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      Palo Alto Networks

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      Palo Alto Networks reviews

      3.8

      73% would recommend to a friend

      (2,700 total reviews)
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      Nikesh Arora

      87% approve of CEO

      78% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Compensation and benefits

      3.9

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      3.6

      Culture & values

      3.5

      Work/Life balance

      3.5

      Senior management

      Palo Alto Networks has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,700 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Palo Alto Networks 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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      3K reviews
      4.0
      May 29, 2019

      Good place to work

      Marketing
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Most people really like the company and believe in the mission (Go Palo Alto Networks!) - Super nice and brand new HQ campus in Santa Clara with cafeteria, gym, juice bar, coffee house, etc - Definitely going places in the stock market - Industry leading/cutting edge product

      Cons

      - Too much cronyism - Most upper management in Marketing go wayyyy back, and it shows - The "disappearing act" - you'll just never see coworkers again and it won't be acknowledged - If they don't like you, you won't get fired, you will just be given 0 recognition, 0 bonuses, and talked bad about until you leave (even if you work 80 hour weeks)

      1.0
      Jul 26, 2023

      Stay far away… if you value your mental health

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      None, this place is toxic.

      Cons

      Was there for over four years and the things I saw out of management are absolutely disgusting. People forced into jobs they have no background and management tells them.. if you need help, your are an adult and a professional go find it yourself.. REALLY?!? Took a bunch of people and put them in a position they had no business being in. And then when they went to apply for their old jobs were told that according to your last review, you are prohibited you from applying?!? What kind of rat race you running here Nikesh and BJ?!?

      2.0
      Dec 22, 2022

      Disappointing culture and stopping remote work

      Senior product line manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Compensation is OK, and there are some really interesting projects to work on. I would say that almost everything in your career success here is based on the team and project you’re working on — there are a lot of micro-cultures, so there are some pockets of really incredible people doing incredible things. I’ve met several different pockets of people who I love working, are great at their jobs, genuinely care, and want to do the “right thing”. Find the right pocket of people to work with who can insulate you from the broader Palo ecosystem and you’ll have a great time.

      Cons

      The “Overall Palo” culture is pretty terrible… C-level management has a reputation for being REALLY harsh and not making much sense — people have to spend a LOT of time managing up to them. Terrible at internal comms and policies. Last year it was “FLEXWork is here to stay - we’re making a commitment to letting you work when and where you want, forever”. This year it’s “Managers must be in the office 3 days a week”. They have MASSIVELY bungled the comms and positioning of this roll out (not to mention policy is terrible). As far as “big company” things go — they’re terrible. I’ve never seen a large company where it takes this long to get something through the IT department, Legal, or “Pricing”. Coordination between sales, GTM, and Eng is terrible.

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      Palo Alto Networks Response
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      Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. Our mission is so important and we are really proud to have been recognized for the way we support our employees working together on this mission each day. Our compensation and culture have been recognized by Comparably, which is based on employee feedback. We have always been as transparent as possible in our communications about remote working. We do believe that managers and director level individual contributors and above can best build our culture and contribute to the professional development and wellbeing of those early in their careers by being accessible in our offices a few days per week. We continue to lead with empathy and trust – schedules remain as flexible as they can around needs at home, and individual work. Our people who were hired into remote roles remain as is. We encourage you to work with your manager and team to identify the best times to collaborate in person, and to continue to take advantage of all that FLEXWORK has to offer, including our benefits, learning opportunities, our internal mobility program, and more.
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