It was reported by the BBC in 2012 that Nest CEO Tony Fadell who left Apple back in 2008 after heading the iPod division. He talked about knowing what it was like to work with recently-ousted iOS SVP Scott Forstall — and it doesn't sound like he had the best experience. Forstall was widely known to have been an abrasive presence in the workplace, and while Fadell didn't go into details in this BBC interview, he made it clear that he believes Forstall "got what he deserved."

Today, a new Business Insider report exposes what employees of the recently acquired Dropcam think of Nest's Tony Fadell, and it's quite revealing. The report noted that "Since the Wi-Fi camera company Dropcam sold to Google's Nest for $555 million in June, its employees have been struggling with the transition, particularly because of the leadership of Nest CEO and former Apple employee Tony Fadell,

Some of that frustration gets vented through Glassdoor, the career reviews site, where Fadell has a 46% approval rate from current and former employees.

One Nest employee wrote: "Everything revolves around the CEO. It's a dangerous mix of cult of personality and Stockholm syndrome. Comments like 'He's the next Steve Jobs' are not uncommon, while people proudly say things like 'I'm used to Tony screaming at me. "Everyone dreads meetings with Tony because he will flip if he doesn't like what he sees. Somehow that's perceived as good leadership."

Ah, the real Tony Fadell has been shown to be a hypocrite. He's become the very personality type that he slammed Forstall of being. You could read more about what employees under Fadell really think about him here.  While I'm sure there are big Fadell fans out there in Silicon Valley, a 46% approval rating as CEO is still a powerful number that speaks volumes. 

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