Carbonite reviews

1) Some individuals at the VP level are clearly there only by virtue of longevity. 2) Poorly performing individuals keep their jobs because they have either a history with, or a relationship to, the founder or other senior execs. 3) People in senior management positions often have no leadership skills whatsoever, leaving the people working for them completely in the dark as to the details of what is expected of them, in addition to what their goals and objectives should be during the quarter. It is now the middle of Q1, and I know many people who still do not know what their MBOs are for the quarter. The fault is not theirs, as they cannot get enough time with their managers to discuss it, as their 1:1s are continually either postponed or canceled entirely. 4) Senior managers, directors and VPs spend the vast majority of each day in planning meetings, and literally no time actually managing the people working for them. 5) While talent gets you in the door (there are many talented individual contributors), getting into the "good ole boy" network is the only thing that keeps your head off the chopping block. 6) Recognition for work well done is offered very inconsistently, and typically only for the projects with the highest visibility.

Lack of communication across departments. Most departments are working for themselves instead of the company. There's a lot of finger-pointing when something goes wrong but no meaningful, long-term changes ever come as a result. Most ICs are not valued as employees and are seen as replaceable. When a management position is open, the most senior IC tends to get promoted to fill it without consideration for whether it's a good fit for that person. Every director or above plays favorites and if you're not a favorite you'll probably be shown the door. The HR department is absolutely useless. Take all of the review replies with a grain of salt. When I was there, my concerns were consistently either dismissed or turned around to imply a deficiency on my part (basically it was insinuated that I didn't know what I was talking about). An HR director literally told me at one point that it "isn't [my manager's] job to address any concerns I have" and that I should be "thankful" that he was even available to hear me out (although nothing got better). If you're in any sort of technical role, be prepared to be severely underpaid. And if you mention this to HR, be prepared to be told that you don't understand market value. Everyone I know who left (myself included) did so for a salary increase of between 30% and 50%.