Qlik reviews

4.0

75% would recommend to a friend

(1,208 total reviews)
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Mike Capone

85% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Qlik has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,208 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Qlik employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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1.0
Feb 26, 2024

Terrible, awful company.

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Pros

I would say that people are generally quite friendly, and there are individuals at the company who are charming to work with.

Cons

The management here is gaslighting and conniving. I experienced managers actually lying to other management for advancement. The culture here is toxic and any self-respecting person should stay away. The culture touts inclusion and innovation, but you will find that there is almost zero tolerance for alternative designs or ideas. In fact, there are 'review boards' in which any service must go through dozens of strict requirements that had been pre-decided by management, that ultimately have very little justification for them, other than to force people to do things a certain way. It gets worse, in that most of the management and higher-up engineer circles were Good Ol' Boys Clubs. I had seen cases where women (talented women) were put down or sent to other projects if they spoke out against things. The culture pretends to promote diversity and ideas, except this is a lie. The president over culture, as well as HR, had received many complaints of management retaliating against employees and firing employees under false pretenses. Much of the reason that Qlik does not have worse reviews on Glassdoor is because they will fire people who have a negative experience, and then they will withhold severance pay unless people sign legal documents that prevent them from speaking out. This company has systematically been gobbling up competing tech companies for years, hiring their employees, getting them to build a new portion of the system, and then firing off most of the staff from that company. If you are part of an acquisition, you should expect to receive a high salary for a time, and then get fired once you have delivered it. The CEO of Qlik should be ashamed of the culture there. His management is largely unqualified and are the kind of people who make for terrible leaders -- And yet, they will speak of themselves as great leaders.

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Qlik Response
2y
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback, we take every review seriously, and we are committed to treating all employees, with fairness and respect, and fostering a culture where all employees feel valued, heard, and supported. We do not condone any behavior that goes against our culture of respect, integrity, and inclusivity, and discrimination has no place in our organization. Once again, we appreciate your feedback - your comments will be reviewed by Senior Leadership, and we hope that you will consider reaching out to us directly to discuss your concerns further. Best regards, Qlik – Culture and Talent Team
2.0
Aug 2, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Original culture. Work with people you like. Remote working environment and culture around it.

Cons

Leadership disarray. Communication within company is horrible. Company has been lapped by Microsoft and Tableau. Private company now, and focus is on profit (not growth). Some functional leaders appear to have given up, or become invisible. Other leaders are so incompetent it is driving valuable employees out. I am not sure any of the leadership team recognize that fact.

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Qlik Response
6y
Thanks for the feedback. As one of our Core Values, we are committed to being open, straightforward, and respectful. We conduct Quarterly surveys and hold listening forums hosted by senior leaders to ensure we are regularly seeking input from all levels of the organization. We also look for ways to continuously improve our team leadership training programs as we continue to grow our revenue and customer base. While you are no longer with Qlik, please feel free to reach out to a member of the Culture & Talent team if you’d like to discuss your individual experience.
3.0
Oct 17, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

1. Good work-life balance - if there is anything to gloat about with Qlik, it is the work-life balance. We're a predominantly remote company and therefore so long as you're getting your work done, you have plenty of free time to indulge your personal life and pursue other interests. 2. The Pay - pretty decent compensation and benefits although nothing to write home about. The salary met my expectations and is competitive with other employers in my area. 3. Choose your own adventure - maybe it's just my experience at Qlik but I feel like they give you free reign to work on passion projects so long as it adds value to the company. This probably has something to do with the limited overhead of a remote work environment but it allows you some freedom to escape the monotony of daily job function. 4. The technology - the company actually has a pretty good piece of software that can do some cool things with analytics. I'm constantly surprised by the product and what it's capable of doing for our customers.

Cons

1. Sterile Corporate Culture - when I originally came to Qlik, they spoke so much about our 'Swedish' roots which drove our corporate culture. Although that may have been true in the past, Qlik is now an American, middle aged software company which feels much closer to Generic Corporation A than some Lund University start-up. In the few times you leave your private island and go to headquarters, you'll find yourself asking what the culture of Qlik even is. Ex-IBM/Oracle/SAP/Microsoft etc. sales people have taken over the company and make it feel like a soulless, revenue-oriented corporate entity more focused on who'll make President's Club than customer success. The company feels devoid of life and dynamism. 2. Empty Vision - outside of making money, I have no idea what Qlik's long-term corporate vision is at this point. Each year leadership performs an exercise to determine vision but most points revolve around sales revenue and operational changes are almost never actually implemented. R&D is isolated heavily from the rest of the company and communication chains with leadership are fractured due to the remote nature of most of the employees. 3. Tripping over our own feet - Qlik's worst enemy is itself. Despite having a great product we consistently struggle with internal politics and management bureaucracy which when combined with remote employees makes it hard to implement any real operational changes. Most people just keep doing what they've always done even as the market fluxes in front of us the entire time. 4. Prioritizing Aesthetics over Substance - Qlik is a company in love with how it looks vs. what it actually does. Sales constantly talks about selling the 'art of the possible', a cute euphemism which is less "fake-it-till-you-make-it" and more "fake-it-till-you-sell-it". In a crowded space like analytics, you have to provide hard substance to customers to stand out. I feel like Qlik lacks a lot of tangible substance within the company. Everything looks great until you take a peak under the covers.

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