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Cornerstone OnDemand

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You'll like the people you work with, but it's a tough environment. - Anonymous employee Cornerstone OnDemand Employee Review

2.0
9 Dec 2008
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

1. At Cornerstone the environment is youthful and vibrant. There are a lot of young fun people there that are easy to get a long with. 2. The leadership is very good at making money. All of the founders have a background in finance so you can be assured that they will try to maximize the stock price. Most people feel confident that their options will be worth something.

Cons

1. It is a very fast moving company that doesn't allow time to do things thoroughly. Because they are so cost conscious, they push every employee to do more work than is possible and have unreasonable deadlines. This leads to shoddy work that could be avoided by hiring more resources. 2. Compensation is not up to par with other companies. The main motivator is the stock options. 3. The environment is overly political with a lot of finger pointing between departments. This is probably due to the lack of resources and high stress level of most employees.

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5.0
7 Apr 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great leadership. Clear vision for growth and success.

Cons

Acquisitions created competing products and culture.

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Cornerstone OnDemand Response
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Thanks for sharing this; it's great to hear your positive outlook on our leadership and vision as that’s something we really care about. There can be challenges that come along with acquisitions, especially when it comes to aligning products and culture. While these decisions are made to support growth and long-term success, they don’t always feel seamless in the moment. Again, I appreciate you sharing your perspective and wish you all the best. -Carina Cortez, Chief People Officer
2.0
8 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Originally, this company was very supportive. There were many layers of resources meant to make employees successful. After the purchase of the company by PE they have cut software, resources and staffing to increase profits. I would not say there are many advantages over other employers in the field today. The ability to work from home is a pro. Complexity of the software is a pro because the work isn't boring. There's always something to learn.

Cons

- no real path to advancement, Cornerstone used to promote from within, over the past several years the majority of hired have been external - management cares a lot about stats but doesn't care to educate employees on how to meet those expectations. Ex. If a employee gets a negative survey it isn't reviewed and strategies aren't shared for improvement. If an issue goes on longer than expected and it puts employees out of compliance with the resolution time standard, employees are told to fix it with no strategies for doing so. There is no analysis of issues. One caveat: my team has a new manager so there is a possibility that things will improve; however the directives come from the top down, so upper management still has a problematic philosophy.

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