SolarWinds Reviews
Updated 14 Aug 2019
Found 479 reviews
"Free lunch 3x a week, though the catering companies chosen have become less appealing during the last 12-18 months" (in 67 reviews)
"I won't even try to say free lunch twice a week is a perk" (in 44 reviews)
"No work life balance have to work late expected to work holidays very strict around vacation time taken (even though you have it to take)" (in 37 reviews)
"no work life balance, management was sometimes questionable" (in 18 reviews)
"Great place to work"
StarStarStarStarStar- Work/Life Balance
- Culture & Values
- Career Opportunities
- Compensation and Benefits
- Senior Management
RecommendsPositive OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI have been working at SolarWinds full-time for more than a year
Pros
Very supportive team and management
Cons
Nothing, great place to work
Advice to Management
Keep doing what you are doing
SolarWinds2019-07-28- Helpful (2)
"Sales Representative avoid!!!!!"
StarStarStarStarStar- Work/Life Balance
- Culture & Values
- Career Opportunities
- Compensation and Benefits
- Senior Management
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at SolarWinds full-time for more than a year
Pros
Money is good but it's not worth the mental torture.
Cons
Horrible management. Bullying and abuse is the daily routine. Management cant be approached to help with anything. And if you as a question you are told "you should know that" or its ignored as they cant answer. It's a top down structure for abuse. Forget about holidays as there is never the right time. Lunch is actively discouraged. If you take lunch you are told you are not working hard enough. It's the Solarwinds way....
Show MoreAdvice to Management
No point in offering advice. They know what's going on. And are not going to change the Solarwinds Way.
SolarWinds2019-08-05 "Sales engineer for SolarWinds"
StarStarStarStarStar- Work/Life Balance
- Culture & Values
- Career Opportunities
- Compensation and Benefits
- Senior Management
RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI have been working at SolarWinds full-time
Pros
There is a Great Management There is a Good Atmosphere The technology is good and interesting.
Cons
The process and the mood is too sales oriented even though it is a tech company A bit repetitive.
Advice to Management
Diversify people's tasks because it is a bit repetitive.
SolarWinds2018-12-17- Helpful (6)
"Disgusting Workplace"
StarStarStarStarStar- Work/Life Balance
- Culture & Values
- Career Opportunities
- Compensation and Benefits
- Senior Management
Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at SolarWinds full-time for less than a year
Pros
There is just no reason
Cons
Ignorant management, ignorant minions that suck up to management to ensure bully tactics are working. Vulgar management and little shadows around them. The perfect definition of arrogance and plenty inappropriate smart comments to garnish the arrogance. Apparently everyone who has worked here in the past that has left or been dismissed for not being the perfect human being is trashed and described as a useless person....
Show MoreAdvice to Management
Management??? You mean the excuse for management? No, I have nothing to say, the air I breath is too precious to be wasted.
SolarWinds2018-12-17 - Helpful (9)
"Managers will Bully and Micromanage You"
StarStarStarStarStar- Work/Life Balance
- Culture & Values
- Career Opportunities
- Compensation and Benefits
- Senior Management
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at SolarWinds full-time
Pros
"You must enter at least 5 words for Pros."
Cons
EVERYTHING! Your managers, most likely, have been life-long friends, and you'll never be able to fit in unless you die and are reborn one of their friends (so never). They'll micromanage and gaslight you so much that you'll start to question if you've ever done anything right in your life. Management engage in bullying. I guess in order to be a manager, you need to top up your bullying skills.
Advice to Management
Throw the whole management team away and start over.
SolarWinds2018-11-15 - Helpful (7)
"Not for professionals"
StarStarStarStarStar- Work/Life Balance
- Culture & Values
- Career Opportunities
- Compensation and Benefits
- Senior Management
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at SolarWinds full-time
Pros
Zero. Since you will see the same in any other company.
Cons
I wouldn`t believe in all "Good Reviews" written below here. if you want to hear honest feedback talk to former Solarwinds employees, I don`t think that you will hear at even a few good things about them. They will also tell you about some accidents happened in their office which is a result of company behavior and culture. All mid-management doesn`t have any experience in IT outside Solarwinds. Basically Solarwinds...
Show MoreAdvice to Management
Keep doing what you are doing and you will have the same reputation!
SolarWinds2018-11-15 - Helpful (2)
"Interesting Place - Happy Memories!"
StarStarStarStarStar- Work/Life Balance
- Culture & Values
- Career Opportunities
- Compensation and Benefits
- Senior Management
RecommendsNeutral OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at SolarWinds
Pros
During my time in SolarWinds Cork, here are some highlights. Gained experience with excellent products that are industry leading Advanced my career Exposed to new areas of IT Management as the company widened its portfolio Benefited from a positive, fun 'work hard - play hard' culture in Cork and worked among some great people at the top who genuinely care. Experienced a truly fast paced and dynamic environment...
Show MoreCons
Daily Sales model is a challenge for staff to sustain in the long term and has some negative repercussions throughout the business.
Advice to Management
Following their upcoming 2nd IPO, is it finally time to consider a change at the top..... ?This needs to happen for any significant change to the model and the company to continue to mature...
SolarWinds2018-09-18 "Outstanding place to work"
StarStarStarStarStar- Work/Life Balance
- Culture & Values
- Career Opportunities
- Compensation and Benefits
- Senior Management
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at SolarWinds full-time for more than 8 years
Pros
This Company has it all. Great leadership in all offices especially in Cork. The culture is valued carefully and they care about their people.
Cons
None that i can think of
Advice to Management
Keep doing what you're doing.
SolarWinds2018-08-29- Helpful (2)
"Tech Support"
StarStarStarStarStar- Work/Life Balance
- Culture & Values
- Career Opportunities
- Compensation and Benefits
- Senior Management
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI have been working at SolarWinds full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Friendly people. Nice atmosphere. There usually isnt a problem with working from home when you cant make it to the office. Leaving earlier or during the day for an hour or two usually isnt a problem either.
Cons
Salary depending on your background can be terrible. Management isn't doing a great job at managing the tasks and speading work evenly. Double standards for some people/offices. Support isn't really appreciated even though they say we are, there is very little money for us for bonuses and pay rises are a joke. No time for training/upskilling as management will pile work on top of you.
Advice to Management
Stop looking at the dashboards which dont show even half the picture, look around the office, look at statistics, monitor what people are really doing, and then start dumping work on people who do less than the rest instead of dumping it on people who already work hard. This isnt hard to do, and it can be done even without management accounts as support reps see these statistics and do get frustrated.
SolarWinds2018-08-02 - Helpful (5)
"Worst Sales Job in Cork, BY A MILE!!!!!"
StarStarStarStarStar- Work/Life Balance
- Culture & Values
- Career Opportunities
- Compensation and Benefits
- Senior Management
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at SolarWinds full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
There are NONE!! If you want to call some dogs dinner on a Wednesday (Free lunch) a pro then be my guest, but I wont. Biggest pro of all, is there is other BETTER jobs out there that pay more & treat you a billion times better. **IF YOU ARE READING THIS & ABOUT TO ACCEPT A JOB OFFER FROM SOLARWINDS, DONT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!**
Cons
Management are brutal Directors are Brutal Micromanagement Unrealistic Targets No time off Made to feel like a piece of meat. Biggest Con of all, is knowing some other poor man/woman will be sold a dream in this dump & they will have to figure out quite quickly that what they have been told is all lies.
Advice to Management
Grow a pair you spineless mercenaries. Stand up for your teams & stop been scared little kids to open your mouth in fear you will kicked out of the clicky little circle going on in there.
SolarWinds2018-08-20