Abusive, chaotic and poisonous - Algorithms Engineer Continental Employee Review

A brutal and unforgiving working culture which strays sometimes to the wrong side of abusive. The management team is preoccupied with internicene warfare and poisonous personality conflicts. Stand-up shouting matches in the corridors are not unheard of. Some outright bullying and intimidation has occurred also. The management team is very inexperienced and chaotic. The workplace exists in a state of permanent crunch-time where employees are expected to work (unpaid) overtime or to travel abroad with little to no notice to compensate for the lack of planning and weak leadership. The most experienced and talented team members are belittled, sidelined and ignored. Understaffing, impossible deadlines, pure-fiction fantasy requirements, inexperienced, underpaid and demotivated colleagues in "best cost" locations have created a "perfect storm" of quality and maintainability issues. Technical debt is out of this world, and an epic blame game has ensued. The occasional (bogus) threat that individual developers will be held legally liable for bugs does not help. Overall, it is a terrifying and exhausting place to work. Expect it to damage your relationships, your sanity and your physical health.