Used to be a great place to work, not anymore - Anonymous employee Samsara Employee Review

1.0
Feb 24, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

• Some really kind, driven, smart, colleagues • Cool products and business solutions

Cons

• Huge investment into AI, but only minimal investment into the people who work at the company and drive impact every day. • Toxic work environment. Good employees get let go for no reason. A lot of favoritism among leadership. Mass exodus of long-time employees. Anyone who has any options has either left, or is looking. • Rollback of benefits • When I first joined, there was a spirit of people helping each other out. Even when there were problems, there was a sense that everyone was working together and toward the same goals with each others' best interests at heart. Everyone built each other up. That's a mind-set of the past, now, long gone.

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Samsara Response
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Thank you for sharing your experience. We’re truly sorry to hear that your time here didn’t reflect the supportive, high-performing culture we strive to build. Investing in our people and creating an environment where teams feel valued and are able to do their best work remains a top priority as we continue to grow.

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