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Run away! Terrible culture & management

Solutions Architect
Former Employee
Worked at Palo Alto Networks for 1 year
July 6, 2020
Santa Clara, California
1.0
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros

I was well paid, and I worked with some pretty decent folks.

Cons

Where to even begin? This was one of the worst experiences I’ve ever had as a professional.

IT is an abysmal org to work for. HR is basically a pit of vipers.

About 85% Indian, with predictably bad results culture and management-wise. Incompetent, dishonest, conniving, craven, backstabbing management, and a racist and sexist working atmosphere. Several new non-Indian hires in IT either left or were fired within a year of joining.

A terrible place to work if you are female and not Indian. Why? Because you are held to what is a de facto standard of Indian cultural values and behavioral norms rather than American or Western norms and values. Women with strong voices and opinions are not welcomed or valued.

Advice to Management

Throw away all these failures masquerading as leaders when they’re really just refugees from Google and the Gap.

Try also valuing all of your employees and not just a chosen few.

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