Started strong, now cannot recommend - Anonymous employee Scaled Agile Employee Review

1.0
4 Aug 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

There are many talented, creative, and hardworking people below director-level who are pretty consistently easy to work with and trying to do the right thing, maximizing value delivery as much as possible. Remote-friendly culture. Average compensation and benefits.

Cons

Lack of transparency from leadership into financial performance of the business, including hollow reassurances about concerning patterns and a lack of detail so you can't even deduce for yourself how well the business is doing with any accuracy. Constantly shifting priorities making it difficult to plan work, predict releases, and focus on quality delivery. When I started, teams were more empowered to prioritize what was important at any given time, set aside capacity for maintenance, and "pitch" what they were going to work on and toward what outcomes (though of course different teams felt different levels of empowerment). Now you just do what the CEO says even the data heavily suggests a given idea is not likely to pay off. Consistently poor bets by leadership team and no accountability. Check the posts by Scaled Agile employees on LinkedIn: there have been multiple rounds of layoffs, but hardly any of those impacted have been director-level or above. Shedding individual contributors and line managers but keeping the people who were making the decisions that got the company into a situation where layoffs were (repeatedly) the "best" option is not only a losing strategy if you want better decisions to increase revenue or profitability beyond the immediate term, it also tanks morale (and productivity) for everyone left behind who simply wonders when their turn will come.

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Pros

Excellent culture. Strong leadership. Advancement and salary increases.

Cons

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1.0
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Pros

The people are still the strongest part of the company. There are many talented, collaborative individuals who genuinely care about doing great work and supporting customers.

Cons

What was once known for strong work-life balance has shifted significantly. The current environment feels unsustainable, with increasing pressure and expectations that are not matched by compensation. The sales compensation structure has become particularly challenging. Commission is now split between individual performance and a team-based metric, where payouts depend on the broader organization hitting specific thresholds. In practice, if company-wide targets are missed, a significant portion of compensation is never realized—regardless of individual performance. This has led to many employees relying primarily on base salary. Leadership decisions have increasingly felt disconnected from market demand and frontline realities. There is a growing perception that strategic direction is inconsistent, which has impacted morale and confidence in the company’s future. Frequent layoffs have also created instability. In some cases, high-performing and knowledgeable employees have been let go, further impacting the organization’s ability to execute effectively.

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