Alarm.com reviews

3.7

63% would recommend to a friend

(476 total reviews)

Steve Trundle

71% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Alarm.com has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 476 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Alarm.com employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.6 stars).

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476 reviews
2.0
Oct 17, 2018

Don't Believe the Hype

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The office space is great, full of great perks. Social elements are great, if you have time. Training staff is supportive and strives to offer lots of opportunities. If this is early in your career, it's not a bad place to cut your teeth/get a big 'name' on your resume.

Cons

Before I started writing this, I read the past few years of reviews and had to do a double take the make sure I hadn't written a review before. So, let me repeat what others have said: LOTS of favoritism/clickish behavior. Mid level leadership protects their friends. Department heads who have 70% department turnover in a year (the lionshare leaving for better jobs) continue to fail upward. For a progressive company about access, no real support for remote work/flex hours. Pay levels 10-30% below market, hence the BIG campus push. The 'freedom' to chart your own career path means that unless you get a supportive manager, you're just a cog. HR department is absolutely focused on the companies benefit, not yours. Read and use the employee handbook and know your rights.

1.0
Mar 24, 2016

Anonymous

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great company to work for straight out of college, it's a very good company work when kick starting your career. The offer a lot of extra activities outside work, flexibility on dress ethics.

Cons

Very bad pay !! Ridiculous systems compare to the size of the company Horrible communication skills Very manual !! You will hate your job! Stay away from the AP Roles you will be used ! Bad eggs have common interests

1.0
Jan 25, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It's a job... take it if you don't have better choices

Cons

BEWARE! I worked at this company for over 2 years and was let go for "performance" 3 weeks before my stock vesting. No vesting or severance. If you get an offer here, make sure to negotiate like hell and get everything documented. Recruiters and HR may not know company policy (due to turnover), or may mislead you. In my case: - The stock "grant date" was 2 months after my start date - Stock vesting cliff is 2 years after "grant date" - Their 401k match comes with a 4 year vesting schedule Virginia does not have strong employment protection laws so you'd be at their mercy. Management makes unrealistic timelines/targets and scapegoats rank-and-file when things don't go their way. Constant self comparisons to Apple Inc and Steve Jobs are pretty annoying.

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