Great Product, Poor culture - Enteprise Account Executive Anaplan Employee Review

3.0
30 May 2024
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Pros

Great product Best of breed in Planning Software Good sales training

Cons

Company grew fast and hired massively then reduced headcount randomly.

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Anaplan Response
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Thank you for taking time to provide us with your input. We take feedback seriously and appreciate your review. As you noted, our planning platform is truly the best in class, and we are proud of how we are helping our customers outperform their peers by continuously making the best decisions across their business without friction. Growth is an iterative process, and we are in the process of a transformation. As part of this work, we are working hard to evolve and optimize our Winning Culture. It’s a two-way street though – we hold our team members accountable to doing their part to be committed to our customers’ success, support diversity of thought and ideas, behave like leaders, achieve ambitious goals and celebrate our wins. The great news is that our current employees tell us our work is paying dividends with our recent annual engagement survey score increasing year over year. - Carey Pellock, CPO

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5.0
8 May 2026
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- Collaborative & Inclusive culture - Commitment to well-being - Professional growth & learning - Market leading innovation - Work flexibility

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Anaplan is the place to be!

2.0
7 May 2026
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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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