Toxic gaslighting corporate cult on a downward spiral - Anonymous Qualtrics Employee Review

1.0
May 13, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Q hired a lot of smart, kind, innovative people during a hyper-growth phase. Unfortunately, all of these smart innovators have left since or are running for the hills after realizing what a vaporware sh*t show this place is. There are still some true gems left, but those people are few and far between, and they typically have no power over the reality of your day-to-day. Compensation was pretty good during the heyday... but it's shrinking fast.

Cons

This place very quickly turned into the most psychologically damaging organization I've ever been a part of. - Where your career will come to die. You won't be able to get anything done or grow professionally due to all the bureaucratic, political red tape – *especially* if you don't work in Provo, UT HQ. - A lot of people here have only ever worked at Qualtrics. This place operates like a company straight out of the 1990s – run by first-graders (might be an insult to first-graders.) - Everyone here is out for themselves and trying not to get laid off in the next round that Silver Lake inevitably cuts. - No boundaries allowed. You will be societally shunned if you say no or even hesitate to work on something is (completely) outside your job description or bandwidth. If you don't sacrifice your body, mind, and soul for this company, you will be told you're not a team player. The Qualtrics that will be left standing in 6 months to a year will be a shell of its former self, with the way things are going with PE buyout. But honestly, it was never really great here to begin with. The stuff that happens here could easily be in a cult documentary, and so many people here think it's normal so you will very quickly feel like a black sheep if you don't comply.

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5.0
May 15, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Enjoy the changes silver lake has made. We are getting more efficient and back to what Qualtrics is really good at.

Cons

A lot of change can be frustrating at times, but necessary

3.0
Jun 27, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits and resources available for their employees. In-office perks include catered lunches 3 days a week, 2 days with grub-hub credits, and free snacks and coffee daily; alongside office events and parties. There is a generally positive culture amongst the overall company.

Cons

Their actual company leadership does not always make the best decisions and rather than prioritizing root cause issues that impact both the customers and employees' daily work, they would rather prioritize shinier items that give the illusion of innovation. This will trickle down to the employees in the form of stressed deadlines, longer hours, and frustrated clients and/or frustrated teams you may work cross functionally with that are client facing. Your actual experience at qualtrics is largely based on what team/job function you are in and who your manager is. Additionally, there is a glaring diversity issue that remains unaddressed with no real effort to hire more underrepresented people of color, leading to the high turnover rate of underrepresented minorities who are not lucky enough to have great managers.

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