Disorganized Mess - Anonymous employee Five9 Employee Review

1.0
6 Mar 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

People are generally good. But I have nothing else to say positive.

Cons

Sycophants are rewarded. Delivering value to customers is no longer the focus. Ridiculous process changes. Long hours, unrealistic expectations, unstable product, no testing.... PTO is at a minimum. Focus on 'off shoring' anything and everything

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Cons

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