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Updated 22 Mar 2023

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Found 1,033 of over 1K reviews
3.7
67% Recommend to a Friend
SolarWinds President and Chief Executive Officer Sudhakar Ramakrishna
71% Approve of CEO

Found 1,027 of over 1K reviews

3.7
67%
Recommend to a Friend
71%
Approve of CEO
SolarWinds President and Chief Executive Officer Sudhakar Ramakrishna
Sudhakar Ramakrishna
223 Ratings
Pros
  • "I won't even try to say free lunch twice a week is a perk(in 82 reviews)

  • "The company has a great work life balance(in 33 reviews)

  • Cons
  • "Work-life balance can become blurred for some individuals and departments(in 49 reviews)

  • "no work life home life balance AT ALL(in 20 reviews)

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    1. 5.0
      Current Employee

      Amazing

      16 Oct 2022 - Anonymous Employee 
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Best company I have ever worked in

      Cons

      No cons working here at all

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    2. 1.0
      Former Employee, more than 1 year

      SolarWinds Happy Family

      21 Mar 2023 - Software Engineer in Cork
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Free lunch. Every week. And always the same menu.

      Cons

      Cork Office is a cesspit of Local Boys or the well known Old Boys Network. Members of this 'Happy Family' promote each other and if you are not part of this happy family forget to be promoted or have a raise. You will never be recognized even if you work 10 times harder than any one else. Forget a career here, redundancies are lurking behind the corner. The CEO is a corrupt man, bringing his friends from his previous company (oh they didn't get redundancies, what a miracle! I wonder if they passed the regular HR hire process too). Customers are moving on to other products since the hack from Russia. SW is in decline and not only morally. The executive team are cashing in their millions in on their shares before moving on to the next company, while hundreds of people don't know if they can pay the rent or mortgage in the next months due redundancies.

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    4. 2.0
      Current Employee, less than 1 year

      Not so great company

      14 Feb 2023 - Anonymous Employee 
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Some good people to work with on different projects

      Cons

      Upper management has a lot of ego and likes to play politics. Feedback is not transparent and is heavily influenced by perception

      4 people found this review helpful
    5. 2.0
      Current Employee, more than 5 years

      Where did it all go so wrong?

      3 Jan 2023 - Sr Manager, Technical Support 
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      They are giving more time off

      Cons

      The senior leadership is woeful. Lack of direction, or any ideas where to go next..

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      3 people found this review helpful
    6. 5.0
      Current Employee, less than 1 year

      Empowering and Engaging

      29 Sep 2022 - Regional Account Manager/ITSM Specialist in Dublin, Dublin
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great Team with an amazing manager who helps with day to day improvement. Management are supportive and challenging. Great financial incentives. Great culture Career prospects look promising and conversations about next steps and where we are going is clear and happen on regular bases. Hands down the best company I have worked for in a long time.

      Cons

      Honestly no Cons Its the most content I have been in a position in my 16 years of working.

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    7. 2.0
      Former Employee, more than 3 years

      Not the best, not the worst

      7 Feb 2022 - Sales Representative in Cork
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good Technology - a known brand globally. Some of the people there are nice and I make some friends

      Cons

      Very mean when it comes to money and rewarding their staff. Sent a selection box and a solarwinds t-shirt for a christmas present, yet staff worked from home without a single 'care' package all year. Management changes every quarter it seems and company direction is all over the place. New CEO has brought all his own people from Pulse Secure and all new hires in management are from their - turning into a job for the boys club - all male hires also. Targets change at the drop of a hat and if you are successful you are punished to keep you down. Metrics are the only thing that matter - i.e. calls/emails etc. and a lot of the Sales managers are Sales Admin and not actual what you'd call a Sales Leader - very uninspiring. Bad reputation with channel partners due to Solarwinds stealing deals of channel at last minute in the past, just to get deal

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      4 people found this review helpful
    8. 4.0
      Former Employee, more than 1 year

      Great place to work

      1 Nov 2022 - Marketing Specialist 
      Recommend
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      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Amazing collaborative team Exposure to various stakeholders within the business

      Cons

      No cons for me here

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    9. 5.0
      Current Employee

      Great place to work

      28 Sep 2022 - Anonymous Employee 
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The company genuinely looks after you and your needs. The work is enjoyable once you get your foot in.

      Cons

      The communication sometimes gets unclear. There could be times where you would feel a bit lost or overwhelmed.

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    10. 1.0
      Former Employee, more than 8 years

      The Good, the Bad and the Ugly...

      6 Oct 2022 - Regional Sales Director in Cork
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Very good products. team mates and sales clubs.

      Cons

      Private Club for the CEO and his friends from the old company. the company is bleeding talents from the day one 1 they took over.

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      2 people found this review helpful
    11. 4.0
      Current Employee, more than 3 years

      Excellent environment, dynamic team

      5 Sep 2022 - Customer Success Manager in Cork
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Huge focus on the customer, flexible career paths, inclusive company

      Cons

      Slow and limited salary progression

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    SolarWinds has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 1,086 reviews left anonymously by employees. 67% of employees would recommend working at SolarWinds to a friend and 54% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has improved by 4% over the last 12 months.

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    67% of SolarWinds employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated SolarWinds 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

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