WFH is just a disguise for micromanagement and exploitation - werkgeversreview Senior Software Engineer bij Ticketmaster

1,0
12 apr 2026
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Work from home is available — though calling it a "perk" would be generous.

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The compensation philosophy here is demoralizing. No bonuses, a measly 2% annual increment that doesn't even keep up with inflation, and zero extra pay for on-call/rota support — you're just expected to be available for free. The tech stack is outdated and there's little interest from leadership in modernizing it. They call themselves a product-based company, but it feels product-based in name only — the engineering culture says otherwise. Work-life balance is nonexistent. Weekend work isn't a rare ask — it's a direct expectation. WFH has become a tool for treating people like they're on a digital leash. Step away from your machine for five minutes and questions start flying. Lunch breaks beyond 45 minutes are frowned upon. This isn't flexibility, it's surveillance. The daily standup is a joke. What should be a 15-minute scrum routinely stretches to 60–90 minutes with no agenda discipline. That's hours of productivity lost every week. Management is a serious problem. Nepotism is visible — managers hiring their own relatives into the team. Performance reviews feel like a formality; whatever your manager writes goes through without any real scrutiny or calibration. And the way they talk to you — "resource," not person. You're a headcount on a spreadsheet, not a human being.

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5,0
6 mei 2026
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Good wlb and remote work

Minpunten

Recent management change with saumil has triggered bunch of layoffs

2,0
11 mei 2026
Anonieme werknemer
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Benefits were great across the board. Any kind of help and support you'd need, they probably had it.

Minpunten

I was laid off for no reason after more than five years because they're "flattening layers, consolidating ownership, changing how teams are structured and ensuring that we put more energy behind specific initiatives." Or at least, that's what Saumil Mehta said. We've had record profits YOY, and quarterly earnings show nothing but growth. But perhaps that's because they keep firing people before giving them bonuses. Absolutely disgusting behavior from a company, and unfortunately, everyone saw the handwriting on the wall as soon as Saumil Mehta stepped in. Ticketmaster used to prioritize employees AND its users. Now all they see are dollar signs, and to be quite frank, I'm glad to be rid of them.

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