Company values are strong, but we need to pay attention to talent - Anonymous employee Atlassian Employee Review

4.0
Feb 27, 2018
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Our values keep us centered and connected. We reward risk-taking and those who GSD. The CEOs and President are true leaders and real people who care about their teams. We have great benefits and everyone is a shareholder which drives an even stronger work ethic across the company. We work with brilliant, motivated people who want to elevate the entire ship.

Cons

While I've had growth opportunities at Atlassian and am grateful for them, this seems to be changing as we scale the company. We seem to be valuing external candidates over internal ones. What once was a "be the change you seek" mentality is now met with a "lack of experience" response.

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Atlassian Response
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Thank you for sharing your honest thoughts. While we do need to spend energy attracting and hiring talent to help us grow as a company, we'll work to make sure that doesn't come at the cost of providing growth opportunities internally. In our latest Vital Signs survey we found that ~70% of Atlassians felt they have had development opportunities in the past 6 months and we’re focused on making sure we continue to improve on that baseline. Please continue to BTCYS and offer your ideas to us on how we might better open up internal opportunities. ~Atlassian People team

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