- Unfortunately, the management is very chaotic and unprofessional.
- Most of them have no soft skills (including CEO).
- As a developer, you have almost no contact to the management. They don't care at all how you're doing, if you need help or support, etc. They only watch how many tickets you finish. If you underperform and you are lucky, you will get a warning, otherwise they will lay you off.
- Even though I never met the CEO, I just heard weird stories and jokes about him. The employees don't really trust him and they have quite a toxic relationship.
- They don't treat you as a valuable employee, you are just a role which can (and will be) replaced as soon as they find another role with better qualifications (on the paper).
- Strong "hiring and firing" culture.
- No diversity at all (which results in quite a toxic and competitive culture).
- During my time at Toptal I have seen a lot of developers leaving (or got terminated). In my team of 8 developers half of them either changed teams or left the company (in just 6 months).
- No support to improve in your field, no support in career progression. You have to do it on your own, in your free time.
- There is also just low support in understanding the technical parts. They will tell you to read the code, which is fine if you have the time, but in general you are already under pressure finishing your tickets.
- No mentorship.
- There is a culture of blame and fear. If you make a mistake, people will shout at you.
These are just the important points, I encourage you to go through the other low reviews with more insights on how it is to work at Toptal.
