Efficiency going down - Anonymous employee AppDynamics Employee Review

3.0
Jul 20, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- distinctive culture, very fun place to work (when people are not too stressed) - some really cool and interesting people to talk to - great office in awesome location in downtown San Francisco, close to BART and Caltrain - top-notch engineering tools - good perks (fresh fruits and healthy protein snacks in the kitchen, vegetables, meats, etc.) - some really cool and interesting people to talk to

Cons

- no 401k match - putting too many people on the same/related projects - hurting efficiency - resorting to cliché methods like "stand-ups", "chat rooms", using them beyond their optimal scale, which again, hurts efficiency - seeing too many people struggling with work-life balance, which hurts company culture

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AppDynamics Response
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At AppDynamics, we pride ourselves in having a distinctive and fun culture where hard-working people can come together to collaborate and bounce ideas off one another. As a company founded by engineers for engineers, our start-up within a start-up work environment keeps teams small, and we believe that continuing with scrum-style meetings is optimal to keep everyone informed. Meetings are the most expensive time such a company could have, and our culture values allowing people time to get work done. Culture fit (in addition to technical aptitude) is a top priority when hiring, and multiple team members meet and approve each candidate we extend an offer to. If you have concerns about specifics, please take advantage of the upcoming review process to express your concerns directly to your manager. Alternatively, we would be happy to sit down with you individually and course correct as necessary; we value employee feedback and want to continue creating a culture of transparency and efficiency!

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