Collaborative Team, but Political Talk Creates Divisive Culture - Anonymous employee Anaplan Employee Review

3.0
20 Nov 2025
Anonymous employee
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Pros

- Strong Team Collaboration: There is a strong emphasis on achieving goals together, and colleagues are genuinely willing to step up and help one another. - Excellent Benefits: The company offers competitive compensation and a strong package of health and PTO benefits that are a definite highlight.

Cons

- Excessive and Pervasive Political Discourse: The work environment is heavily colored by political discussions that cross professional boundaries. These conversations are not generally neutral but heavily lean toward one political perspective, specifically involving constant and open criticism of the current presidential administration. This culture is pervasive, occurring frequently in formal settings like team meetings, and internal communication channels (Slack, email), and it comes from all levels—from top executives down to individual AEs. - Inconsistent Inclusion (DEI): While the company heavily promotes its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives, the highly political, one-sided environment actively works against the principle of inclusion. Employees with differing political viewpoints feel a significant lack of psychological safety and belonging, contradicting the company's stated values. - Lack of Professionalism/Focus: The sheer volume of non-work-related commentary detracts from professional focus and makes it difficult to maintain a purely business-oriented environment.

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5.0
8 May 2026
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Pros

- Collaborative & Inclusive culture - Commitment to well-being - Professional growth & learning - Market leading innovation - Work flexibility

Cons

Anaplan is the place to be!

2.0
7 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

One thing I genuinely appreciated was that the C-suite seemed invested in keeping everyone in the loop. The monthly town halls felt like more than just a formality and gave you a real sense of where the company was headed. When you had a good stretch, people noticed. The company feels like it has real momentum and on a macro level.

Cons

Leadership was inconsistent in my experience and seemed to depend heavily on which manager you ended up with. It often felt like luck of the draw. I personally found the planning process to be more reactive than strategic, with urgency only kicking in once results were already suffering rather than getting ahead of it. The workplace culture also had a gossip element that I found draining over time. My biggest frustration was around performance recognition. I observed situations where reported numbers didn't seem to reflect reality, yet the consequences appeared minimal at best. I would have liked to see more transparency and accountability around how top performers were identified and rewarded, because in my experience the current approach didn't always feel equitable to those who were playing by the rules.

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