Used to be an AMAZING company :( - Anonymous employee Qlik Employee Review

1.0
13 Jul 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

* Amazing product and technology. Absolute best in the market, but it's a hidden gem. Very few know the true power and value of the associative engine. * Competitive pay. For those that have been here for a while, the pay is very good. * Great work/life balance. Flexible work hours, remote working, and time off is excellent.

Cons

* Cost cutting. Since going private, the focus is on cost cutting and short-term revenue. Very little focus on customer success, training and enablement, or doing the right thing. * No culture/identity. The Swedish culture and Qlik's core values were very unique and a huge differentiator. Those core values are no longer here at Qlik. Instead, everyone just works on their own things, rarely communicates or seek advise or help, and nobody seems to care anymore. It's just a job. * Management. Very out of touch with the people, technology, and customers. Rarely visit customers. The same senior managers that got us into this mess (e.g. grossly missed in Q4/2015, which caused the stock to drop and ultimately lead to Qlik going private) are the ones still leading the company. They made $Ms on the stock, more $Ms when Qlik went private, and have more $Ms in stock in the new private company.

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5.0
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Pros

Transparency, work/life balance, everyone here is treated as an adult, autonomy, benefits are great for the USA, people here are very intelligent, kind, honest, and hardworking.

Cons

Corporate bonuses are only paid to director level and above. I wish some sort of bonus was paid to everyone.

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Qlik Response
1w
Thank you for your review and so glad to hear you’re enjoying your experience here - thank you for your contributions to making Qlik such a great place to work. Best regards, Qlik – Culture and Talent Team
4.0
7 Mar 2026
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Pros

The people you meet at Qlik are one of a kind. Truly amazing, dedicated, supportive people. Whether that be the Demand Center leadership, your peers, or the sales managers. The culture here is phenomenal!

Cons

Too many changes, every year or sometimes even couple of months, you have new managers and a new territory. It’s hard to get a handle of it coming from one industry and training to another. The pay is low compared to other SDR/BDR roles in the industry. No fault to the managers on the BDR team, but the senior leadership tends to care more about activity volume on top of quota. You could hit your quota by 110% and they’ll still ask you to get 100s of calls in a day. The company has also lost the plot on product. Qlik Sense is an amazing analytics tool. If they doubled down on their analytics and made it truly in the cloud and low code/no code, they’d have better results.

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Qlik Response
3mo
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We value employee feedback, and your comments will be shared with Senior Sales/GTM Leadership as part of our ongoing efforts to improve the employee experience. Best regards, Qlik – Culture and Talent Team
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