Horrible Leadership - Anonymous employee Illumio Employee Review

1.0
Jan 30, 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great pay and benefits and majority of the people are great to work with

Cons

Words cannot express how much i hate this place. The leadership is horrible in almost every department especially in HR . The technical lower level leadership and that team are the only ones really trying to make a difference but other than that… a waste. The onboarding is a joke . I have never seen so many unethical and back stabbing leaders in a company .

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Illumio Response
1y
Hi there and thanks for sharing your feedback on your experience here at Illumio, which sounds like it was very different than that of most of our Illumineers, and certainly where and how I see the company. As our CEO Andrew shared with our leaders at our Leadership Day just this week, integrity is a non-negotiable here. It has been - and will be - core to our culture, full stop. While we've had different experiences, yours is one I'd very much like to hear more about - and learn from if we can, as we owe each person who invests their time with us a rewarding career experience - from our Day 1 New Hire Orientation which we've just refreshed, all the way through the employee lifecycle. So in the spirit of continuous improvement, and if you're willing to share confidentially where we can grow, please message me on LinkedIn or email, and I'd be grateful for a few minutes of your time. Thanks, David Chief People Officer

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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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