Does DataBank Holdings pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, DataBank Holdings employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at DataBank Holdings. This rating has improved by 22% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at DataBank Holdings?

76% of DataBank Holdings employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated DataBank Holdings 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at DataBank Holdings?

Data Center Technician (23) , Data Center Technician II (6) , Datacenter Technician (5) , Account Manager (3) , Technician (3) , Critical Infrastructure Engineer (2) , DC Technician (2) , Data Center Operations Technician (2) , Data Center Technician I (2) , DataCenter Technician II (2) , Lead Data Center Technician (2) , Project Manager (2)

What are the pros of working at DataBank Holdings according to real employee reviews?

"Best culture in the world." ((in 10 reviews)); "Good people in the adjacent groups and teams" ((in 9 reviews)); "Great benefits" ((in 6 reviews)); "Most of the local team is great to work with (& they are all on the same page with opinions about the company, 70% of people at my location, are looking for other jobs because they are unsatisfied)" ((in 4 reviews)); "Remote work with decent team members." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at DataBank Holdings according to real employee reviews?

"They have Low pay for workers" ((in 7 reviews)); "Procedures are CONSTANTLY changing and usually you only find out through word of mouth from other employees, Upper management cares nothing of lower employees." ((in 6 reviews)); "Still some bad management practice's left over from former Zayo/zColo ." ((in 6 reviews)); "The management and leadership of this company is absolutely garbage!" ((in 5 reviews)); "For me as a new intern, remote work could make it feel somewhat unstructured at first but my manager did a great job overall and helped me to find my stride." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about DataBank Holdings layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed DataBank Holdings locations?

Dallas , Ashburn , New York , Houston , Overland Park , Atlanta , Minneapolis , Seattle , Salt Lake City , Waco , Denver , Bluffdale , Newton , Chicago , Kansas City , Nashville , Indianapolis , Irvine , San Diego , Olathe , Huntingdon Valley , Pittsburgh , Baltimore , Boston , Taylorsville , McLean , Brooklyn Center , Eagan , Centennial , Tukwila

DataBank Holdings reviews

4.1

76% would recommend to a friend

(122 total reviews)

Raul K. Martynek

89% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Culture & values

4.1

Work/Life balance

4.0

Senior management

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Career opportunities

DataBank Holdings has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 122 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The DataBank Holdings employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

122 reviews

1.0

Dec 23, 2021

Red Flags Everywhere: Awful Culture, No Work-life Balance, Stories About Past Employees, Tries to Pitch to You

Datacenter operations

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Entry-level opportunity for those who want to start with low pay for a chance at a pay raise. They will not be picky if you have no certifications or a degree. A light background in networking and some decent answers to trick questions on the interview can get you in easily.

Cons

Awful Culture: No women working mid-upper management roles. Management plays favorites and will only promote you if they like you. It's a pyramid-shaped hierarchy and it's clear there are people who need worshipping, especially the ones who have stayed on the longest. No Work-Life Balance: You are expected to start work early and leave late. You will be on call 24/7. Stories About Past Employees: Management will not hesitate to bring up past hires and their failures. Women have been harassed. Employees have been intimidated and bullied into quitting. Questionable hires brought on for unqualified roles. They will brag about these stories, and you should expect to be worth just another story if you make a mistake. Pitch: Databank is growing rapidly and is highly competitive and profitable. The CEO made acquisitions and nearly doubled the size of the company overnight. Construction of new datacenters in the span of a few months with new clients. The intention is to make the value of the company enticing enough to seem like a stable job before offering a low-ball number with the promise of a promotion and a pay raise. It's also a sign of directionless leadership. The CEO may be trying to pad the value of the company and then sell it for all its worth.

DataBank Holdings Response

4y

We appreciate the efforts you made here during your time at DataBank and we’re sorry you left a poor impression of our culture. You rightly point out that – like many technology companies – women and certain minorities are underrepresented in the workforce at DataBank. However, this is also something we are committed to changing and making significant progress in doing so. In 2021, the percentage of our workforce from under-represented groups (women and minorities) increased from 33% to 43%, and nearly half (48%) of all new hires came from these underrepresented groups. That’s how you move the needle. And while it is true that DataBank is a demanding and fast-paced work environment, we absolutely want employees to have a healthy work-life balance, and we provide the paid time off (PTO) for vacation, volunteering, sick days, bereavement, and maternity/paternity leave. We evaluate and promote staff based solely on performance as reflected in annual MBOs and to ensure there is no favoritism in promotions, we use a “leadership model” in which senior people managers are evaluated and peer-reviewed across 20 behavioral dimensions.

2.0

Dec 14, 2021

Needs Vast Improvement

Datacenter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work Independence. Flexible Hours. Not heavily micro managed. Strong company growth.

Cons

The worst thing that could happen to Databank is that they acquired both Lightbound and zColo. Databank's utmost concern is for the company to grow, but employees cannot grow with it. Middle management are nothing but bullies with an incomplete vision of how to run things going forward. Pay is not market rate and there is no chance to be promoted to anything significant.

DataBank Holdings Response

4y

Thanks again for the contributions you made during your tenure here at DataBank. We’re sorry you left with a negative impression of our recent acquisitions of zColo and Lightbound. Integrating new acquisitions is never easy, especially when they more than double the size of your operations. And the bigger the integration, the tougher the decisions. We don’t always get it right the first try but we’re always guided by our cultural values: Putting People First, Being Data Centered, Inspiring Confidence, Assuming Positive Intent, Taking Extreme Ownership, etc. We’re not afraid to admit when we’ve made a mistake either, and we always try to learn from them. We recognize these integrations create a lot of change that can be disorienting for staff as they have to let go of old systems and ways of doing things and embrace new approaches that we think will scale better. But those changes also create opportunities for growth and advancement for those willing to adapt and we’ve invested heavily this past year in developing new career paths and training modules so that our people can grow along with DataBank.

2.0

Dec 4, 2021

Management unaware of employees being abusive

Technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some of the top management nice

Cons

many of the mid-level managements were abusive

DataBank Holdings Response

4y

As a former employee, we want to acknowledge your contributions to DataBank and reiterate that we have zero tolerance for any issue of employee abuse. While you are no longer employeed here I’d like to encourage you to share any specific instances you may have witnessed during your time here of ethical lapses among management or leadership. You can report them anonymously via our independent, 3rd party whistleblower hotline (844-979-4929) and we will promptly investigate. Thank you.

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