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Sinking Ship, Low Pay

Senior Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Elastic for 6 years
November 10, 2022
1.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

If you're in an engineering org, you have two Fridays off each month. People seem to get away with working four hours a day. Never heard of anyone being fired.

Cons

People are leaving the company like a sinking ship. Full departments have left. Many broken windows, many engineers that do a subpar job. No one cares. If you're the kind of engineer that will go out of your way to create a better product, what you do won't be valued at all. Salaries are below market if you're European. They try to compensate with stock, which is a joke. Any competitor will pay better. The salary bands are a lie. Productivity or quality of your work means nothing towards raises or promotions. Management is full of rats that only care about looking good up the chain of command while doing virtually nothing. If you're determined to join, demand as much as possible base salary; it won't go any higher once you're in.

Advice to Management

Stop asking employees to add fake 5-star reviews and try to improve and retain talent.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
5.0
Culture and Values
1.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
3.0
Career Opportunities
1.0
Compensation and Benefits
1.0
Senior Management
1.0

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