Datadog reviews

4.0

76% would recommend to a friend

(1,602 total reviews)
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Olivier Pomel

91% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

Datadog has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,602 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Datadog 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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1.0
Aug 9, 2023

Toxic management

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Pros

Nothing much to share here. Everything has gone downhill.

Cons

Zero trust in employees. Head is a micro-manager and disrespects each and every one of us. They create a fear-based and passive-aggressive culture. How this person is still working here is beyond me?

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Datadog Response
2y
We're truly sorry to hear that this has been your experience on our team. We take your concerns seriously and thank you for taking the time to share this feedback with us. We value collaboration and aim to create supportive work environments at Datadog. Environments where fear plays any factor is not part of the culture we strive to maintain. We strongly encourage you to raise these concerns to your People Business Partner so that we can work together on solutions appropriate for the situations you've described. Your feedback will help us improve, and we apologize for any disappointment or frustration you've experienced.
1.0
Sep 23, 2022

Unfair

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Pros

Great product Free snacks Lunch 3 times a week

Cons

My experience at Datadog has been nothing short of terrible no matter how hard I worked. I was consistently booking meeting with companies that were either too small or a poor fit which resulted in no opportunities being created and no commission for myself. We are told to play the cards we are dealt but it seems like across the organization there is some serious issues with how accounts are being sourced/distributed. I was constantly being cheated out of money and talked down to by upper management. A lot of the Sales Managers and Account Executives are hardly even capable of doing what some of the SDRs are able to do. However, since we are at the bottom of the food chain and subject to the toxic gossip and office politics that occurs at Datadog.. we are often the ones blamed. I’ve learned a lot at Datadog before leaving. I attribute none of this to mentorship, it was self taught and I pushed myself as hard as I could. A lot of shady things going on in management right now because they know something is wrong. People are leaving in droves and I don’t blame them, people being promoted are favorites and not based on actual skill/knowledge. Don’t be fooled by the cool swag packs - the culture and actual care for employees here is horrendous.

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Datadog Response
3y
First and foremost, we're sorry that you had this experience while at Datadog. We do not tolerate bullying and hope that all Datadogs take this to their People Business Partner should they encounter it. We will be sure this is passed along to the team and looked into. As a fast scaling business, we are always conscious of the impact on our evolving culture from individuals who join and leave. There are times when that impact is greater than we anticipate, and we are working hard to make sure that that does not reflect poorly on the constructive and collaborative environment we aim to maintain. We will be addressing these issues internally with our leadership team to better understand where this is happening, and why. Our commitment to that constructive and collaborative environment is unchanged, and we will work to ensure our manager training and development is kept updated and relevant for our identified needs. We understand that shifting to a hybrid model after two years of full-time remote work may be challenging for some. However, we do believe that a hybrid workplace experience is the best option to encourage the innovation and collaboration that happens in person. Should there be an extenuating circumstance, we highly encourage all to work with their Manager and People Business Partner to identify a workable solution. We understand that mental health is serious and again, we encourage our employees to speak with their Manager and People Business Partner to discuss any concerns they may have. We also offer numerous benefits to support our employees' mental health and highly encourage employees to take advantage of the resources available, as well as simply taking time off to recharge. We certainly do not want anyone to be forfeiting their health and wellbeing and want to work with each Datadog to ensure all feel properly supported to do their best work. Know that your feedback has been heard, and we will ensure these topics continue to be addressed so we can continue to improve, learn, and grow as an organization.
2.0
Nov 9, 2017

Exciting for some, miserable for most

Anonymous employee
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Pros

-some really cool people work here -free stuff / competitive supplemental package (healthcare, stock options, etc) -catered lunch

Cons

-no work life balance -sterile, stressful work environment -office is eerily quiet and toxic -management is quick to criticize and blame others for their poor leadership -borderline abusive manager-subordinate tensions

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