Good company for starters and Sales folks, but it is NOT a true Technology company. It is another BPO organization. - Anonymous employee Akamai Employee Review

3.0
Apr 29, 2012
Anonymous employee
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Pros

1. Open Culture 2. Excellent salary for sales folks.(possibly more than industry standards) 3. Growing company, in customer facing activities though. 4. Very relevant product & solutions for Internet market. 5. A few of India management members are excellent leaders like those in Engineering, ECG, India Finance & Network operations. 6. Good Company for those candidates who belong to customer facing functions.

Cons

1. Highly political & bureaucratic environment. 2. Very less opportunities & autonomy for R&D & Product development teams. 3. Some of India Management team are really mediocre ( they lack solid functional & management knowledge) except those mentioned above. There is no single thought leader who can change the face of Company from customer servicing organization to a true technology organization in India. 4. Local HR leadership & its team is highly incompetent and do not have any leader whom we can look upto. They work like just ‘postman in recruitment process’ by emailing CV’s, no depth in their functional knowledge. Quality of business partnering in HR is always questioned. 5. No real career progression road map in the company. 6. While hiring quality has dramatically reduced over the past 2-3 years (just meeting targets of quantity of hiring), company could not retain quality employees too. 7. You need to hobnob with top management team to grow. 8. Possibly, a higher 'attrition' than industry standards, which might be for lack of proper career progression system and competitive salary across the company.

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Pros

Genuinely collaborative culture with talented, supportive colleagues across sales, marketing, and technical teams. * Strong work-life balance and flexibility compared to many companies in the cybersecurity industry. * Meaningful products and technology with a strong reputation in the market. * Employees are trusted to own their work without excessive micromanagement. * Good benefits and a people-first culture that generally prioritizes employee well-being.

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Pros

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Cons

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