Falling from Grace - Engineering Anaplan Employee Review

1.0
27 Jun 2023
Recommend
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Pros

The engineers and engineering managers I interact with on a daily basis are incredible, by far the most talented group of people I've worked with. (Note: all of my colleagues have either been laid off (US) or are currently at risk of redundancy (UK) and will be replaced by offshore contractors. This will change my working relationships significantly in the coming months should I not be let go myself and I fear will be less positive).

Cons

Anaplan's strategic shift to profit at all costs since the Thoma Bravo acquisition is having a significant impact to company culture. Even before the news of mass lay offs many of the changes introduced by the EC were causing a significant downward shift in company culture (reduction of benefits, changes to remote working policies etc). Historically this was a people first organisation but that was the pre-Tb days, it's not that company anymore.

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5.0
8 May 2026
Recommend
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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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Business outlook

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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