Splunk reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(1,955 total reviews)
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Gary Steele

81% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Splunk has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,955 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Splunk 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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2K reviews
3.0
May 8, 2014

It's the goat rodeo they say it is

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Very willing to get people in the right job. Very friendly environment, want people to succeed. Good technology. PTO, RSUs, benefits, and has a fun environment. Very approachable and smart CEO. Very smart people to learn from. Telecommuting option is provided, but hard to do when you're on a conference call with 8 people in a room shouting at each other forgetting you're on the phone. Party culture if you like that type of thing.

Cons

Politics, politics, politics. Even though people are friendly, there is a lot of backstabbing that is going on. There is a lot of shifting going on in management that is taking a lot of the individual contributors by surprise, looking like people are being forced out, and it makes everyone very uneasy. Free food, drinks, etc with no sensitivity to allergies. Absolutely no consideration for those who have families and want to enjoy them instead of working long days, nights, weekends, etc. Many in management at all levels do not care how things interact with each other. Many are either my-way-or-the-highway or just don't care. The worst HR and IT departments I have ever worked with anywhere, and they are both given awards constantly. Hypergrowth is fine, but if you don't have the infrastructure to support it, you are only shooting yourself in the foot. But the worst part? The unprofessionalism that is not only accepted, but it appears to be encouraged in every department. And that has to do with the Boy's Club that's there even though management puts blinders to it.

3.0
May 6, 2014

Great product. Bad management.

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Pros

1) Product easy to sell: Splunk is very supported by users and fans in the IT industry. The effort for sales comes easier as in other places. 2) Benefits, great working place, interesting individuals

Cons

1) Sales management is terrible. A lot of lies. Almost a communist dictatorship, very approximative and evasive in terms of communication, they put themselves on top of the "mass" and really seem to be here to make some cash while it's time and get their friends hired. 2) Very poor level of training, and many incoherence concerning future structure. 3) I personally lost respect towards my direct report because of his behaviour. I don't even know how and why he got this position.

5.0
Apr 20, 2014

Best company I have ever worked for

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great atmosphere, intelligent employees, amazing product and excellent recognition from clients

Cons

Typical hypergrowth issues, however all these challenges need to motivate the staff

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