Slow motion train wreck, Unethical AI - werkgeversreview Anonieme werknemer bij C3 AI

1,0
2 mrt 2024
Anonieme werknemer
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Goedkeuring directeur
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Pluspunten

Some good people to work with, decent technical talent. Something resembling camaraderie, akin to being in the orchestra on the Titanic.

Minpunten

Probably one of the most amateur of software / consulting / whatever this is, companies I've ever experienced. Some highlights of why this is the case: - huge gap between what the marketing and sales says about the product Vs the reality. It's over complicated and full of bugs and legacy nonsense which is why they need smart people working 24/7 to do the most basic of things. - poor business model and executive decisions. It's taken 15 years of burning through cash and there is still little to no product market fit, and very much showing diseconomies of scale at this point. - internal busy work. Because of micromanagement and paranoia, insane amount of man hours are spent on internal status reporting and other non value ad fluff rather than focussing on customer needs. - total disrespect for staff, between not allowing for hybrid working because of Theranos levels of paranoia and control, people are fired left and right for no or unethical reasons, but just within the bounds of labor law. - Unethical, dishonest and gas lighting atmosphere. Certain senior execs border on workplace bullying as a means to motivate. Stay away, or be part of a future case study on how to run a business into the ground.

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5,0
23 mrt 2026
Anonieme werknemer
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Goedkeuring directeur
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Pluspunten

Leading products and technology. Great manager and team.

Minpunten

Recent quarterly results below expectations.

2,0
1 jun 2026
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Goedkeuring directeur
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Pluspunten

Smart and talented colleagues with strong problem-solving skills. Opportunity to work on large-scale enterprise applications for Fortune 500 customers across industries such as manufacturing, supply chain, energy, and defense. Exposure to AI/ML-driven business applications and complex data integration challenges. Fast-paced environment with significant ownership and opportunities to contribute across the stack. Employees on platform and infrastructure teams can gain experience with distributed systems, backend services, and core platform development. Competitive compensation and exposure to high-impact customer-facing projects.

Minpunten

Much of the application development work relies on C3.ai's proprietary Type System and platform abstractions rather than widely adopted industry frameworks. Skills gained in some application-focused roles may not transfer as directly to companies that primarily use Java, Spring Boot, Kubernetes, AWS-native services, or other mainstream technologies. Engineers looking to build expertise in designing scalable systems from scratch may find fewer opportunities, as many platform capabilities are already provided by the underlying framework. Technical growth can vary significantly depending on the team. Platform teams often work with core technologies, while application teams may spend more time configuring and extending existing platform functionality. The learning curve for the internal platform can be steep, and much of that knowledge is specific to the C3.ai ecosystem. Career development and marketability outside the company may depend heavily on the nature of the projects and teams an engineer is assigned to.

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