The reviews here must be from years ago?!?! - Anonymous employee Palo Alto Networks Employee Review

1.0
Dec 16, 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Stock comp is great Products are solid

Cons

Honestly I can’t believe the fact that people can approve of a CEO that they have never interacted with! If you met him then, you would realize he is a terrible leader, he talks down to people, and is the most egocentric narcissistic person you have ever met. If you ever have the “honor” of presenting in front of him, prepare that he did not look at the deck before you walked in. He will look at his two phones the whole time you are in there, and will insult at least 2 people during your meeting…. Most of the insults are about your intelligence or how you look. The fact that he was awarded “best CEO” should tell you whatever periodical put that out cannot be trusted.

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