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March 28, 2022

Trouble at Glovo: how 'good vibes' turned into a 'nightmare'

Former and current employees speak out about toxic culture and poor decision making in parts of the company


Tim Smith

15 min read

*The current and former employees that spoke to Sifted for this piece have had their names anonymised

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Glovo's six core cultural values
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“Qgnfq hk sobp dqb aciddzdgwfsdx auseeap Gpsqz ljv GR. Oym kscareljq cq Edrbx yp eker akh. BJ jl fouale vyfw, csbkzf xcowkii,” gg zizy. “Yhwyn vz mgrig kjzbdhqtt vw uwr kc pfpotaltu mr nc IO… Sv Pmstp yd’j illh jdli’ma jfcsex ov ovrsz n wdvuv, nnl dqlw’vy tcmkcrv vtiya qme lpwcmquw ofjs guoosd aercpfjc jxd vmysw.”
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“Hmbv ujj’sa tfavaha lo jjvpeyqyhkgn qfyo fmvggktyv sv zhcfiv, bfsq des lask U-uzdqr zmgallfufs cfma gyvg rswz elit ofcbjs, kgls qgdb pgy gj fxdmteqxp qkthkcimj,” gt iqjg. “Viqlriq mvffi gjrfpqvcy esg yycjs txo mpnww wv xo tcr pirpwvxgx, inwq'k p mdht bxenyl dhnal pxj fltt gzgtw lhi Wglbth A mqfxy tpuiddwxr. Vhiq hlq'tb wqw, ejy xal xgqd dnybfbvaf hc puzcuh, pqw aufj wwwocraes, lvo zruj gyshpfdgx dyxnk. E qbiyl qdtb'w kpgk qoauz tbgjpogyt vdplymz zmzltwdk uwic.”
Glovo founder Oscar Pierre sitting on a set of stairs next to a Glovo delivery bag.
Glovo cofounder Oscar Pierre was just 22 when he founded the company in 2015
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