Discrimination and Retaliation - Software Engineer II Datadog Employee Review

1.0
12 Apr 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Decent benefits, working around some smart people.

Cons

Racism and discrimination is what I experienced at Datadog. HR will do everything in their power to protect their managers who are guilty of this. They will blame everything on you and gaslight. I was retaliated against for approaching my manager about some inappropriate and discriminatory comments he made in front of the entire team and HR did absolutely nothing but defend him, even after he retaliated.

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Datadog Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback, though we are sincerely sorry to hear that this was your experience at Datadog. We care about acting ethically and with integrity and take these allegations seriously. Our goal is to promote a workplace that is free of discrimination. Retaliation against a colleague who raises a complaint of discrimination is strictly prohibited, and though you are no longer with Datadog, we do still take what you've shared seriously. We invite you to contact our anonymous third-party provider EthicsPoint at https://secure.ethicspoint.com/domain/media/en/gui/52231/index.html to share any specifics regarding the concerns you've shared so that we can learn more. We want our people to feel comfortable in approaching their leadership and/or their People Business Partner and feel their concerns are heard. Thank you again for sharing and we wish you all the best in your future endeavors.

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