SolarWinds reviews

3.7

70% would recommend to a friend

(1,457 total reviews)
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Sudhakar Ramakrishna

78% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

SolarWinds has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,457 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
Oct 13, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Sad but true - salary

Cons

Turning into a career killer. Thought they would have come out of the hack scandal from couple yrs back but they seem to be too preoccupied with keeping toxic leadership empowered who all but do is chopping and changing direction and staff every 2 weeks. It's a big mess, HR... oh wait I mean "Talent Success" are either the best actors in the world Or they are 100% complicit with the C-Suite behaviors, level of clear favoritism among the organisation is a disgrace.

3.0
Apr 24, 2018

Good, Unless You Want a Family

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good and stable place to work. As far as "benefits and perks", it's great -- if you're single, like BBQ, tacos, potato chips, cookies soda and the gym.

Cons

If you want a family and you're a woman, beware, you should look elsewhere. There is NO maternity leave. There is 2 weeks of "parental leave", which is paid, but that's it. Do they really expect a woman to return to work after 2 weeks after just having a baby? If not then, what are her options? Otherwise, you'll have to buy disability insurance and use your PTO.

1.0
Dec 15, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

co-workers - everyone can relate to the same struggle. get their number before they either quit or get let go in 2 months. office manager - she's the glue that holds the sinking ship together.

Cons

work/life balance - None at all. A Class Action Lawsuit was given to SolarWinds back in the early part of the year. for 2 months, everyone was allowed to go home at 5 with no questions asked. On the third month, the base was bumped up to 50k. They told everyone that it was to "stay competitive" in the market. we were told to stay there late. it was implemented to keep everyone there at all hours of the night. be expected to work all hours of the night and be responsive to texts. trust/lies - There is no trust between employees and management. food - some might say this is a "pro". others will say it's a reason to keep you at your desk. you can be the judge of that. sales tactics - some the industry's worst sales tactics are put on display here. you think your accounts hate SolarWinds? wait until you have to send mail merges 5 times a week. If that's not enough, your manager will finish off killing the project with a couple of blasts. management sends the same "canned" emails every week. Example: Monday - customer says PO will be in on Friday Tuesday - manager asks for the PO today. manager sends "pull forward" email without you knowing. customer is annoyed Wednesday - send a "swag" email. customer doesn't respond Thursday - manager sends email to customer and questions your ability as a person. forced to send a revised quote with discount. customer is mad at you Friday - everyone is having a panic attack and PO never comes in. customer has the PO but decides to make you wait since no one honors a timeline I can't make this stuff up. commission - unless you are an account executive who monitors the "sales inbox" or have an enterprise account, get used to never hitting your inflated quota. someone said 10% hit, that is a huge stretch. more like 5% hit. advancement - try your luck as a rehire. internal promotions are a rare as finding an employee who likes the job.

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