Avoid like a plague, may be after IPO - Anonymous employee AppDynamics Employee Review

1.0
Oct 31, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

They give good number of RSUs as part of offer(but please don't get lured by this). As of now they are one of the leaders in APM market(server side).

Cons

Actually after seeing 4+ rating, I decided to join. But looks like those good days are well and truly over. I am thinking it is due to the fact that, they will be doing IPO soon so they set unrealistic targets. As of now, values/cultures/principles are ignored, and they see you as a slave. They will not train/enable you adequately, and expect you to do wonders. If you bring up these issues, managers at best will try to avoid and often will harass you. They just want to hit the target, no matter what. Absolutely there is no process here, even after 8 years. Most of the teams as very lean, so you will have to double up always. I used to work during festivals and PTOs are normally not approved. Other worst part is, HR makes false promises while recruiting you. I almost ruined my perfect career by joining here, luckily i was able to get out soon(not even 6 months). Please avoid like a plague, give serious thoughts before joining this useless org.

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AppDynamics Response
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We are sorry to hear that you have left AppDynamics. We know that management tries their best to train our newest talent, and would like to see them spread their wings from there. In addition, management is also trying to find better ways to streamline processes. Our Recruiting and HR teams are also very pro-new hire and try to answer all questions during the Onboarding Process. We wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors!

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