Roku's culture is not for everyone, and the company's growth surge may be causing confusion, according to ex-employees interviewed by CNBC.
for an extended Q&A with Roku CEO Anthony Wood.Annual reviews aren't necessary because employees should be getting real-time feedback, Wood said.
"I literally don't know why I was fired," said one recently departed manager. "It's the strangest place I've ever worked." Several ex-Roku employees said their bosses told them that working in ambiguous settings was part of the job. That runs counter to the Roku culture document, which claims, "Roku teams communicate clearly, in real time with each other and with other teams across the company. Plans, milestones, and strategic context are broadly known."
Roku is trying to improve some of its organizational infrastructure as it grows, including formalizing an internship orientation for the first time this year, two of the people said.
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