SolarWinds reviews

3.8

71% would recommend to a friend

(264 total reviews)
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Sudhakar Ramakrishna

79% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

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3.0
Oct 3, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

-catered lunches and celebrations for good quarters -great products that are very easy to sell -good money -middle management does care

Cons

-micromanagement due to CEO trickling down orders -no culture -no growth opportunities -feels like you're a hamster in a wheel -every month is treated like end of quarter -no learning development

3.0
Jul 31, 2019

Take the good with the bad.

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

SolarWinds is a cool place to work at first. From the snacks, lunches, and sales competitions it is easy to not hate going into work. The benefits are ok, but could be better. There is a decent amount of PTO that you get your first year as well.

Cons

Even though your quota is set quarterly, the management treats each month like it is end of quarter. The management also encourages high pressure sales tactics that not only burn your customers out, but take a toll on the reps as well. Thanks to their high pressure sales culture you will run into a lot of customers and account that despise talking with you. The company tends to micromanage your sales opportunities and go over the top to customers. This shows that they don't trust their sales reps regardless of how much experience you may have. Recently a large number of upper management was either fired, or left the company. This has lead to a lot of internal changes that aren't for the best. The real kicker is the head of the sales organization has never actually done sales. He was in the marketing department.

1.0
Jun 21, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

If you love a steep hierarchy, little cross-team communication (among three chat systems), a vapid culture and negativity everywhere you look, SW is for you.

Cons

Low pay, expensive benefits, dysfunctional management, lack of basic organization skills, poor equipment to work with (unless you're upper management), too many meetings.

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