Long gone the standards and culture - Customer Operations Engineer Cloudera Employee Review

1.0
Oct 1, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

When I started working for this company around 3 years back, I sure had a lot to say. But over years, as the company grew, it has reduced down to almost nil pros.

Cons

The hiring standards have stooped so low. Specifically in India. You get hired for travelling all the way from Northern part of India to Chennai, the southern most, but not for your skillset and talent. People we reject in first round of interviews end up clearing further rounds, getting an offer and joining the company. It's disrespecting someone who interviewed them first I believe. When we honestly reject people, we were being asked by management to reconsider, give a second chance. There's sure a lot of misconducts have happened in hiring. I can't help but think what sort of support would be offered by these new hires, who were hired, just for the sake of it. We've had people who doesn't know anything about a linux terminal and were made to train them over and over again. There are lot of things that could be improved. But the management sure would like to waste time asking everyone to give trainings/sessions. You read an interesting blog post and if your manager is aware of it, you'd sure be asked to give a session on that topic. Isn't there any better work at all? Hire unfit persons. Torture current employees to train them. A lot of people are leaving/left the company. It sure was a heaven once. But right now, Hell is sweeter

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Pros

* Amazing and supportive community with highly talented and approachable colleagues. * Welcoming, inclusive, and friendly culture that makes it easy to feel part of the team. * Excellent technology stack built around Apache Software Foundation projects and modern engineering practices. * Strong open-source-first mindset that promotes innovation, transparency, and collaboration. * Flexible work arrangements with the option to work from home, while office attendance is encouraged to foster collaboration and maintain a strong sense of community. * Gorgeous offices worldwide that provide an inspiring and comfortable work environment. * Plenty of opportunities to learn, grow, and work on impactful projects alongside exceptional engineers.

Cons

* The highly flexible work-from-home culture, while appreciated by many, can sometimes lead to sparsely populated offices. Employees who value face-to-face interactions and spontaneous collaboration may find it harder to build connections and discover new opportunities. * Processes and organizational structures are intentionally lightweight, but this can occasionally result in unclear ownership, shifting priorities, and coordination challenges when deadlines approach. * The strong emphasis on autonomy means teams may operate differently, which can make cross-team coordination and planning less predictable. * Communication and collaboration often require a proactive approach, especially in a distributed environment.

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Cloudera Response
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Thank you for your 5-star review and your eight years of dedication to Cloudera. We are glad you value our inclusive culture, open-source mindset, and talented team. We appreciate your constructive feedback on cross-team coordination and distributed collaboration. Your insights are incredibly valuable as we continue to improve our planning processes while maintaining the workplace flexibility our employees enjoy.
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