Great product and good people, but culture needs some work - Anonymous employee Anaplan Employee Review

3.0
Jun 3, 2015
Anonymous employee
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Pros

-Anaplan has an innovative product that is truly helping business planning professionals' do their jobs better and more efficiently -An intelligent leadership team and strong backing from DFJ Growth and other leading VCs -Great partnerships with Salesforce and Workday -The company is continually building its brand and has established itself as the go-to platform in its space -Great SoMa HQ -Approachable and engaged CTO/co-founder -Solid and growing customer base -Some great aspects of company culture including weekly Informal happy hours (and monthly formal happy hours), community service projects (and they offer time off for community service endeavors), and monthly lunches.

Cons

-Anaplan has some growing pains with regard to internal processes and culture -There are some people who default to micro-management -There is considerable turnover

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- Collaborative & Inclusive culture - Commitment to well-being - Professional growth & learning - Market leading innovation - Work flexibility

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2.0
May 7, 2026
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Pros

One thing I genuinely appreciated was that the C-suite seemed invested in keeping everyone in the loop. The monthly town halls felt like more than just a formality and gave you a real sense of where the company was headed. When you had a good stretch, people noticed. The company feels like it has real momentum and on a macro level.

Cons

Leadership was inconsistent in my experience and seemed to depend heavily on which manager you ended up with. It often felt like luck of the draw. I personally found the planning process to be more reactive than strategic, with urgency only kicking in once results were already suffering rather than getting ahead of it. The workplace culture also had a gossip element that I found draining over time. My biggest frustration was around performance recognition. I observed situations where reported numbers didn't seem to reflect reality, yet the consequences appeared minimal at best. I would have liked to see more transparency and accountability around how top performers were identified and rewarded, because in my experience the current approach didn't always feel equitable to those who were playing by the rules.

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Anaplan Response
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We appreciate you sharing such a detailed reflection of your time with us. It is encouraging to hear that our commitment to transparency through monthly town halls and our company's momentum resonated with you. Fostering a trusting, equitable workplace where everyone is fairly recognized and rewarded is central to our culture. We wish you the very best in your future endeavors.
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