It pains me to see how the company which had so many pros has now turned into a soulless company. Everything is seen from the lense of making its book as healthy as possible (profitability!) no matter the cost. I will explain so it benefits others who may be looking to join:
1. Leadership
New Leadership was brought in when the company was bought by Thoma Bravo. It was a fresh start to get the company to propel itself to new heights. After a few years with the current management though, I have to admit that the company has evolved and not in a positive way. It used to have strong core values and leadership that used to listen. Now, X-Team leaders only focus on making as much $$$ as possible, no matter the cost. Assuming they are the ones who benefit the most. There is no empathy from the top. All the previous A team functional leaders have been replaced by B team leaders. For instance, America's Sales leadership has been changed every year! Leaders are completely disconnected from the employees.
By the way, the X-Team comprises of people who are all new after Thoma Bravo acquired Qlik, except the CMO who has been here for a long time. This is interesting because the one thing that Qlik always struggled and still struggles with is in the area of marketing.
Employee and culture:
Most people are relatively new due to very high turnover, especially in sales. The company hasn't done nearly enough to keep good people from leaving. As a matter of fact, many tried to stay for so long but the company just didn't want to do right by them. Not only did they not do anything when they left, but the company also adopted a policy to sue everyone who left for a competitor and making their life a complete hell. Some great people have been let go during multiple rounds of layoffs too! One happened as recent as Feb 2020 because the CEO just decided it was time for a change. There are very few great old-timers who are amazing and trying to stick it out but not sure how long they will survive.
Product:
Qlik has been a market leader in Analytics for some time and has been a leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for the last 10 years. It is however struggling big time against Microsoft and Tableau. Their recent acquisition of Attunity has been great and been helping the business show good growth. Having said that, their core competency of Data Analytics is going through a transition to the SaaS. The SaaS product is far away from a full-feature product which still lags behind Tableau and Microsoft is quickly catching up.
