Renaissance Learning reviews

There is a huge disparity between senior leadership and what's actually going on. Goals and comp plans change every year and aren't in favor of incentivizing sellers (in fact, it did the opposite). The culture is very corporate. A lot of startups were acquired most of which had fabulous, fun cultures, and Renaissance is not those things. I so badly wanted the culture to change, but it did not. The feel of a large sales org and feeling a disconnect in huge company meetings was disheartening. Sales leaders focus on the bottom line and dollar in a way that is so apparent, it really takes away from the mission. It takes forever to get things done or approved. Sometimes your regional VP has to go all the way to the top of leadership to get something approved they should have autonomy over. There is a huge lack of trust in the org. I also feel that things were so slow-moving and old school. Lots of Microsoft products, approval of small tasks, and just so much red tape made it exhausting and frustrating.

Unfortunately, between mismanaged mergers and poorly vetted leadership choices, this organization is in constant internal chaos that is not well-hid. CS team members and those that support them (operations, finance, and enablement) are quitting or being "laid-off" left and right due to the very transparent lack of ethics, acumen, and goals of the Senior CS leaders. The past year has surfaced a particularly nasty style of leadership where blame reigns, accountability is absent, and targeting is obvious. The culture of disorganization, backstabbing, and fear is toxic.