SolarWinds reviews

3.8

71% would recommend to a friend

(1,463 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 1,463 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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1K reviews
1.0
Aug 7, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Since the new management took over, they make even worse.

Cons

However, the working environment has become extremely toxic and plagued with unethical behavior. It appears that favoritism runs rampant, and if you are not part of the inner circle, you are treated as nothing more than an expendable employee. Public abuse, bullying, and intimidation seem to be common occurrences, while those in the CEO's circle, regardless of their poor performance, are showered with respect and have others making excuses on their behalf. During meetings, the CEO's friends display disrespect towards employees, showing a complete disregard for ethical and moral standards. One might even question if they have ever worked in a professional organization before.

1.0
Nov 15, 2018

Not for professionals

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Zero. Since you will see the same in any other company.

Cons

I wouldn`t believe in all "Good Reviews" written below here. if you want to hear honest feedback talk to former Solarwinds employees, I don`t think that you will hear at even a few good things about them. They will also tell you about some accidents happened in their office which is a result of company behavior and culture. All mid-management doesn`t have any experience in IT outside Solarwinds. Basically Solarwinds is the only thing they know. If you have any experience in IT this is not place for you. Some managers and even high level management are very childish and will do anything to get rid of you if they don`t like you personally. Reacting as a 12 year old child. The reason why they are taking those positions is because they are playing politics and say only what their management want to hear. And because they are acting as a robots and not even thinking what they are doing and why, they don`t have their own opinion, absolutely useless. You will not see there a true individuals. No team work at all. In fact i don`t think they know what is that. If it is your first place of work then it might be good for you. But don`t stay there for too long and look for another opportunities as soon as possible and leave them with their culture.

1.0
Oct 3, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Many of the people below management level are kind, helpful and supportive. Otherwise, the main advantage to working at SolarWinds is that the bar is set incredibly low for all future workplaces.

Cons

While it is easy to say that all negative Glassdoor reviews are nothing more than disgruntled workers, SolarWinds should be paying more notice to them should they ever want their rates of churn to ever improve. The company likes to label their own brand of chaotic mismanagement as being “fast - paced”, in what could only be described as a self - congratulatory way of management excusing their behaviour. There’s fast - paced, and then there’s whatever SolarWinds is. The rates of gaslighting and toxicity are unparalleled from normal working environments, and the offices they’re forcing staff to go into are grim, dark and outdated. It’s ironic that SolarWinds extends their CARE values to everyone except their staff, who they quite simply don’t trust or remotely CARE about.

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