incredibly smart and resilient people still somehow working at Entromy, and they’re the only bright spot. But even that won’t last. A significant portion of the company is actively job searching, and leadership knows it. They often push remaining employees to post positive Glassdoor reviews in a desperate effort to mask high turnover and sustain recruiting efforts. There is no training. No structured onboarding. No raises (not even for cost of living, not even once for the longest-tenured employees) and the bonuses you may be counting on often are slashed in half or vanish completely without notice or explanation. As people leave, their workload is quietly passed to those still standing, with no added support, recognition, or relief. In short: proceed with caution. The damage this company can do to your confidence and well-being is real, the financial reward is nonexistent, and the résumé upside is minimal at best.

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