Remote/Utah Hostile - Software Development Engineer (SDE) Qualtrics Employee Review

3.0
Aug 10, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good pay, good benefits, nice OFFICE perks (gym, lunch, snacks, soda, gaming), chill teammates

Cons

Absolutely, resolutely hostile to the idea of remote work. Dug in throughout the pandemic, telling everyone not to get used to WFH, refusing to extend any benefit or perk in that direction, and continuously bumping out the "return to office" date, screwing many new hires that moved to Utah/Seattle with expensive rent only to keep working remotely in that apartment. Hiring/Ratings/Promotions are rigidly done by committee and rubrics, which seems fair until you see how the system is gamed by those who know how to work it. This is a salesbro-centric company and everything revolves around the sales department. Engineering is an afterthought and the deep tech debt reflects that. Qualtrics was born and bred at BYU in Utah and desperately wants everyone to forget it, including all its native Utah employees. Political speech and activism is encouraged as long as it is the *correct* speech and activism. This is a company that promised its early employees a rocketship, then openly bragged about not giving them decent equity when they sold out to SAP.

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Pros

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Cons

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Pros

From what I can tell, Qualtrics is generally following industry standards for tooling & processes, which makes you a competitive candidate for other companies. Standard tech perks in office & supports home/work balance.

Cons

Lacking senior leadership (haven't had a CTO in a long time) and prioritization is a mess - product & sales teams are constantly overselling, leads to us creating half baked products that go straight to top customers, etc. Not a lot of support from my management to change roles / move to another org; currently not promoting or hiring at all making promotions ultra competitive. The company also recently changed the ratings scale, screwing lots of people over.

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