Owned and operated by the J team - Anonymous employee Akamai Employee Review

2.0
24 Nov 2009
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Its a job. Depending on which department you are in you can get away with working part time for full time salary. If you are in the chosen departments money flows like water. Good benefits and a good work/life balance.

Cons

Layoffs(doubled some peoples workload) even when the company has record profits, record revenues, and record amount of customers. No salary increases even when the company has record profits, record revenues, and record amount of customers. The J team clearly runs the company with short term financial goals in mind. An extreme lack of communication between groups, employees and management. Per usual with most companies a few torch bearers push/pull the rest along.

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5.0
10 Jun 2026
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Pros

Genuinely collaborative culture with talented, supportive colleagues across sales, marketing, and technical teams. * Strong work-life balance and flexibility compared to many companies in the cybersecurity industry. * Meaningful products and technology with a strong reputation in the market. * Employees are trusted to own their work without excessive micromanagement. * Good benefits and a people-first culture that generally prioritizes employee well-being.

Cons

As a large organization, decision-making can sometimes be slow and require alignment across multiple stakeholders. * Organizational changes and shifting priorities occasionally create uncertainty. * Cross-functional processes can be complex, which can impact speed of execution.

4.0
10 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good people and good tech

Cons

Management is completely hit or miss

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