Increasingly toxic work environment. - Anonymous employee Akamai Employee Review

1.0
May 3, 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Time off policy is pretty good.

Cons

Zero growth opportunity. Expectation of working beyond scope and pay level. Toxic work environment has long been ignored. HR does not support employees. Benefits continue to be cut. No company culture. Yearly layoffs. Employees are burnt out and checked out. Most are trying to get by while waiting for the next round of sev packages...

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