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Good benefits, bad leadership

Computer Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Salesforce for 1 year
September 19, 2022
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
2.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative Outlook
Pros

Good benefits, stocks, monthly sports pay, and time to volunteer. You also receive money to give to non-profit organizations each month. There's also a wellness day (you don't work on this day).

Cons

Very bad leadership. I'm not sure how managers are selected. My manager likes to pressure employees to finish fast, with very short estimations on tasks that should take longer if code quality is important. I'm not sure if he is trying to impress his manager or if his goal is to take advantage of his leadership position. We, as employees, have pointed out his way of work many times, but he says he agrees and will change, yet the next day the same thing happens.

Leaders tend to threaten many times how they wish to see us continue working in the company, especially after they give us some minor "issues" they think we have.

After working in many companies, this is the first time I've felt hate to work in hi-tech, and it's a big disappointment that Salesforce is the company doing this.

We work five days a week, nine to eleven hours, with a thirty-minute to an hour break. If you think this is a lot, please wait until your manager sets up a one-on-one meeting with you, saying, "I am disappointed that on some days you left work early."

Advice to Management

Please, Salesforce, I respect your V2MOM, your products, and vision. But be careful about what managers do. You can't just go and ask employees what their manager is like, because a day before your meeting with the employee, the manager will sit with the employee and say, "If someone asks you about me, give a good impression and say only good things. I am your manager, and this is important."

I left work at Salesforce and got into a new company. Now, work-life balance is very great. Thank God I left Salesforce. I don't want stocks or extra money for sports; I want a normal software engineer life.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
1.0
Culture and Values
4.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
3.0
Career Opportunities
2.0
Compensation and Benefits
5.0
Senior Management
1.0

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