Meraki reviews

3.8

68% would recommend to a friend

(681 total reviews)
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Lawrence Huang

73% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

Meraki has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 681 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Meraki employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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681 reviews
2.0
Jul 1, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Great OTEs and a fair comp plan (Ranges from 90K-140K based on exp for the same role) - Free restaurant meals catered (Not at all healthy though so be careful!!!) - Amazing people working in individual contributor roles across the board (NOT management, BEWARE)

Cons

- Cisco Corporate has taken over with force since the beginning of economic pressures & COVID - Perks are being rolled back (New employees are no longer sent to San Francisco for 2 weeks of training, Vegas for the Sales Org Kick-off is gone and probably not coming back, etc) - Rampant favoritism in territory segmentation - Favoritism and favors pull people into management - Lots of virtue signalling (i.e. supporting all major social movements on Twitter only but not actually taking any efforts to increase diversity in management - Management protects management; young managers run the Sales Org and are notorious for passive aggressive people management tactics - Upper management puts TONS of pressure on said younger managers despite being out of touch with individual contributors; the environment is NOT conducive to making these existing managers form meaningful and strong relationships with their teams - Infighting/Office drama that comes along with any major corporation is rampant here. Ask any individual contributor who gets picked on the most and most people in the office will probably say the same 2-3 people. Managers are known to bully individuals on their team that they don't get along with instead of resolving issues like adults (this is why you don't hire children as managers FYI) - Despite great pay in theory there are only a few patches actually able to meet quota during the current crisis; expect maybe 70-75% of your OTE during the current crisis - While everyone is given the opportunity to climb the organization in theory, often times favorites who everyone assumed was next in line end up getting promotions 9 times out of 10. If you're not a favorite or a POC with aspirations of something better, expect some empty promises

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Meraki Response
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Thank you for your feedback. We understand that this is a frustrating time for many people, as we continue to navigate a global pandemic. Our priority has always been and will continue to be, the well-being of our employees. As we adjust to operating remotely, we are working hard to ensure the safety of every Merakian and to help all of our teams have a good experience. We are disappointed to hear about your experience with management. Behavior that creates a hostile or intimidating work environment is a violation of our company policy, and will not be tolerated under any circumstances. We will be bringing your concerns to our leadership team, and we encourage you to submit a report with the ethics team (these can be made anonymously if you’d prefer). Thank you for taking the time to share your experiences. Employee feedback helps us to constantly be working toward improving the workplace experience for all of Merakians.
3.0
Jun 25, 2020

Meraki Marketing is a mess

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great office Amazing friendships Great employee events Part of Cisco

Cons

Lower pay than industry standard Too many young managers with no experience Horrible diversity in VP level: tried to launch an Inclusion and Diversity OKR and most of the original team left the company Bad job at retaining good talent No growth path for marketers The Marketing team is a joke - people do what they want without any repercussions They treat you as a college student - controlling every move. Beware! No path for growth in the department

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