too many bad managers - hired and fire mentally setting in - Anonymous employee Splunk Employee Review

3.0
Aug 3, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Some great people and some good leaders Some people are trying hard to keep the fun going within Splunk Good solutions and potentially a bright future. A good peer to peer / advisory relationship can develop if you work with the right leaders and mentors. Really great progress in Professional services and Partner areas.

Cons

Too many bad managers with too much power who are not real leaders. Company is prepared to throw money at people when they just want rid of them even if they are extremely strong performers. Very few managers follow any HR best practices to coach and mentor individuals or teams. A lot of growth pains that a lot manager are not equipped to deal with. Still way to much hiring going on via connections rather than correct due diligence during interviews. A lot on implicit bias exists within some the longer serving members of staff, particularly in you come from a large vendor or tech background.

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5.0
Jul 14, 2026
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Pros

- Excellent work life balance and competitive compensation. - Strong benefits and talented, supportive colleagues. - Industry leading technology with an established brand. - Opportunity to work with large enterprise customers and travel when needed.

Cons

- Since the Cisco acquisition, leadership quality and sales execution have noticeably declined. The culture has shifted from customer success to excessive focus on spreadsheets, dashboards, and internal metrics. - Internal politics and favoritism have become increasingly apparent, creating inconsistent opportunities across territories and reps. - The Splunk / Cisco integration remains fragmented. Sales motions, product positioning, and incentives are not aligned, making it difficult to execute effectively. - Cisco sellers are still not consistently incentivized to sell Splunk, creating unnecessary friction between teams. - Lack of experienced SE resources makes running successful PoCs difficult and slows sales cycles. - Account Executives are increasingly treated like overlays rather than owners of their business. - Product innovation has slowed, with a greater emphasis on packaging and licensing changes instead of meaningful platform improvements, while competitors like CrowdStrike and Palo Alto Networks continue to execute aggressively.

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4.0
Jul 15, 2026
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Pros

Great team and culture dynamic across multiple departments

Cons

Team reductions and restructuring caused a lot of confusion

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