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Good overall company values, but low flexibility and many policies

Senior Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Salesforce for 1 year
March 16, 2018
Burlington, Massachusetts
3.0
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Pros

Great training programs and tools for learning, with very good perks. Some very cool activities like Hack days and volunteering activities.

Cons

The technology stack used for development is old in many of the projects. Most of the work is about maintaining and patching legacy monolithic apps.

Policies are sometimes hard to find and understand. Make sure that you understand the policies when you enter this company. This includes schedules, flexibility, and WFH. If you are on a work visa and want to start a PERM process, make sure your type of visa is compatible with their policies for that concern.

Also, make sure that you have good communication with your manager, as different managers seem to understand the company's philosophy, values, and policies in a different way.

Advice to Management

The company culture is great, but it is not permeating properly and quickly to the offices from the acquired companies. Sometimes you can even hear people in management criticizing the Salesforce philosophy or making fun of it, which is discouraging for new employees. Micromanagement can become an issue in the company if the philosophy of the company is misunderstood by the managers.

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