Is Cornerstone OnDemand a good company to work for?

Cornerstone OnDemand has an overall rating of 3.2 out of 5, based on over 2,089 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 11% over the last 12 months. 52% of employees would recommend working at Cornerstone OnDemand to a friend and 42% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Cornerstone OnDemand have been left by employees working as Regional Sales Manager - Enterprise , Client Success Manager and Implementation Consultant .

Does Cornerstone OnDemand pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Cornerstone OnDemand employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Cornerstone OnDemand. This rating has decreased by 12% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Cornerstone OnDemand?

52% of Cornerstone OnDemand employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Cornerstone OnDemand 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cornerstone OnDemand?

Regional Sales Manager (110) , Software Engineer (98) , Senior Software Engineer (78) , Sales (48) , Account Manager (40) , Associate Software Engineer (27) , Client Success Manager (24) , Implementation Consultant (24) , Manager (23) , Regional Sales Manager - Enterprise (19) , Corporate Account Development (18) , Product Support Specialist (18) , Customer Success Manager (CSM) (15) , Product Manager (15) , Marketing (13)

What are the pros of working at Cornerstone OnDemand according to real employee reviews?

"Through fast growth they have been able to maintain a great culture for young professionals to grow into more senior roles." ((in 231 reviews)); "they value performance and company is full of great people" ((in 213 reviews)); "Good work life balance and overall okay" ((in 119 reviews)); "Benefits are great and all that stuff is great." ((in 103 reviews)); "Good work culture to work for" ((in 61 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Cornerstone OnDemand according to real employee reviews?

"Management is bad." ((in 66 reviews)); "I've had the opportunity of having a bad manager and a great manager while in the same role and it's a night and day difference." ((in 45 reviews)); "Very unstable organizations with frequent layoff." ((in 37 reviews)); "Too much favoritism when giving out compensation and promotions." ((in 6 reviews)); "Either you love what you do and are align with the core of CSOD (Talent Management) or would not be able to keep the pace." ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about Cornerstone OnDemand layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Cornerstone OnDemand layoffs and their outlook for job security at Cornerstone OnDemand in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Cornerstone OnDemand locations?

Santa Monica , Los Angeles , Chicago , New York , Dublin , Austin , San Francisco , Dallas , Boston , Remote , Washington , Cincinnati , Salt Lake City , San Diego , Phoenix , Denver , Tampa , Atlanta , Sandy , Portland , Gainesville , Northeast , Raleigh , Fort Worth , Minneapolis , Van Nuys , Jacksonville , Newark , Mobile , Boise

Cornerstone OnDemand reviews

3.2

52% would recommend to a friend

(1,966 total reviews)

Himanshu Palsule

46% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Culture & values

3.0

Career opportunities

2.8

Senior management

Cornerstone OnDemand has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 1,966 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Cornerstone OnDemand 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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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

1.0

Jul 15, 2024

Acquisitions and Layoffs

Anonymous- salaried staff

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are some really great employees.

Cons

They're laying off employees, then hiring new people for those positions, disposing of loyal employees for new faces.

Cornerstone OnDemand Response

1y

Your experience at Cornerstone is not aligned with the way we want our Cornerstars to be treated. If you would like to reach out to me directly, I would appreciate discussing with you further. - Carina Cortez

2.0

Jul 15, 2024

Went from great to just okay.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Remote work is very flexible. - Good “big picture” for products. - Lots of available learning content for employees. - People who work here are amazing. - Pay is okay.

Cons

- Career growth has become a joke. We sell the idea of talent mobility, but don’t even use what we praise. They keep externally hiring for positions that should be given to internal candidates. - We’re offshoring a ton of jobs. - Rough direction from management which feels like our PE is making them scramble and it falls onto us. - Unrealistic goals in current market. - No Chief Learning Officer as a learning company? - Awful support for customers leads to upset customers. - Feels like goal posts keep getting moved back. - Lowered accelerator compensation this year.

Cornerstone OnDemand Response

1y

Thank you for your candid feedback. We're glad to hear you appreciate the flexibility of remote work, our big-picture vision for products, and the learning content available. A commitment to Always Learning is a pillar of our culture, and we know that championing the ongoing development of our Cornerstars is how we’ll change the future of work. We have a very robust roadmap of upcoming Learning & Development initiatives, inclusive of our Achieve and Skill Up programs which have already launched. More will be shared over the coming months. If you haven’t already, I would encourage you to share this feedback with your manager as they play an important role in championing your development and growth. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. - Carina Cortez

3.0

Jul 9, 2024

2024 has been rough

Account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

After learning the ropes flexibility can be great.

Cons

Reduction to expense reports and travel, comp reductions, year-over-year increase to quota target, decrease in quarterly spiffs and worst of all no raises in the last 4 years.

Cornerstone OnDemand Response

1y

Thank you for sharing your experience, and for all you’ve accomplished during your 5 years with Cornerstone. You have been here through many company changes - including changes in leadership, going public to private, and multiple acquisitions. It is important to remember that often the processes we’ve used in the past will not work in the future – and we appreciate our Cornerstars' flexibility and input as we continue to evolve how we work. If you haven’t already, I encourage you to discuss this feedback with your manager so we can work towards a solution together. - Carina Cortez

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