Skip to contentSkip to footer
employer cover photo
employer logo
employer logo

Mimecast

Engaged Employer

Mimecast reviews

Some great working individuals on the ground but a blame culture and lack of leadership - Security Engineer Mimecast Employee Review

1.0
Aug 15, 2020
Security engineer
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There are some really good technical colleagues and the working culture between them can be fun and great at times. Some flexibility in remote working and a work/life balance.

Cons

Security Organization riddled with mismanagement, negative politically driven decision making and a blame culture where management are very quick to pass the responsibility down unfairly for issues that are management's responsibility. There is also a distinct lack of training and career progression and development and a culture where your ideas can quickly be shut down rather than be discussed in a balanced and collaborative environment. There is also a high turnover of staff, with critical replacements not being back filled causing unnecessary workloads for staff where team members have left for long extended periods of time. Values that are established in the organization are generally not followed, with meetings and conversations that should led to healthy debates and multi-way conversations but instead generally end up being toxic arguments with this happening especially between managers to engineers and especially ending with the use of inappropriate language.

avatar
Mimecast Response
5y
Thank you for sharing your feedback with us. As an organization, we’re working hard to ensure that all Mimecasters uphold our core values - the Mimecast Way. As part of our new performance management process, we’re reviewing results based on both employees’ performance and how we live our values. As we roll out this new approach that more fully incorporates the Mimecast Way, we will provide managers and leaders with training and resources that uphold our culture of accountability, respect, and inclusion. In addition to our revamped performance management process, we are expanding career development programming, sharing deeper insight into job levels, skill requirements, and growth opportunities for all employees. We understand, through our employee surveys and other feedback avenues, that employee career growth is an important area of focus for us. We’re excited about the opportunities ahead of us to empower Mimecasters to grow their career with us. We appreciate you taking the time to write your review.

Explore other reviews about Mimecast

5.0
Apr 6, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great office, catered lunch daily. Great benefits, 4 weeks PTO to start plus paid holidays, floating holidays, sick time. Culture is flexible, vibrants, friendly people.

Cons

Frequent changed and pivoting but senior leadership listens to employees which is good.

1.0
Jul 14, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

No pros that you can't get at another company. There are some amazing people left here, but not many - most have been layed off or have jumped ship to avoid said layoffs.

Cons

Mimecast is a company that, unfortunately, no longer cares about their employees after being acquired by Permira a few years ago. Rolling, silent layoffs are near constant, so you never know whether or not you're next on the chopping block this month. Benefits have been on a steady decline for years, pay raises and salary are borderline embarassing (and their main NA office is in one the highest cost of living areas in the state FYI), the culture is one of genuine disdain for their workers, the company can't stop hemorrhaging customers due to their lack of innovation. Leadership is chaotic and constantly changing.

5
See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All
Related searches: Mimecast jobs | Mimecast salaries | Mimecast benefits | Mimecast interviews
Mimecast reviewsMimecast Security Engineer reviewsMimecast review