SANS Institute Reviews

3.0

37% would recommend to a friend

(154 total reviews)
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Alan Paller

50% approve of CEO

26% positive business outlook

SANS Institute has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 154 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The SANS Institute employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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154 reviews
1.0
1 Feb 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Courses are very professional Can occasionally work from home in family emergencies Nice colleagues

Cons

Company has very low morals and ethical standards when it comes how it treats its employees. You’re expected to work and travel a fair bit in your own time which you don’t get back or paid for. Average rate of promotion is 2-3 years Everyone at the top between the two offices are either married or related. The only real people that get a chance at promotion stay within this remit. Everyone else gets the lower end of the opportunities. Have witnessed some truly awful behaviour within its own teams. Sales directors taking lead opportunities from sales staff to gain the commission for themselves. They don’t train properly from within. You’re expected to know the bulk of the information early on and get the blame if you don’t know. They hired early last for a new role created to support the sales team. They didn’t carve out the role enough in time when said staff started and from there the poor staff members have had nothing but abuse for not fulfilling a role to their expectations when it’s the companies job to support and create that role in the first place. Morale is at its lowest and it’s got to a point where it’s become a dog eat dog environment (everyone out for themselves throwing other colleagues under the bus) Commission as it stands although it’s being reviewed currently is less than 0.5%. This enables the managers and directors to cream off the absolute top and take care of themselves.

1.0
11 Mar 2025
Recommend
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Pros

The training is well regarded, and the students enjoy it.

Cons

Very poor management. No career progression. Massive workload, due to outdated and poor systems. Toxic work culture.

1.0
19 Dec 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Easy to hide and do the bare minimum

Cons

Management bullying and lies are off the chain, within my team alone the lifespan of a team member was on average 6-12 months. I hear some culprits have been weened out but some still remain. At least 3 affairs going on within 1 office. People in management with zero merit. Certain criteria to work in marketing and it’s all based on looks. They hammer home it’s about the mission - the mission is lining the pockets of one family.

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