Inconsistent / Nonexistent leadership in Marketing - Marketing Specialist Akamai Employee Review

2.0
Oct 11, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Company as a whole is great. Great benefits, cool technology, strong CEO. Folks in Engineering and other groups seem to enjoy their work.

Cons

Marketing is a disaster right now. New leadership took over a year ago and has since fired majority of middle-management and many of the individual contributors, replacing with cronies from previous company. New team is focused on playing defense and making excuses for underperformance rather than making any improvements. Morale is low low low -- Those not fired either have quit, are actively looking, or waiting for sev package from next round of firings. I'm in the third camp. One thing all three camps have in common is that we're all "checked out," made all the easier by the fact that leadership is often out of office.

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5.0
Jun 10, 2026
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Pros

Genuinely collaborative culture with talented, supportive colleagues across sales, marketing, and technical teams. * Strong work-life balance and flexibility compared to many companies in the cybersecurity industry. * Meaningful products and technology with a strong reputation in the market. * Employees are trusted to own their work without excessive micromanagement. * Good benefits and a people-first culture that generally prioritizes employee well-being.

Cons

As a large organization, decision-making can sometimes be slow and require alignment across multiple stakeholders. * Organizational changes and shifting priorities occasionally create uncertainty. * Cross-functional processes can be complex, which can impact speed of execution.

4.0
Jun 10, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good people and good tech

Cons

Management is completely hit or miss

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