Akamai reviews

There were very few co-workers at my level (individual contributor) who were in my age range. I felt out of place due to my age (I was 57 when I left employment at Akamai). Often I felt ignored by co-workers (not by managers). During social events it was extremely difficult for me to be accepted into conversations - much more so at Akamai than at other positions I've held. Though most people would rate Akamai 5 stars for diversity and inclusion, I give them only 2 stars because I felt the culture is not accepting of older workers. This is not something most people think of when they think of "diversity and inclusion", but as you become an older worker in the tech industry you realize these concepts should definitely encompass age diversity as well as race, religion, ethnicity and sexual orientation.

Has changed focus from long term goals to quarterly profits since Elliott Management got involved, never went back after. No investment or interested in addressing technical debt, long standing risks and inefficiency. Any work relying on other teams is impossible due to being short staffed. Most of development time is spent fighting antiquated systems and dealing with busy work that should have been automated a long time ago.