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Never seen a company decline this fast. What the hell happened? Although never perfect, Pleo used to be a genuinely great company with an amazing culture. Now it's become so dysfunctional that it would be funny, if so many people weren't constantly dealing with the consequences of horrible, horrible leadership decisions. The last year has been especially bad. Most of the senior leadership team, including some generally well-liked leaders, was replaced. Since then, the company has become increasingly corporate and toxic: a very top-down management style, increased pressure, opaque communication, fake kindness, and much of the culture and fun that made Pleo special has disappeared. Reorgs and layoffs have become the new normal. There have already been three rounds in the last nine months, and counting. Even the latest CTO only lasted a few months. It's always the same cycle: the worrying last-minute meeting invite, the vague announcement about "proposed organisational changes," and the dreaded layoffs. People seem to be selected with little regard for tenure, contributions, or impact. Questionable hires are made for similar roles at the same time, and employees are shamelessly replaced with short-term contractors. The justification is always some variation of the same corporate buzzwords: "simplifying the structure," "increasing competitiveness," "setting the company up for success," "AI-native teams," and then you're served another "are you excited about AI?" speech. Meanwhile, the teams left behind receive no support despite reduced headcount and constantly changing scope. Once they have finally recovered and adapted, it's time for the next reorg and the cycle starts again. If you question any of it, you're told that Pleo is not for you. The product itself is aging and riddled with tech debt, and the company has never managed to make a profit from it. It used to stand out in the market, but now competitors have caught up. Rather than focusing on meaningful innovation, top management is obsessed with chasing the latest AI trend. It's presented as the solution to every problem, but in practice it often feels like it's not addressing the real issues, creating more technical debt and stuffing the product with AI features that no one asked for. At this point, it's so bad that almost everyone in product and engineering seems to have lost faith in the future of the company. People who still care are completely burnt out. Some are even quitting without having anything else lined up. Maybe that's all you need to know about what it’s like to work for Pleo