Backstabbing disguised as teamwork| - SDE-2 Deliveroo Employee Review

2.0
Oct 7, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Pay, Only Pay!! Don't fall for that!! So far not a great experience for me. The manager was a rude and arrogant know it all! But in truth, trying to incompetence.

Cons

Colleagues acted like allies while secretly undermining others to get ahead/Promotions. It was a toxic culture of finger-pointing and manipulation. Communication only happened when someone needed to deflect blame. I've never worked in a more cutthroat, Toxic environment. **Stop rewarding the wrong people for politics and start rewarding integrity**. Top level/ Talented people are either resigning or fired due to internal politics, UK London team partiality on promotions/No recognisation for work done in India team. The micromanagement is suffocating, and no matter how well you perform, you’re always treated like you’re not doing enough. It’s a pressure cooker that only benefits those at the top while everyone else burns out.

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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
Dec 21, 2025
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Recommend
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Pros

The company is presented as a young and dynamic environment, at least from an external communication point of view.

Cons

Unfortunately, the internal reality is very different. Career progression mainly favors people who are close to management or who know how to please the right individuals, while meritocracy clearly comes second. Losing valuable employees does not seem to concern upper management at all. Many department heads lack experience and competence, which leads to constant issues, misunderstandings, and organizational problems that directly impact daily work and team morale. The company promotes itself as “young and dynamic,” yet hires employees over 60 whose experience does not appear to be properly assessed or effectively leveraged, creating a strong inconsistency between image and reality. Salaries are not competitive compared to the market. Salary increases and bonuses are very low and demotivating. Benefits are either almost non-existent or purely symbolic.

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