Poor Leadership and Simply Lacking Human Decency - Anonymous employee SecurityScorecard Employee Review

1.0
Sep 25, 2024
Anonymous employee
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Pros

A few good coworkers that you forge bonds with

Cons

- I challenge you to find any former employee that an speak positively on the leadership and culture of SSC. Before you join, find someone who used to do your job at SecurityScorecard to know what you're walking into. - The CEO, President and CHRO in particular are 3 of the most toxic individuals. CEO publicly belittles employees and uses phrases like "radical candor" or "SSC is an adolescent organization" as an excuse for lacking basic decency and professionalism. The President and CHRO and two of the most spineless enablers I've ever seen. - There are constant layoffs and the company's growth has slowed dramatically. Most employees do not last long enough to collect meaningful equity. - One story: There were weekly #gratitude-friday posts on Slack at the end of every week. These were supposed to encourage company wide appreciation...but turned into the C-Level team trading compliments with eachother and everyone "thanking" the CEO for his leadership. There were lots of cultish elements to this place.

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Pros

Opportunity to interact with major companies and learn cybersecurity solutions. Sales training is helpful.

Cons

Sales targets can be demanding during some quarters.

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SecurityScorecard Response
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It is fantastic to hear that you are enjoying our enterprise client exposure and sales training. We know sales targets can feel demanding during peak quarters. To support you, our leadership team reviews these targets regularly, and we recently brought on a new Senior Director of Total Rewards to ensure our compensation remains fair and competitive. We are also continuously rolling out new enablement sessions and tools to help you succeed. Thank you for your hard work!
2.0
Jun 6, 2026
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Pros

SecurityScorecard has smart, hardworking people, and there are real opportunities to take on meaningful work quickly. If you are someone who can operate independently, solve ambiguous problems, and move fast, you can have a lot of impact here. There are also pockets of strong cross-functional collaboration, especially among employees who are genuinely trying to keep the business moving despite constant change.

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The biggest issue is leadership instability and inconsistent operating discipline. Priorities change quickly, ownership is often unclear, and too much critical work depends on a small number of people rather than durable processes or properly staffed teams. There is a pattern of asking employees to absorb more scope without the resources, authority, or support required to execute sustainably. Decision-making can feel reactive instead of strategic. Different teams may push overlapping initiatives without clear alignment, which creates confusion, duplicated work, and unnecessary political friction. There is also a tendency to reward urgency over planning, which leads to burnout and makes it difficult to build systems that last. Communication from leadership often feels disconnected from the reality of day-to-day execution. The company talks about transformation and innovation, but the internal operating model does not always support that ambition.

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SecurityScorecard Response
2w
Thank you for this detailed feedback. We are grateful you highlighted our team's talent and the opportunities for meaningful impact. We are listening closely to your concerns regarding operational discipline, as we want to avoid a hero culture in favor of sustainable success. As we grow into a more mature organization, management is focused on streamlining operations and building structured processes. We are planning for our future and increasing cross-functional alignment to support everyone.
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