Fair Short Term Investment, Poor Long Term Career
Pros
* Great Benefits * Food * Awesome Coworkers * Fast Paced * Growing Company * Fun atmosphere Qualtrics has been a fun ride for the last few years, but like most people who are approaching Tier 4 of pay, I've realized that there is no future at Qualtrics. You have to go back to school because anyone at a higher level than you has more school than you and Qualtrics makes no exceptions for hiring, even loyalty to the company. I've never worked with a more fun and talented team, but they pretty much push you out after a few years due to their lack of investment in you as an employee.
Cons
* No Paternity Leave * Vacation days don't roll over (use or lose) * Bro Culture * No investment in employees * Hard to move up * Most management hired from outside * No plan to develop talent internally * Low pay * Bonuses very ambiguous * The recruiting team posts fake reviews on Glassdoor... The Qualtrics culture has shifted in the past while to being like any other tech firms in the area but with lower pay. It's still a fun place to work, but be sure to avoid the many opportunities to be shamed publicly on the internal messaging system. There is a "gratitude" culture that has begun where any questioning of direction/decisions is met with "You should be grateful that the benevolent company has given you this opportunity/chance/event/activity." Another interesting aspect is the severe lack of opportunities to participate in any project that could be a risk to the company. They don't take risks on their employees; there is always a safety net so no one really hits their full potential. It's not somewhere you can walk away from saying "I had some really cool projects that would have failed without me." As mentioned previously, it's a great place to work for a while, but don't expect to stay. They don't make any investment in their employees so at some point you realize that you won't be moving into a leadership role even though you've been scoring wonderfully on your performance reviews. You don't meet the technical bar and there will be no exceptions. Same goes for making a move to Eng without a degree even with years of experience and loyalty to the company. No exceptions. Also, although we have offices around the world don't expect to transfer offices. I've seen it happen twice, and both were under the rug. It's just not something that's allowed.
