Slightly modern corp - Senior Interactive Designer Akamai Employee Review

3.0
Dec 26, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

+Yearly bonus — Small and they’d use accounting loopholes to weasel out of a full bonus each year. +Stock options — RSUs to satiate the lack of full bonuses or raises. +Work from home — sure they’ll want as many people back in person once the pandemic clears up enough.

Cons

-5 day work week for most weeks of the year. They offer a Friday off for “wellness” once a month or so. -lots of meaningless employee programs designed to give a sense of community when that money could be better spent in the bank accounts of the employees. -typical cringey corporate bs: buzzwords, meeting overload, the need to be friends with co-workers..

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5.0
Jun 10, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Genuinely collaborative culture with talented, supportive colleagues across sales, marketing, and technical teams. * Strong work-life balance and flexibility compared to many companies in the cybersecurity industry. * Meaningful products and technology with a strong reputation in the market. * Employees are trusted to own their work without excessive micromanagement. * Good benefits and a people-first culture that generally prioritizes employee well-being.

Cons

As a large organization, decision-making can sometimes be slow and require alignment across multiple stakeholders. * Organizational changes and shifting priorities occasionally create uncertainty. * Cross-functional processes can be complex, which can impact speed of execution.

4.0
Jun 25, 2026
Recommend
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Business outlook

Pros

Good place to work and good benefits

Cons

Managers are pretty terrible, they don’t have clear goals

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