Toptal reviews

-unethical practices -zero DE&I policy/not a forward-thinking place - very political atmosphere, with lots of backstabbing and CYA - employee happiness surveys are mandatory to fill out, but not anonymous, leaving people fearful to share accurate feedback -it's a strange place--big smiles on the outside, but many people are terribly unhappy -multiple lawsuits vs former employees -unclear salary and promotion strategy that leads to uneven and inequitable pay differences -you are considered a "veteran" if you've been with the company more than six months b/c of such high turnover -"yes" men move up, people who challenge the status quo or are really smart seem to move on...!

Huge turnover problem. Every year about 40% of the execs leave. Most of that is because the CEO is difficult to work with and extremely unpopular (see articles about him hoarding equity if you want more details). Toptal likes to hype itself up as a company that's "changing the future of work" but in reality it's just a typical staffing agency acting as a middle man. There's nothing game changing here so don't be fooled into thinking this is some amazing tech company. If you join, expect to spend needlessly long hours on completely unimportant tasks. Also don't be tricked by the "unlimited vacation" policy. It's far from that. There's actually literally no official company holidays. You have to request days off even for New Years, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.