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      Worst and most toxic, micro-managing culture - Anonymous employee Palo Alto Networks Employee Review

      1.0
      Nov 30, 2022
      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Apparently this is a higher-paying company so that's a pro? But the caveat is, if you're not an engineer, don't count on that. Stock price keeps climbing.

      Cons

      Don't do it. Harassment and scare tactics used (people would be threatened to be fired for very little things), creepy dudes hitting on the female employees (witnessed women get whistled at by sales guys when walking by in the office), no work-life balance (would be expected to stay very very late multiple times a week and if you couldn't, would be criticized and ostracized), very cliquey (if someone if having a party of out of work get together, will exclude a few folks on the team from being invited), toxic people, toxic "bro" culture, but all of it is praised. There are some nice people who work here, but they don't end up staying long.

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      Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. It’s factually correct that we pay our employees comparatively very well and reward top performance regardless of role. We are all equally focused on our mission of protecting our digital way of life. Our values were determined by our employees, and we take them very seriously. We have won numerous awards based on employee feedback – most recently, Comparably’s awards for Best Culture and Employee Happiness, and we are a Newsweek Most Loved Workplace. We take behavior that does not align with our values very seriously and address every inquiry made.

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      5.0
      Jul 7, 2026
      Principal software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Solid company in terms of growth

      Cons

      Startup culture for a big company

      1.0
      Jun 30, 2026
      Ai sme
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Largest cyber security company in the world with an ever-expanding portfolio

      Cons

      Largest cyber security company in the world with an ever-expanding portfolio. They buy companies quicker than they can integrate them and is the antithesis of a caring employer. Nikesh could layoff 80% of employees tomorrow and the stock would still skyrocket. I decided to pursue a new opportunity after CyberArk was acquired and prior to giving my official two week notice I let my team know, and started training them in our brand new cutting edge solutions so that they could take over my workload without any roadblocks or hiccups. As soon as I put in my two week notice the company locks me out and cuts off all of my benefits and does not pay me for the notice that I have given, putting my family in a very precarious place during the interim of my work. This is by far one of the most classless things I’ve seen a company do, please watch out for yourself at Palo because no one in management will. I am extremely passionate about the space that I operate in and often found myself working 12 hour days- the ability to have work life balance at a place like Palo Alto is zero.

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