strongDM Reviews

2.9

41% would recommend to a friend

(56 total reviews)
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Tim Prendergast

50% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

strongDM has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 56 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The strongDM employee rating is 25% below average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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56 reviews
2.0
9 Mar 2023
Recommend
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Pros

There are a few (the vast minority) people who are experienced and capable of executing well in their roles. Those few somehow manage to hold together some semblance of a functional company. I sincerely applaud those few for giving it their all.

Cons

Leadership at the highest levels is completely dysfunctional. So much so that there is more energy, time, and discussions about how to cover up the dysfunction than developing strategy and tactics to grow the business. That has a trickle down effect throughout the company where mid-level management and ICs are operating with little clarity, no meaningful support, and in an environment without psychological safety. It's nearly impossible to make any progress because you can't get a straight answer or logical reasoning from the decision makers. A LOT of talk, no action. There is a faction of leadership and associates that hold their positions not because they have the knowledge or skill to do their jobs, but because they have experience working together previously. It's nepotism at its worst.

2.0
20 Dec 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The teams that build the software, that work with the customers - are amazing. StrongDM is able to entice the most competent workers with very impressive (although not sustainable) compensation packages.

Cons

You cannot trust anything leadership says. In a weekly all call, we were told that layoffs were not an option and a week later 20-something employees were laid off. Another weekly all call, we were told that we had plenty of runway and the next week 40-something employees were laid off. In between those two layoffs, we watched as existing members of leadership were promoted to even high ranks (e.g. Director to VP and VP to C-suite) while individuals or smaller groups from teams were randomly “let go”.

3.0
11 Feb 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great pay, friendly people. strongDM definitely has some talented people working within its ranks. These are people that bring amazing ideas to the table and truly want to make sure their customers are successful. They pay extremely well as they do not offer some perks other startups offer. The benefits are ok.

Cons

Overbearing management, intimidating management, micro-management. strongDM has a management issue. Interviewing was a task. The CEO/Co-Founder will go to great lengths to intimidate you during your interview. She is CEO and Co-Founder and she wants you to know that from the get go. Other management including the other Co-Founders are easier to work with and do not have issues of being overbearing in this way. With that in mind however, your work output will be scrutinized in some form or fashion. Even if you use your managers own words. And this did in fact happen several times to different people. The control issues that management has with the exception of one manager, will weigh on you heavily and you will most likely start to challenge and question your own abilities. Which is sad, because you were hired based on your abilities and past experience.

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