Is Cornerstone OnDemand a good company to work for?

Cornerstone OnDemand has an overall rating of 3.2 out of 5, based on over 2,086 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 12% over the last 12 months. 52% of employees would recommend working at Cornerstone OnDemand to a friend and 41% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Cornerstone OnDemand have been left by employees working as Regional Sales Manager - Enterprise , Client Success Manager and Implementation Consultant .

Does Cornerstone OnDemand pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Cornerstone OnDemand employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Cornerstone OnDemand. This rating has decreased by 12% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Cornerstone OnDemand?

52% of Cornerstone OnDemand employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Cornerstone OnDemand 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cornerstone OnDemand?

Regional Sales Manager (110) , Software Engineer (98) , Senior Software Engineer (77) , Sales (48) , Account Manager (40) , Associate Software Engineer (27) , Client Success Manager (24) , Implementation Consultant (24) , Manager (23) , Regional Sales Manager - Enterprise (19) , Corporate Account Development (18) , Product Support Specialist (18) , Customer Success Manager (CSM) (15) , Product Manager (15) , Marketing (13)

What are the pros of working at Cornerstone OnDemand according to real employee reviews?

"Through fast growth they have been able to maintain a great culture for young professionals to grow into more senior roles." ((in 228 reviews)); "they value performance and company is full of great people" ((in 215 reviews)); "Good work life balance and overall okay" ((in 118 reviews)); "Benefits are great and all that stuff is great." ((in 90 reviews)); "You are part of a great winning team who supports each other." ((in 65 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Cornerstone OnDemand according to real employee reviews?

"Management is bad." ((in 65 reviews)); "I've had the opportunity of having a bad manager and a great manager while in the same role and it's a night and day difference." ((in 44 reviews)); "Very unstable organizations with frequent layoff." ((in 35 reviews)); "Compensation is low as compared to the responsibilities" ((in 17 reviews)); "Here more than performance, favoritism is given priority." ((in 6 reviews))

What are employees saying about Cornerstone OnDemand layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Cornerstone OnDemand layoffs and their outlook for job security at Cornerstone OnDemand in 2026.

What Cornerstone OnDemand locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Chicago , Cincinnati , San Francisco , Washington , Austin , San Diego , Santa Monica , Boston , New York , Remote

Cornerstone OnDemand reviews

3.2

52% would recommend to a friend

(1,964 total reviews)

Himanshu Palsule

45% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Culture & values

3.0

Career opportunities

2.7

Senior management

Cornerstone OnDemand has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 1,964 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Cornerstone OnDemand employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.6 stars).

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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

3.0

Jun 2, 2026

Flexible work environment but uncertain company vibe

System engineer iii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible company with work life balance, gives us four wellness days a year, good benefits, allows me to work from home. I really like the people I work with.

Cons

Overall company vibe right now seems uncertain. Regularly doing mass layoffs, last time was before Thanksgiving which rubbed me the wrong way. Nobody at the company is getting pay raises this year. Instead of acknowledging loyalty, company has a “what have you done for me lately” attitude.

Cornerstone OnDemand Response

3d

Thank you for being part of our team. We understand that times of transformation can feel uncertain. We're excited about the direction we're heading and have been increasing transparency internally so that everyone is aligned on where we're headed and clear on how leadership is committing to support employees through change. If you weren't able to join our two most recent All Hands, recordings are available. We care deeply about our people and their experience, and if you'd like to share more about your perspective, I encourage you to reach out to me or a member of our People team. - Carina Cortez, Chief People Officer

5.0

Jun 1, 2026

Wonderful people and great culture

Business development representative (bdr)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Wonderful people, great product, healthy and inclusive work culture!

Cons

Too new here but so far it has been positive.

Cornerstone OnDemand Response

3d

We're glad you're part of the team! - Carina Cortez, Chief People Officer

1.0

May 31, 2026

Wake up ClearLake! Please put us out of our misery

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good culture gone very very bad! Used to be a thriving business and good place to work. some caring people in the ranks trying to do the right thing but they are held back by loathsome, terrible management. General advice to job seekers: Run away fast! This is a viper nest fueled by the worst management you will ever encounter. This place brings out the worst in people. Blatant sexism, racism, inequity, bullying and condescension from management abound. Employees are trying to get out but market is tough. hope we can prevent you from making the worst mistake of your life. Consider yourself warned.

Cons

- Directionless, inept and narcissistic executive team has created a toxic, political, festering stew of corporate dysfunction that is poisoning its employees - Most employees are clinging to their job afraid of being next on list of never-ending layoffs - Latest launch is vaporware and just another broken promise that will only lead to further customer disappointment and churn - The new AI in the product is not the only thing hallucinating. this is a Hail Mary by an inept leadership team who has stayed well past their expiration date. - Funnily enough, new product launch is all about caring about humans. Why don’t you care about your own humans, Cornerstone Executive team? Where is your humanity? You keep laying off hundreds of our fellow team members and expect us to pick up the work of many! All to fuel your lame, not up to par AI. AI - 1, Humans - 0 -New “C- suite” members in product and marketing are junior players at best and lack experience, executive presence and intelligence - Failing business with no hope of turnaround - No one in their right mind would work here but the tech market right now makes it hard to get out - Management openly does not care about their teams and want people to leave to help their numbers - If there were a worst place to work award Cornerstone would be a top contender

Cornerstone OnDemand Response

3d

You've made some serious claims here; I encourage you to reach out directly to me or a member of my team so we can investigate and discuss further as this is not the experience we aim for. - Carina Cortez, Chief People Officer

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