Toxic Security Org - Information Security Analyst ServiceNow Employee Review

2.0
7 Nov 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great organisation with strong market presence. Sales, SC, and product orgs are mature and benefited from outstanding leadership.

Cons

Some sub-orgs are highly toxic. Security especially. Bad hires breed bad hires. Bullies hire bullies to validate their own poor behavior. Internal conflict and turf-wars are rife. Lots of great people around but lacking leadership that inspires followership rather than fear.

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5.0
25 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Great culture - Good pay - Leadership reasonability connected to employees (although recently it's changing for the worse) - Choose your growth pace: Great place to grow at a more relaxed pace or more frenetic pace

Cons

- Hard to get remote position nowadays - Could have better pay

2.0
17 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

ServiceNow had a differentiated platform and products. Early on the culture had a startup energy that was rare for a company this size collaborative teams, ownership, and a sense that people actually cared about outcomes. Working with large enterprise customers on complex workflows was interesting work.

Cons

The ServiceNow I joined was a different company. As headcount increased, so did the bureaucracy, layers, and friction that rewarded politics over execution. The layoffs of the last few years were handled poorly little transparency, inconsistent communication, and decisions that felt made far above with little thought for the people affected. The "cost optimization" messaging rang hollow against continued executive spending. For a company that sells workflow and people process tools, the irony of a chaotic RIF wasn't lost on anyone in the field or on customers. Leadership political dynamics were real. The right team, the right manager you had cover. Performance alone didn't protect you.

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