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
Jun 8, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

the pay and the stock was great.....some cool people.

Cons

Marketing leadership didn't know how to organize a campaign, couldn't align on messaging, and were so caught up in power struggles they never got anything done. Didn't value in-house talent and was way too top heavy.

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Thank you for taking the time to write this review and for having the courage to say what you think. The constructive nature of your advice to management leads us to believe that you care deeply about our organization and are coming from a place of wanting Equinix to be better tomorrow than we are today. At Equinix we believe our employees are great sources of learning. While you are no longer a current employee, please know that your feedback is appreciated and will be shared internally.
2.0
Sep 30, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Highly competitive compensation and excellent stock performance. Company's data center services are in high demand. Flexible work schedule. Some committed, hard-working people, but many who are just playing politics.

Cons

Unfortunately, the company's financial performance simply doesn't make up for a culture that's rife with politics, dysfunctional relationships and arrogance. If you're a "yes" person who plays political games well, you'll do just fine here. If you bring energy, original ideas and assert yourself, you probably won't last. The Marketing organization in particular suffers from a tremendous amount of back-stabbing and dysfunction. This certainly points to a lack of leadership, and most executives seem to be more concerned about protecting their own images and careers than helping to shift the culture in a more positive direction. There has been an exodus of talented people as a result.

1.0
Jul 7, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

A great place to collect a pay check. If you smile and don’t have opinions, you will go far. You can hire family and friends to build your own internal support system. You can be here for 10, 15, 20 years and have zero impact to the business. No one will ask you do work hard or accomplish much.

Cons

There is a culture shift where the new CEO wants to drive performance and improve efficiency - great - but it is not being executed consistently across the company. The old guard is resisting change and dragging feet to get things done. New talent is being hired to make change but it is being resisted. Everything requires consensus and a huge amount of time to get done. The number of needless meetings is astonishing.

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