Good intentions but going downhill fast - Solution Engineer Freshworks Employee Review

2.0
Mar 7, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Most people really mean well, and many are incredibly collaborative. It's easy to get help - if you ask for it (and you will need to ask for it a lot). Good benefits, such as WFH internet and health/wellness stipends. Diverse employee base in comparison to other tech companies, though still a lot of white sales bros.

Cons

Favoritism is rampant. If you fit into the mold exactly, fully buy into the rah rah culture and never question process, you'll do great. Otherwise if you dare point out areas of improvement or try to run a sales cycle ethically by being honest about product shortfalls with prospects, you'll be considered a bad performer. Serious lack of strategic vision, very reactionary vs. proactive. Product team is in shambles, it takes MANY unhappy customers in order to think about maybe working on something as opposed to adding features or fixing issues proactively in order to be a leader in the industry. CRM is the worst of all, CX and Service are better about it. Work/life balance is encouraged verbally but there is a lot of pressure to "be a team player" and step up even when it's not necessary, understaffing all across the board leading to burnout. Salaries are under industry average. Leadership means well but many are incompetent nor have the proper experience for their title (again, lots of internal favoritism). They seem to only favor workhorses that never complain and don't like to hear it when something isn't working.

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Pros

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Cons

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Freshworks Response
3mo
Thanks for the review--we think it's pretty fun here too! Best of luck on what's next.
2.0
May 14, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Mostly good salary/benefits - Nice office - Some decent coworkers

Cons

If you have to do mass layoffs of hundreds of employees every 18 months, leaders need to look in the mirror to find the true problem with the business. Because it's not the competent people that actually get things done that are being laid off with no warning and limited severance. Don't expect any job security here. Also: - Still behind on certain benefits (extremely limited 401k match and bad expense policies not in line with US standards) - Work life balance is hard with large teams in both India and the US - Some employees who have been here 10+ years are completely unresponsive and largely incompetent but still get raises, promotions, and aren't ever scrutinized by leadership. The politics game runs deep here.

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