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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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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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