Easy and boring: perfect if you want to clock in & out and have no family - Program Manager Akamai Employee Review

2.0
Mar 24, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

They have a "punch in, punch out" mentality Some remote work flexibility Overall the work isn't that hard Mostly friendly people Uses somewhat modern tools and devices Pay was a little above average CEO is great

Cons

In the Media Division: Senior / Director-level management: - invests $0.00 into your education, training, or any kind of development - invests $0.00 into travel to work with teams around the world...even if you have been with the company for years - they have no concept how to work with teams geo-located - they cannot handle any criticism - they hire their own friends (or people from their home country/ethnicity) instead of promoting within - they do not promote a family friendly balance unless you are specifically located in Boston or SFO (which puts lots of strain and extra work for both those covering for their colleagues and the ones who have families) - annual reviews are a joke - aka non existent Overall there is zero/limited growth if you want to have a career

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5.0
Jul 10, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work Life Balance Rewarding Work and Responsibilities Quality Benefits Stock Options & Compensation are competitive Continuing Education Reimbursement Diversity of the community

Cons

Akamai is still learning to grow into the enterprise-level organization it strives to be. There are no major cons to share in effort to discourage someone from applying, but like most jobs, few are perfect.

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