No Transparency - Customer Success Glassdoor Employee Review

1.0
10 Sept 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Great benefits and a nice office space.

Cons

Leadership is horrendous and no one seemed to know what was going on and where the direction the company was heading. For a company that prides themselves on transparency, Glassdoor handled mass layoffs extremely poorly. Glassdoor also lacks communication across teams and in general teams did not work together cohesively. Just a few weeks before laying off around 300 people in May, Glassdoor wasted everyones time by moving forward with an annual sales kick off meeting called SKO in which they reassured employees their positions are safe during the hardships of COVID-19. Glassdoor is a lackluster company and ultimately felt like a sinking ship. Don't waste your time applying to this company- there are much better companies out there that actually value their employees.

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Glassdoor Response
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Dear CS Alum, I’m sorry that you were personally impacted by the company layoffs from earlier this year - it was difficult and upsetting to say goodbye to many good people from Customer Success (and more broadly in the company) linked to the impact of COVID-19. I know that the announcement of layoffs came as a surprise to many people and I agree that as a leadership team, we could have been clearer at communicating the acute impact COVID was having on global hiring and the resulting risks for our business. The engagement of our teams and your experience at work is a priority for me. I read each response to our quarterly engagement surveys, respond personally to each Glassdoor review and our leaders carry quarterly goals for implementing plans designed to improve the experience of their teams. There’s no doubt there are a number of areas where we can improve, but I am committed to understanding the issues and making the changes that take us in the right direction. I appreciate you taking the time to share your perspective on this. - Chris, VP Customer Success

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