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Tableau Software

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Tableau Software reviews

3.8

70% would recommend to a friend

(1,146 total reviews)
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Mark Nelson

70% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Tableau Software has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,146 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Tableau Software 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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1K reviews
3.0
Jun 6, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

A fantastic company started by smart people with a clear vision that they have successfully turned into a reality. The product is amazing and the customers love Tableau, they are engaged and friendly, customer relationships can feel more like "coffee with a friend" than a corporate meeting. American benefits such as a kitchen full of sweets, chocolates and fizzy drinks (if you like that sort of thing) and plenty of beers in the pub next door to celebrate a big deal closing!

Cons

A lot of management in EMEA do not seem qualified for their level of leadership, a common error in such fast paced companies. People have been promoted into roles due to circumstance and tenure not necessarily because they are well suited. Focus is ONLY on the number, No people development, no basic HR support, no excuses when the number isn't there. Senior management live in the data and create a culture far removed from the one Tableau speaks to. Disorganized goals, slow responses, and a splatter gun approach to priorities are a daily occurrence.

3.0
Nov 23, 2013

Sustainable?

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Smart & fun people, fun atmosphere, happy customers, flexible work environment. Topped with an awesome product.

Cons

Working on a startup mentality. People take pay cuts and demotions to work for Tableau. Not sure how long can this sustain, before the outflow of Talent become greater than inflow.

1.0
Jun 10, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Remote, hybrid work environment. Salesforce is very considerate of individual people's tolerance for risk during the pandemic and prioritizes our health and comfort levels.

Cons

Cannot overstate how underpaid and overworked existing employees are. Without RSUs anymore (removed during the Salesforce acquisition) many talented individuals have left for other opportunities and salary offers of 50%+ more (no exaggeration). This has left existing Renewal Managers to "pick up the slack" often double, triple coveraging. Double coveraging has become the norm and status quo. This has lead to a general burnout and low morale. Migration to Salesforce system was horrendous. Completely under prepared (~2 hours of live training, several ineffective e-learning modules, hard to track documentation). Countless sleepless night and breakdowns for many Renewal Managers as Customers yelled at us for losing access to Tableau due to our inability to quote and renew on time. Leadership's toxic positivity. If you don't "drink the Koolaid" you're viewed as a negative Nancy, ignored and passed for promotions. The leadership team full of young, white fat boys with fragile egos can't take an ounce of constructive feedback. They will never own up to issues laid out by the team leaving persistent issues unresolved. The denial is deep. No wonder why everyone is leaving. Tableau is gone and Salesforce has swept in to "scale" the business. Another fancy tech buzzword for automating our jobs away. "Scaling" is actively being accomplished with a multi pronged approach: - replacing back fills with cheaper, contractors from the Philippines - tying our compensation to multi-year contracts - defaulting renewals to automatically renew - chatting with "bots" to get our job done. can't even chat internally with a real human being for help Concerned about the job security of this role.

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