Five9 reviews

3.6

63% would recommend to a friend

(756 total reviews)
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Amit Mathradas

63% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Five9 has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 756 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Five9 employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.6 stars).

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756 reviews
1.0
Sep 19, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- My manager (female, left same time) - Mentoring summer interns - Grassroots-led ERGs

Cons

Where do I even begin... - Extremely rude and non-collaborative coworkers/teammates - Bullies everywhere: Multiple people made me cry, I was mansplained to constantly, and then leadership sides with and promotes the bully! - Way too sales-driven and product has no actual ownership - Did not feel part of a team as there was no investment/support from senior leadership and an entire summer with no team meeting? - No functioning product analytics, design, or marketing team - Little formal onboarding/training for some teams' new hires - Slackers frequently taking credit for others' ideas/work - Insane amount of red tape/office politics: Nothing gets done at Five9 - My role should've been renamed to "Babysitter: Gather receipts & make sure people read their emails" - No race diversity and little gender diversity on exec team - 2 years in a row HR said "we will look at giving everyone Juneteenth off" but doesn't actually take action - Very adverse to change and to become a more modern tech company - Everything has gone even more downhill since failed Zoom acquisition - Underpaid compared to tech market (HQ is in East Bay and not SF/SV) - Taken advantage of and no appreciation/recognition for those who actually work hard The cherry on top of was the behavior exhibited in-person at CX Summit 2022 in Las Vegas. - Top sales bully disrespecting me and my partners multiple times - Inappropriate sexual behavior towards younger employees - Spotlighting a white male exec on the Day 1, main stage Women-in-Tech panel with no explanation (woohoo a story about his mom who doesn't work for the company!) - During the WiT panel Five9 suggested to "offer a mommy makeover" as a way to help women? And this public company is still reposting on LinkedIn the panel's artistic drawing where an attendee blatantly questioned this "surgically change your body for the workforce" sentiment and point-blank asked "is this the answer?" - Later finding out our CMO (1 of 2 females on exec team) wanted a "token male" on the panel because in tech usually there's a "token female" - Hearing that some people thought it was "entertaining" they put a "token male" on the WiT panel (as if there are not 100s of strong women whose voices they could've elevated) - Still not addressing the absolute Women-in-Tech blunder internally or externally 1+ month after getting back from the event While I understand every individual has their own experience, mine was rock-bottom terrible. This job greatly affected my mental health. I gave specific feedback for 1+ year and was told every time "that's just the way it is." I have no idea how this company has a 4.6 rating - I'm convinced most of these 5-star reviews and "Best Places to Work" awards are completely fake.

2.0
Mar 21, 2016

Dysfunction Junction

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Great East Bay location - Decent work/life balance - Revenue continues to grow - On the road to sustained profitability, so stock should continue to respond - Cloud is the future so company outlook is good

Cons

- Extremely small budgets - Certain departments running very lean (not willing to invest in additional headcount / outside help to alleviate heavy workloads) - CEO micromanages (extreme lack of trust in employees outside of his inner circle) - Many employees / vendors are personal friends of CEO - Departments often fail to work together harmoniously (lots of silos) - Lacks team philosophy - Renegade sales force rarely follows protocol

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Five9 Response
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Thank you for your comments. We are glad that you enjoy a healthy work/life balance at Five9 and believe that the company outlook is strong - we feel the same! In order for us to continue to grow profitably, it is essential that we closely monitor spending and focus our investments in key areas. While we realize this can be frustrating for some, we recognize and truly appreciate the hard work, commitment and ongoing contributions of our employees to help us achieve our goals.
1.0
May 26, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Used to have a great culture where everyone worked hard and played hard. Many started the company from scratch and could see the value of their work.

Cons

Greed, incompetence and nepotism at the very highest levels of leadership. Many key people have either been laid off (two large layoffs in last 10 months) or have had enough and left. It's a dying company now.

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