Pros
SolarWinds has recently hired some great executives that are finally rebuilding the "Product DNA" of the company. Recent product releases and current roadmaps are really promising. It's exciting to see what the future holds for SolarWinds.
Cons
The organizational structure is a mess. It is somewhat of a matrix structure but not fully. The result is that there is not one clear owner, so all important decisions have to flow to the CEO. The culture is quite toxic. The CEO's quarterly kick off meetings are all the same: sports metaphors and "work harder, faster, more. If you don't like it get out." Important positions are getting filled by outside hires, not from within which indicates that there is no trust in employees that have been around for a while. I don't have concrete numbers but I hear that churn is quite high, particularly in sales (which is not surprising).