Excellent company with a lot of politics - Anonymous employee Akamai Employee Review

4.0
Aug 30, 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Technology, Market vision, people, company origin and fundamentals, access to people, international

Cons

There are quite a lot of politics going on and they influence a lot your career

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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5.0
Jul 10, 2026
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Pros

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

Cons

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