Equinix reviews

3.8

70% would recommend to a friend

(2,304 total reviews)
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Adaire Fox-Martin

64% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

Equinix has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,304 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Equinix employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews
1.0
Mar 4, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Beautiful office right by the water - Decent benefits - Nice coworkers - Good work life balance - Job is very secure unless something happens that makes data centers obsolete (unlikely)

Cons

Perhaps because Equinix has such a powerful competitive moat around its core business, they have little motivation to build a competent marketing group. Leadership in marketing has no vision, leadership capabilities, or inspirational qualities. All they do is fight amongst themselves, make poor decisions, discuss fashion choices and hire bad people. The brightest and most ambitious people have moved on and all that's left is people who are only sticking it out because of the stock price and to have a steady paycheck until they find something else. There's no upward mobility, their technology systems are broken and old, and you will spend years of your life here with have nothing to show for it when you interview at your next job. Stay away.

1.0
Mar 15, 2017

All talk No Walk

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Market Leader in most Geos

Cons

Magic of Equinix and start-up culture are empty promises. Lots of people talk about it but unfortunately many don't walk the talk particularly in middle management. Hiring process was painfully long - 10 interviews over 4 months. On two occasions the interviewer did not show up and they had to be a re-schedule. Emails to colleagues are often not replied to. Doesn't reflect well on the company and its culture.

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Equinix Response
9y
Thanks for your feedback and sharing your thoughts with us. We are sorry our culture didn’t resonate with you, especially as our company’s culture is something that we take great pride in at Equinix. Our company values have been weaved into the very fabric of how we go about interviewing, hiring, promoting, and rewarding talent. We are very disappointed to hear about your interview experience, as that is not what we strive for here at Equinix. While we recognize there is little we can do to make this right with you at the moment, we appreciate your feedback as an opportunity to improve our candidate experience and ensure future candidates receive a better experience. Best wishes in your future pursuits!
3.0
Mar 7, 2017

Marketing

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Company is very successful and positioned to do well for at least 5 years plus. People are really nice and treat each other with respect and kindness. Not sure if that is true up the ladder of managerial status.

Cons

Marketing organization has a low key vibe that is boring. Work is done only at your level - so it's not a big melting pot of cross functional exposure and ideas. It's a very hierarchical organization - you don't really work with anyone above your "rank".

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Equinix Response
9y
Thanks for taking the time to write a review and share your thoughts with us. We are glad to hear that you are both enjoying your coworkers and feeling good about how Equinix is positioned in the market. We are sorry to hear you are less than satisfied with your experience in the Marketing organization. We try to make time with team members from all levels, sometimes through informal gatherings (e.g. celebrating team birthdays every month, and “drinks and mingles” when leadership is in town), and other times through more formal all-hands meetings, roundtables, and cross-functional initiative work with participation from managers and individual contributors. We encourage you to participate in these events. If you have other ideas and don’t feel like you have a venue to share them, please contact me directly as I would be happy to continue the conversation offline. —Sara Baack, Chief Marketing Officer
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