Is Cornerstone OnDemand a good company to work for?

Cornerstone OnDemand has an overall rating of 3.3 out of 5, based on over 2,093 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 10% over the last 12 months. 52% of employees would recommend working at Cornerstone OnDemand to a friend and 43% 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 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Cornerstone OnDemand. This rating has decreased by 11% 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 (28) , 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 227 reviews)); "they value performance and company is full of great people" ((in 203 reviews)); "Good work life balance and overall okay" ((in 113 reviews)); "Benefits are great and all that stuff is great." ((in 95 reviews)); "You are part of a great winning team who supports each other." ((in 69 reviews))

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

"HR is too busy monitoring Glassdoor reviews rather than fix the real issues with poor management." ((in 69 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 43 reviews)); "1. Frequent layoffs with out any reason." ((in 36 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)); "Too much favoritism when giving out compensation and promotions." ((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

3.3

52% would recommend to a friend

(1,969 total reviews)

Himanshu Palsule

47% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Culture & values

3.0

Career opportunities

2.8

Senior management

Cornerstone OnDemand has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 1,969 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

2.0

May 18, 2023

Do Not Recommend

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

unlimited vacation (for now) , work from home, in summer they have tried to implement work life balance policies, and there’s a lot going on so you will have the opportunity to see a company transform (for the good or bad)

Cons

When I say try, they send out these temp policies to help work/life during the summer but no one has actually made an attempt to ensure it’s enforced. New leadership makes this a completely different company from a year ago and that’s by design. This place used to be a people organization. Unfortunately for us longer term folks, we know how it looked to be led by a caring organization because CSOD once showed us that. Now, we have an arrogant CEO and an organization that is determined to let you believe they are not in this for the long haul. I haven’t even yet mentioned the senior leadership ADHD, general workloads and unmeasured demands. Ultimately I am of little importance and they will switch me out for someone who can get them through the next quarter, it is a for profit business after all and who can blame them? It’s just the way it’s being carried out that makes you think the profit part is not working and you’re also now left w/o the people part as well.

Cornerstone OnDemand Response

3y

I appreciate you taking the time to share this feedback. Your feelings are valid and thank you for sharing them with us. As Cornerstone has evolved and acquired companies, we are harmonizing our policies, processes, and practices to operate as one team. This introduces a lot of change. When making these changes, we aim to balance what is best for our business and our people in the long-term, while considering what is happening external and how we are evolving as a business. Changes affect each individual differently and I would appreciate hearing from you directly about how we can better support you. If you’re open to sharing more, please email me directly and I will set-up time for us to meet. - Carina Cortez

2.0

May 18, 2023

Floundering Company

Customer success manager (csm)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Your individual coworkers and teams are fantastic people. The clients are great to work with.

Cons

Tone-deaf leadership that doesn't know how to build or retain a company culture. No cohesive vision for the company's direction. Inability to successfully innovate or follow through on any given vision. Employee benefits have been significantly reduced to save the company money, giving the impression that things aren't going smoothly behind the scenes.

Cornerstone OnDemand Response

3y

Thank you for your feedback. Our company has gone through significant change over the past few years, but we believe our vision, direction and strategy to execute has never been clearer. In fact, we launched our Talent Experience Platform (TXP) late last year at Convergence, held several internal and external sessions sharing our product roadmap and our vision of bringing our TXP to life. We will continue to share more and bring employees along in the process. It is true that recently we’ve made updates to our policies and benefits . For many years, Cornerstone and its acquired entities have had disparate and, often times, conflicting policies and practices, so we’ve made changes to better harmonize. If you’re comfortable, please reach out to me directly to share how we can better support you through this transformation. - Carina Cortez

3.0

May 17, 2023

Too much change

Tier i technical support

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are lots of opportunities to move internally

Cons

There are too many changes with the recent aquisitions and changes in senior leadership, with largely a detrimental affect on the employees

Cornerstone OnDemand Response

3y

Thank you for your feedback. If you’re willing to share more about your feedback and experience, please reach out to me directly. - Carina Cortez

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