Great Company with Below Market Pay - Finance Datadog Employee Review

4.0
Mar 24, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Work life balance is taken seriously and time off is encouraged - Rapidly growing company with a bright future - Smart colleagues with great experience - Ability to take on new projects with autonomy - Unlimited PTO - Office perks include fully stocked kitchen, meals 3 days a week, beer fridge on Friday's after work, cold brew on tap etc.

Cons

- Below market pay, in salary, RSU, and virtually no bonus package - If you came after IPO or joined recently the comp RSU package is really expensive and potential for upside is limited - Antiquated systems and processes that should have long been done away with - Career opportunities were just released and are vague and not really followed - High turnover

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Datadog Response
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Thank you so much for this feedback and sharing your experience at Datadog. We believe in a healthy work/life balance and are glad this is the experience you've had. We also acknowledge your sentiment around our compensation offering. It's an area we're very focused on and will continue to evaluate. Feedback like this helps us understand both what we're doing well and where we still have room to improve, so thank you again, and we're so glad to have you on the Datadog team!

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