Toxic Environment - Stay Away - Anonymous employee Illumio Employee Review

1.0
Apr 17, 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Lunches Everyday Some smart people but Illumio does not listen to them Great building

Cons

Benefits not the best Toxic atmosphere No one wants to make a decision because if you are right no one cares but if you are wrong you get pointed out and blamed There is no team work in this start-up Upper management has no clue on how to sell our one product

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Illumio Response
7y
I appreciate you sharing your candid feedback, including voicing areas for improvement. While it's disappointing to hear that your experience at Illumio is not what you hoped for so far, we rely on our team to spot issues early and often and to share feedback so we can address challenges. We strongly believe that the only way to solve problems is to voice them and work together as a team to fix them. If we don’t know, we can’t fix them. I am asking and encouraging you to come directly to me right away and spend the time to explain what you are disappointed in and what you want to see change. I guarantee you and every other member of the Illumio team that I will listen, take the good and the bad feedback and we will ensure to respond and/or change whenever possible. To that end, we hope you will participate in opportunities to provide feedback, such as the annual Benefits Survey, as we rely on employee feedback to help shape our benefits offerings. Maintaining 100% company paid employee medical coverage has been a commitment since founding the Company and I am curious to learn the specific areas you feel our benefits fall short. We realize and recognize that we are all working hard as a team to fulfill our goals. Please know that we are all in this together and value the team’s hard work and ongoing dedication to Illumio’s mission. Should you have more detail you would like to share directly with me, please email me to set-up time right away. Andrew Rubin, CEO and Founder

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Illumio Response
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Hi there and thanks for taking time to share your feedback, and thank you for your contribution to our company and our culture. It sounds like we're doing well in delivering on what you joined us for in terms of your experience, which is great to hear. And thanks for sharing some of the perspectives on the pace of change; I agree that when you're growing and scaling like we are, it can feel fast - as a senior leadership team, we're committed to ensuring we do our best to communicate at the team, org and company level as often and as transparently as we can. Please keep the feedback coming! Thanks, David Chief People Officer
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Illumio Response
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Hi there and thanks so much for taking time to share feedback about your experience supporting us here at Illumio. I agree that our offices are great places to work, connect and collaborate with colleagues, and I thank you for your feedback on the engineer <> QA dialogue that is always helpful to ensure that everyone is on the same page and pulling in the same direction. Please keep the feedback coming! Thanks, David Chief People Officer
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