Lies and Deceit about Pledging 0 Layoffs - Senior Marketing Manager Palo Alto Networks Employee Review

1.0
Jul 10, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

There are some great people that work here but it's usually a revolving door for them.

Cons

The CEO came out pledging there would be no layoffs during Covid-19. My coworkers and other teams employees are getting cut left and right. So instead of laying off good working, talented staff, they're simply finding excuses to fire them instead. Everyone on my team is spooked on who will get axed this time. Toxicity is rampant and HR is a joke. There's so much toxicity at the company it feels like a high school backstabbing story. When you report these occurrences to HR, you become a target as a potential whistle blower. HR here is not looking out for employees, they're there to protect the company's reputation. Be prepared to have 0 work-life balance. You'll be worked until your eyes are strained from staring at the computer for so long because the executives decided to make a last minute change which you have to stay up all night for.

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Pros

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Cons

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