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Cheetah Mobile

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A large multinational scam-tech company with a hopeless, fragmented vision - Sales Cheetah Mobile Employee Review

1.0
Feb 2, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-Salary on par with those offered by similar companies -Benefits are excellent -Flexibility -Outstanding HR Department

Cons

-Company is rife with fraudulent activity, particularly in mobile advertising, and its global reputation is as a result scorched earth -- People in your industry will refuse to engage with you -Culture built on upper management constantly making ill-informed decisions on how to move forward and not consulting any employees or external advisors -Bread & butter products (Android utility apps) are plummeting in userbase due to increasingly sophisticated hardware aka a suite of increasingly useless products. Company is grabbing at straws to stay relevant by pumping tons of money into an equally-doomed and far from profitable livestreaming application, LiveMe. - Upper management possesses no ability to empower their employees -Global "offices" are almost entirely superficial outposts intended to convey to the world that the company is truly worldwide, when in fact they are the laughing stock of the industry in foreign markets -Getting even the most trivial thing approved involves days of waiting for sign-offs by potentially several individuals in upper management who are in China. This delays you from doing the job you were hired to do and is incredibly frustrating. -Most business is conducted in large chatrooms on WeChat, and therefore everything gets lost in the shuffle. No task management platform implemented, therefore leaving everyone confused as to the status of anything. -No universal software systems used to manage clients, contracts, finances, etc. Therefore requiring you to learn internal systems that are very poorly built and riddled with technical issues. -A culture of greed and unhealthy competition is rampant in sales orgs -- every man for themselves, hiding, lack of transparency. -Any criticism of the company is immediately denied and swept under the rug without considerate acknowledgement. Shady practices across the board.

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Pros

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Cons

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5.0
Feb 16, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There are a lot of things that are really great about working for Cheetah Mobile. As you would expect from a truly global company, my colleagues are a very diverse group of people. These men and women come together from different backgrounds, speaking many languages, to help Cheetah Mobile succeed in making the world smarter. Honestly, everyone I work with is stellar. They feel like an extension of my family. We work hard, but we also have fun... and we're well compensated. Perks? Lots! We have a fully stocked kitchen, plus the company pays for our lunches every day. There are designated places to relax, or you can rejuvenate a little bit by playing ping pong, billiards, or foosball. Travel is another one of the amazing perks that Cheetah Mobile offers. Our second headquarters is in Beijing, plus we have many other offices around the world. Some teams also attend several events throughout the year, in the United States and internationally. Probably the best thing about working for Cheetah Mobile is being on the cutting edge of technology. AI is the future, and we have some incredibly smart people who are working on the next big AI innovations. I'm proud to be a part of that, and I'm excited to see what's next!

Cons

Everyone works hard, and sometimes meetings in different time zones extend past "normal" work hours. A few meetings are spoken entirely in Chinese, but there are several colleagues who work together to provide the translation. Getting to Palo Alto from San Francisco or San Jose can be time-consuming, especially with the steady increase in traffic. However, work hours are often flexible so that we can avoid the heavy morning and afternoon commute.

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