Need more planning, live up to your values, listen - Engineer Anaplan Employee Review

3.0
18 Oct 2021
Recommend
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Pros

This place is not horrible, but not great either. They don't work you to death by expecting long hours every week. The pay is good and the benefits are good.

Cons

Some of the engineering managers have been here for years and had no clue what other engineering teams did. They did not know how to ask the security team to review something. They did not know how to file a bug report. One manager did not even know what a bug was. For a company that is all about enabling planning for other businesses, this one does not do a good job at planning. Projects are started with lots of fanfare and then work on the projects fizzles after a few months. It's better to complete a project than to start one. The company did a surprise re-org back in February. It was a big shakeup for what purpose I don't know. People ended up on teams where they did not fit in because of a skills mismatch. The re-org costed the company a lot of wasted effort.

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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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Anaplan Response
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We appreciate you sharing such a detailed reflection of your time with us. It is encouraging to hear that our commitment to transparency through monthly town halls and our company's momentum resonated with you. Fostering a trusting, equitable workplace where everyone is fairly recognized and rewarded is central to our culture. We wish you the very best in your future endeavors.
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