Life ruining experience - Anonymous employee New Relic Employee Review

1.0
Aug 14, 2018
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great product, great sales organization.

Cons

The company runs entirely on politics and favoritism. Hard work and intelligence are not valued. I observed favoritism, workplace harassment, alcohol and drug abuse, sexual misconduct and blatant discrimination and sexism. There is zero accountability and management values compliance over innovation and free thinking. Employees were consistently terminated for no good reason, or would get 'pushed out' and quit. HR enabled all of it. My experience working at New Relic destroyed my faith in the tech industry, as I watched any employee with competence and new thinking torn to shreds and shown the door, while other employees with zero results to show for themselves kept their jobs.

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New Relic Response
7y
Thank you for sharing your feedback. This is distressing to hear, to say the least. While we do have systems and procedures in place, through HR and through our ERGs, I realize that for some, it may feel unsafe to pursue those channels. To that end, if you have specifics that we can investigate, I encourage you to provide them through our anonymous third-party reporting site, Ethics Point (https://secure.ethicspoint.com/domain/media/en/gui/40774/index.html). I would also welcome anyone to reach out to me directly. My door is always open. The thing that makes New Relic great is our people and our teams. To be successful, everyone must feel equally safe, authentic and accountable at work, which is important to me and to the whole management team. While I don’t believe this review represents the experience of most people at New Relic, it is clear that you feel differently, and I would like to make that better. Thank you again for providing the feedback, as hard as it was to hear, and for anything else you provide to help us improve. Thanks, Kristy (Chief People Officer)

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Thank you for the great review! We’re thrilled that you’re experiencing our 'Challenger Mindset' firsthand and feeling valued as a new Relic. We also appreciate your feedback on the onboarding 'fire hose' and are committed to streamlining our documentation to help our new hires dive in even faster."
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New Relic Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We are glad to hear you have fond memories of your time with us and the colleagues you worked alongside. We also acknowledge your comments regarding management, and we appreciate your perspective as we continue working to support our teams and shape our culture. We wish you all the best in your next chapter!
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