HIre & Fire!!! Definitely not employee friendly! - Anonymous employee DDN Employee Review

1.0
29 June 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Work-Life balance Work from home facility

Cons

Purely hire and fire organization Zero efforts to hold resources Teams are remote-controlled by offshore managers (Management in India has zero decision making powers) HR role is non-existent (You cannot rely on them when you require their help) Hike is negligible (Company does not believe in profit sharing with employees) Being a product based company, they have no product training for the support team. (Employees are expected to learn the product on the fly on customer calls)

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DDN Response
10mo
Thank you for recognizing our efforts to support work-life balance and flexible work arrangements. We are committed to creating a workplace where employees feel empowered and supported, and we regret hearing that your experience didn’t reflect that. Your feedback about training, HR accessibility, and management structure is important, and we’re actively working to improve in these areas. We value transparency and accountability especially as we create a more performance based culture and recognize/reward strong performance as well as develop skills for upgrading talent. Please know that your voice matters, and we appreciate you sharing your perspective to help us grow.

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Cons

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1.0
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Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Just a few colleagues. If you don't like your manager, you just wait a few months and you'll have a new one (probably worse than the previous).

Cons

Chaotic environment. Toxic culture. They'll add you to an on-call rotation. If you don't agree, say good bye to any raises and expect to be fired. 60 hours week are normal. You'll work weekends. One of the values of the company is 24x7 (so don't believe HR here when they say they don't expect you overwork because it is actually one of their values). If you don't, expect no raises, no options and you'll be fired quickly. Pay is below average. They implemented a stock option plan that is so absolutely ridiculous that everybody minimally competent should quickly leave. Benefits are below average. Culture is toxic and it starts at the very top. Whenever they replace leadership (often) they just look for small dumb dictators that believe engineers are just resources. They don't ever have a clear idea of what to do with the product and shoot in all directions, because they are clueless. They are all fired after a few months and replaced with a new bunch of mediocre dumb dictators. No career progression. Pure chaos. Pure marketing.

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DDN Response
1mo
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We are a Technology company and value the innovation, creativity and technical expertise of our engineering community. Creating a supportive and respectful technology oriented environment is a key priority for us. If you did not feel that during your time with DDN then we need to improve our efforts in highlighting the importance of our engineering teams that drive our technology as a leader in AI Data Intelligence. We recognize that periods of change can be challenging and we are actively working to strengthen our consistency in leadership, communication and employee experiences across the organization. We truly value the contributions of our team members and are committed to building a workplace where people feel supported, fairly compensated and able to grow in their careers.
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