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Abusive workplace - no bones about it - Anonymous employee Common Thread Collective Employee Review

1.0
May 19, 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

2 years ago, it was the best place I have ever worked. Quite possibly the best place I will ever work. 2021 CTC had my heart and soul.

Cons

After the hire of a nestle corporate person into the exec team, the company spiraled. This new exec drove the good leadership out, leaving only the CEO's longtime buddies and her own yes-people in place. Horrible business decisions led to multiple rounds of layoffs, more than a few attempted in secret. Client retention is abysmal. But worse - the culture at CTC devolved into of true workplace abuse. I have witnessed open bullying, screaming at employees, and backstabbing, in addition to the various normal suckiness of a corporatey corporate environment. Clients are also allowed to treat employees however they want. I personally experienced more misogyny in my last year at CTC than in the previous many years of my career. I witnessed clients say extraordinarily racist things to employees, and not only did the exec team do nothing, they actively prevented the targeted employee from getting a new job when they found out afterwards he was looking. I think the other recent reviews speak well to the general issues of the culture at CTC. But it needs to be known that this environment has gone beyond just bad. It is not a safe environment for work anymore.

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1.0
Jul 19, 2025
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Pros

You will learn quick what to avoid in future companies and employees. Every role after will be a breath of fresh air.

Cons

CTC is a chaotic, ego-driven mess, churning and burning employees and clients. CEO Taylor Holiday is a wannabe Twitter influencer playing entrepreneur, surrounded by an inner-circle of unqualified buddies. Strategy changes constantly, positive reviews are fabricated, departments are dissolved on a whim, and layoffs are routine. CTC demands unrealistic output from overworked employees, all while preaching a fake culture of “transparency” and “work-life balance.” Transparency means hyped-up financial updates paired with weird parties and alcohol, followed immediately by entire department layoffs. Work-life balance means 60 hour work weeks with a level of micromanagement I haven’t seen before or since. Not convinced yet? Welcome to leadership meetings where no one has a plan and everyone is too afraid to say the truth. Staying close to the in-crowd matters more than results or performance because it might just keep you your job. I’ll never forget CTC’s empty promises about development and achieving dreams, all while exploiting, discarding, and abusing everyone in sight. If you value your career, mental health, or basic respect, stay far away.

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