Graveyard for senior engineers, failed to retain talent - Anonymous employee Box Employee Review

1.0
28 Oct 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good only if you are in sales and marketing. This is an public enterprise software company running out of cash, which means R&D isn't their main focus at this point. (Just look at their SEC filing, their marketing and sales expenses are 3 times R&D). Kudos to CEO and a couple upper management somehow able to attract bright engineers with promise of 10x growth in stock price.

Cons

Most engineering managers and directors have zero people management skills. They try to imitate Google's promotion scheme but don't have the right people on the committees. End result is that people with good social and self marketing skills get promoted while people who get stuff done gets fed up, become less productive and then leave. They also don't have enough money to fairly reward all talents, so a lot of senior engineers are leaving (which is also probably what they want anyway given the need to save expenses).

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Pros

- Strong executive leadership with clear direction - Customers see the value in the software and there is a product/market fit - Managers care about work life balance and your professional growth - Autonomy to do valuable meaningful work and focus on the right initiatives for your role

Cons

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2.0
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Pros

Competitive compensation and decent earning potential depending on segment. Opportunity to manage complex deal cycles. Broad product suite allows for cross-sell and solution-based selling. Active founder-led company

Cons

Poor management quality and leadership decisions can impact morale. Culture can feel less dull and lack energy especially compared to faster-growing tech companies. Selling the product can feel little exciting. Internal processes and decision-making can feel bureaucratic.

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