Ciklum reviews

4.0

76% would recommend to a friend

(930 total reviews)
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Rajaram Radhakrishnan

74% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Ciklum has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 930 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Ciklum employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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930 reviews
1.0
Oct 30, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Ciklum, a black hole that doth suck thy soul.

Cons

Hark, ye who seek employment, heed my plea, And steer clear of Ciklum, I beseech thee. A toxic dumpster fire of a company, Where mismanagement reigns supreme, and woe betide thee. The lack of direction is a thing to behold, And revenue shrinks faster than tales of old. The sales strategy changes like the wind, Leaving the sales team confused and blind. The recent layoffs of the US Sales Team, A testament to Ciklum's dire scheme. The new CEO, a puppet master he, Controlled by the infighting of the delivery teams, whee! Delays and missed deadlines, customers alienated, Ciklum's work environment is simply abominated. Employees overworked and underpaid, Management micromanaging and dismayed. No opportunity for growth or development, Ciklum is a place of utter torment. So heed my warning, dear reader, I implore, Stay far away from Ciklum, or suffer sore.

2.0
Sep 19, 2023

Sinking ship for those with no prospects

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Pays well - they overpay in salary due to limited to no bonus potentials. Remote workforce - can work from the beach if you want

Cons

Leadership - Senior leadership is a revolving door of personality disorders. Two CEOs in as many years, neither have had a real sense of the business or where world is going, just rehashing their past lives in Cognizant or similar, no new ideas or inspiration. Senior Leadership - Trying to build a new Cognizant without the skills, budget, customer base, or knowledge in how to do it the right way. They think contracts will land by word of mouth and because they worked at Cognizant in past or that people will sign agreements without guaranteed delivery. Sales focus - there is no sales focus or support for field sales beyond the UK office, USA sales team is treated like an island of misfit toys left to fend for themselves under absentee leadership whom has no real vision or ability to drive deals. Leaders spend more time confusing details and trying to steal deal credit for self-preservation in view of the board. They are continuously re-organizing sales and supporting teams.

5.0
Jan 10, 2022

Very people-oriented company

Recommend
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Pros

- Transparent communication - Flat Organizational Structure - HR is concerned about the well-being of the team - Flexibility to change customers/technologies - Conferences, courses, internal events, knowledge sharing - Friendly colleagues and warm atmosphere - Friendly management and PMs team - Open when it comes to new tech - Not too much paperwork, every internal flow is efficient and smooth

Cons

There are no major cons I would mention. From my experience, the local branch management is handling nicely the issues we reported by employees.

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