New Relic reviews

3.5

62% would recommend to a friend

(1,468 total reviews)
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Ashan Willy

65% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

New Relic has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,468 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The New Relic 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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3.0
Apr 21, 2014
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Pros

Great people, great little perks, great officespace

Cons

growing way to fast, firing people left and right for not hitting quota when quota's are becoming less and less attainable. no 401k and stock option strike price is ridiculous, barely even worth having them. What was once a super fun work place is now just a bunch of people running around stressed out 24/7

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New Relic Response
11y
It is now a year since this review; I choose to let it age, given the "strike price is ridiculous" comment -- this is something one only knows in retrospect, after a public offering. We went public last December and in retrospect the reviewer is, as expected, wrong. The value of our stock today, $33.30, is roughly double the strike price of a year ago. Doubling in value during a year is respectable for a relatively mature start-up. For Relics who joined earlier, their gains have, of course, been even greater. BTW, the comment about "no 401k" was wrong then and continues to be wrong. We have had a 401(k) program for a number of years, with over 80% of Relics participating. We did introduce our match only last year, so perhaps that is what the comment addressed. And, I am pleased to report that we continue to have great people, great perks and great office space! Thanks, Steve McElfresh VP People
5.0
Mar 31, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Awesome people Rapid change in product Developers respect support Hard problems to solve that keep you learning Watching a startup grow up Great office with a fantastic view!

Cons

Not a lot of promotion within support A bit heavy on the number of managers to non managers ratio Only 20 days of PTO per year (sick and vacation)

3.0
Mar 2, 2014

A mixed bag.

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Pros

+ solid core product + solid benefits + high quality technical team + executive team has earned the company's respect + technical culture of excellence (focused on quality, process)

Cons

- poor engineering management - very rapidly growing bureaucracy - short-sighted attitude towards career development - stated values and actual expectations frequently at odds - growing to meet the expectations of an IPO instead of the market - overly aggressive expectations for sales - poor coordination between offices - product management is losing focus as number of products grows - quality of new hires is dropping in rush to grow

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