Extremely unstable and fully confused top management - Director SolarWinds Employee Review

1.0
23 Jul 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Opportunity to learn on the job

Cons

Extremely toxic workplace Bad remuneration as per industry standard No work life balance Weak leadership at top only focussed on making money for themselves

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SolarWinds Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We’re sorry to hear that your experience has been challenging. While this isn’t the environment we strive to create, we recognize that feedback like yours is essential to understanding where we need to improve. We take concerns about workplace culture, compensation, and leadership seriously. We’re actively evaluating how we operate and where we can improve.

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Cons

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1.0
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Pros

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Cons

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