A company with a good solution but poor management - Customer Success Palo Alto Networks Employee Review

1.0
May 26, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The benefits are good, particularly the ability to take unlimited time off. The company is definitely in a space where there is continued demand and has a Sales organization that is overachieving. The new VP in Services is a leader.

Cons

There are pockets within the company that are good and enthusiastic. There are others, however, that are extremely toxic where a Sr. Director berates managers in front of their direct reports and so on down the line. There are managers who have no experience and as a result, micromanage otherwise capable employees. There are people in positions who have never done the job, only read about them in books. As a result, their expectations are simply whack. If you are not at HQ, then the career opportunities are not there.

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Pros

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Cons

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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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