Soon-to-be easy lawsuit target, cronyism/nepotism is career destroying - Anonymous employee Palo Alto Networks Employee Review

1.0
Oct 27, 2019
Anonymous employee
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Pros

You'll learn about what HR does and what an attorney can do to protect you from this company. Retaliation happens often, if you want a chance at suing the company for damages, this is the place for you!

Cons

This place is hiring aggressively for a reason and most hiring managers (not the recruiter) will try and sell you on promises of an opportunity, but then take it away immediately. Are you looking to destroy your career? Join this company! Cronyism/nepotism is so strong in the workforce that there are massive amounts of unqualified people working in roles FAR FROM THEIR SKILLSETS!!! There's also a level of insecurity that management reaches, if you ever offer advice in good faith, YOU CAN EXPECT TO BE HARASSED SOON AFTERWARDS.

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