Revolut—Revolut experienced extreme employee turnover with 50% leaving within 6 months
Between founding and 2026, 28,400 employees left Revolut - more than double current workforce of 12,900. 50% of hires leave or are fired within 6 months, with average tenure around 6 months. CEO Nik Storonsky promotes 'evaluate people accurately, not kindly' philosophy. Office featured 'Get Sh*t Done' sign. 2019 Wired exposé found evidence of unpaid work, high staff turnover, employees working weekends to meet performance indicators. Employee reviews describe 'toxic culture,' unrealistic KPIs set by untrained managers, constant fear of not meeting targets.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate Governance | -against | secondary | -0.50 |
| Worker Rights | -against | primary | -1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | -0.429 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (critical ×2) × confidence (0.57)× agency (negligent ×0.5)
Evidence (1 signal)
Former employee detailed toxic culture with 28,400 departures exceeding current workforce
Medium article by former employee 'Mystic Quil' detailed that in first decade, Revolut saw 28,400 people leave - more than double current workforce of 12,900. 94% of employees been at company five years or less. 50% of hires leave or fired within 6 months. Average tenure 6 months. Revolut website boasts 'the bar is very high, and we evaluate people accurately, not kindly.' Office historically had 'Get Sh*t Done' sign. Multiple employee reviews on Glassdoor and Indeed describe toxic culture, untrained managers, unrealistic KPIs, constant fear.