Ok work culture but management needs to improve - Data Scientist Deliveroo Employee Review

2.0
Jun 18, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Cool problems to solve, free lunch on Fridays. Good senior data scientists to learn from.

Cons

Constant firing of people and redundancies has led to really low morale and no one feels safe. Feels like a bit of a frat boy culture, where you are valued if senior leadership likes you, regardless of how good you are Data Science senior leadership needs to improve. No guidance or strategy from them at all. (1) If you think a project is low impact, it is on you to provide guidance on what is high impact (2) Why would you let people spend months on something if you think the approach is bad? Especially when they kept you in the loop the whole time?

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Cons

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2.0
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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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