Walking into a wall .... - Anonymous employee Denodo Employee Review

1.0
Oct 5, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Very nice product that delivers on its value proposition. Brilliant engineering team that is responsive to customer requests. Its enjoyable to see customer service actually delivering in an agile manner. Denodo is a small place with 90% decent and cooperative people. We will talk about the remaining 10% in a minute.

Cons

A marketing department that thinks it understand how to do sales. A management that believes a poorly defined process is a substitute for knowledgeable employees. Bureaucracy for the sake of doing Salesforce reports. Inexperienced management (people who have never managed another company or in another role) and are therefore to insecure to take up advice and handle suggestion sensibly. Even micromanagement is done poorly - a good micro manager would mentor their staff in detail - poor ones, like in Denodo, focus on formalism and criticize in detail. The company is walking into a wall in slow motion and with seeing eyes while, unable to steer away for fear of loosing sense of control.

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Pros

My immediate team is supportive, and the cross-functional collaboration, when allowed, could be great.

Cons

Unfortunately, leadership instability has had a noticeable impact on the company culture. Over the past year, several senior leaders have departed, many citing a lack of support and alignment from the executive team. A newly hired CRO also left within four months, which raised concerns internally about the direction and sustainability of leadership efforts. More recently, a senior leader’s communication style has created discomfort among team members. In one instance, a comment questioning a colleague’s citizenship status was made during a meeting, something that left several of us feeling uneasy and concerned. Additionally, publicly rescinding a colleague’s invitation to a team dinner during an all-hands meeting was widely viewed as unprofessional and discouraging. Moments like these have negatively affected team morale and contributed to a more difficult work environment.

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