Planful Reviews

4.0

73% would recommend to a friend

(495 total reviews)
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John Herr

49% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Planful has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 495 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Planful employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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495 reviews
5.0
28 May 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- I have not seen any other company investing in their people so much as Planful does (It's my 3rd company). They really care about the employees - Paying $10-$20k more than the standard pay rate for SDR role (The commissions helps too) - Love the Palooza (company wide annual meeting) organised by HR team (feels like a mini vacation you get paid for) - Great work-life balance opportunity

Cons

- Planful is a challenger in the FP&A space so growth is slow in emerging markets which also means slow career progression

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Planful Response
2y
Thank you so much for your review. Creating an incredible employee experience is one of our top priorities. We're glad to hear you feel supported in your role!
1.0
15 Oct 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Snacks, drinks, team building events, gym in building, some good people dispersed in various groups who are very helpful and friendly, diverse at staff level, flexibility to work from home, random happy hours either in office or off-site, product was regularly fine-tuned or had gone through major revamps and was constantly tested for bugs. Engineering and services/support teams work around the clock and pushed hard to close out tickets despite being short on staff. The good ones work effectively across functions, have strong work ethic, are dependable, communicate timely, are present, roll up their sleeves/provide sound advice, and will work with you, provide support as long as you're willing to help yourself also. Benefits are pretty standard (health, dental, vision). May not be a pro for everyone but drink culture is quite present. However, people are respectful of those who don’t drink

Cons

10 year+ old company, in start-up environment in over-saturated market, high turnover in executive staff, inexperienced people or those without the background in the area they were hired for, in leadership roles particularly in HR and Marketing because of past connections, and the rest of the organization suffers as a result of it No 401K match, no stock options. Pays under market. Short on resources. Those with strong work ethic are stretched thin and taken advantage of with no work life balance No formal performance review process and sudden terminations are common practice for years with no transition process. Politics larger than people. If you weren’t liked by new management, you were gone. Regardless of whether you were good at your job or not. Boys club environment. Lacks transparency and will lead you to believe one thing when they're working against you behind the scenes or threaten your job security if you disagree or stand up for yourself because they were crossing boundaries or using abusive threatening language because you were trying to do what’s right Nearly every week toxic conflicts ensued between different departments and amongst teams with a majority left unresolved/no consequences. High performers already working long hours throughout the company were constantly asked/pressured to do the job/tasks of those responsible for the tasks because the individuals responsible for the tasks are incapable, lazy, or lack the intelligence to do/learn it themselves. Otherwise, will be seen as not being a team player when already working 40-70 hours per week, seen as unfriendly/uncooperative/not doing enough. Toots diversity but senior leadership in US office is predominantly white except Engineering. At 2020 off-site, there were obscenely drunk people. An executive and marketing lead were seen slapping each other across the face as a game, people were on tables, etc. In 2019 and 2020 there were complaints of sexual harassment

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Planful Response
5y
** Disclaimer: Please note this review has been flagged with Glassdoor. It is false and made by a former employee who has gone out of their way on numerous platforms to make false accusations and spread lies about our company ** Planful has been in business for 18 years. We take pride in the way we treat our employees, our customers and anyone who comes into contact with us. We would never stand for any of the behavior written in this review and are proud that in our 18 years to date, we’ve never had any claims of sexual harassment or misconduct brought against us. We have a zero tolerance for any such behavior. In addition we are proud of the tenure that we have with our employees, many of whom have been with us for 5-6 years and some who have been with us for over 10 years. The culture and environment we have worked hard to create, doesn’t allow for any of the inappropriate behavior listed in this review. We take this very seriously, and if anyone has any questions about this, we encourage you to reach out to us directly so we can share with you an accurate depiction of the great company we have.
1.0
23 Jan 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- A great office in Redwood City

Cons

- Major retention issue-- more than half of the sales team left the company in 2016 - Recently lost their CMO-- have had 2 in the last 18 months - The company isn't growing and has stayed around 600 customers - Lead flow is non existent and is the biggest reason why sales reps aren't successful - Low base salary for an SDR in the peninsula

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