Ping Identity Reviews

The company is no longer technology led. We used to have the de facto best choice in the market for Federated SSO. Truth is, we took on a new board of senior execs that killed the values and goals that came from the top down via Andre in exchange for the pursuit of IPO. The start of this was when the board wiped out 20% of staff and handled the change badly with exceptionally poor communication internally and fostered a climate of fear. This was exacerbated by retaining certain board 'favourites' in leadership positions due to their long tenure that frankly they were inadequate to hold. The focus since has been on cost cutting and more for less in an effort to meet the bottom line numbers the investors want to see. In doing so the company has lost the two things that set it apart.... The product and features that separated it from the challengers and the staff who cared as much about the customers as they did the product. In the meanwhile Okta and Centrify continued doing what we should have been doing - improving the solution and loving our customers. The result - they've overtaken us on both counts.

Hundreds of people lost their jobs right before the holiday season. It's hard to imagine that this absolutely could not have waited until the new year. I hope both former and current employees take this as a reminder: Don't give too much of your emotional energy or time to your job. Even nice companies in Corporate America ultimately do not care about you.