SolarWinds reviews

3.8

71% would recommend to a friend

(1,459 total reviews)
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Sudhakar Ramakrishna

79% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

SolarWinds has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,459 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The SolarWinds employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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1.0
Nov 24, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Competitive salary and benefits for Cork City - Free lunch on Wednesdays - Free gym on-site

Cons

TLDR - It's taken a turn for the worse - almost like watching a car crash every single day. Office environment - Uninspiring, boring and hostile on most days. No real effort to foster collaboration. Employees are on edge all the time owing the constant layoffs leading to no participation in office activities. Senior Management and staff at large -Communication within the organisation is inconsistent with important updates getting lost in the shuffle. Senior level executives with 10+ years of tenure have left the company. Everyone's faith in the company is dwindling. People Team - Abomination of a team that's meant to help people. Referencing the meme (ask for help, but what you get is a yoga class, iykyk). Immediate managers - Classic SolarWinds style is to change teams and reporting structures every three months. In only 18 months I had to report to six different managers, twice to VP level execs because there was nobody in between. Overall culture - The company culture purported to be inclusive and diverse, but in reality, it was quite the opposite. There were instances of discriminatory behavior that went unaddressed, creating a toxic atmosphere for employees from diverse backgrounds (exhibit - not hiring employees who need work permits, not accepting internal referrals, hiring employees who are only based in office locations - not giving a chance to someone who might be willing to relocate) The bottomline? There will always be problems and there's no perfect workplace but there's surely one better than this.

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SolarWinds Response
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Thank you for your feedback and review. SolarWinds is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified applicants and employees without bias and does not condone toxicity or favoritism within the workplace. We understand your concerns about leadership and will take your feedback into consideration to improve our organization. We are committed to fostering a positive and inclusive workplace, where all employees feel valued and heard. We are sorry to hear that has not been your experience. Please reach out to your local People Partner or the Legal Hotline to share your experience with management and include your feedback on manager performance reviews.
1.0
Nov 19, 2023

Genie is out of the bag

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

None that you can imagine

Cons

During a weekend conversation with a friend from Southern India, we discussed issues at SWI. The dialogue touched on casteism’s influence on decision-making within American companies led by individuals from that region. Notably, favoritism at SWI, particularly on the product side, revealed a pattern of promotions favoring those from upper castes, indicating a dual challenge of favoritism and casteism in the current setup.

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SolarWinds Response
2y
Thank you for your feedback and review. SolarWinds is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified applicants and employees without bias and does not condone toxicity or favoritism within the workplace. We are committed to fostering a positive and inclusive workplace, where all employees feel valued and heard. We are sorry to hear that has not been your experience. Please reach out to your local People Partner or the Legal Hotline to share your experience.
1.0
Nov 18, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Hard, probably freedom to not do any work if I don’t want

Cons

The whole charade of SBD seems to be done to project us as a thought leader, but we are far from that. In fact with so many skeletons in the closet, am not sure if we will survive if SEC comes after us with more technical know how. There is no dearth of panel discussions we have been part of but when it comes to actually fixing stuff we have been severely underfunded. I saw video of our CEO with an Illinois congressman who has been leading a committee focused on threats from China. Again just hollow words on SBD in Capitol Hill. These deceptions are nothing but just empty words and nothing more. Should be taken with a bucket of salt.

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