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Amazing People, Poor Managers, Acquisition Pains - SMB Regional Sales Representative Cornerstone OnDemand Employee Review

3.0
Sep 17, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Prior to the Saba acquisition, amazing company culture & awesome co-workers who are actually good people. Promote from within especially if starting at an entry level sales position. Access to some great sales tools making reps jobs easier.

Cons

New managers lack essential training in order to be successful and have sub par people skills. The majority lack experience (hired through tenure) and have trouble motivating their teams. Sales Reps salaries are significantly lower than the market average, decent OTE. The LMS & Talent Management space is a super saturated market, where it's harder to compete with larger companies who have better brand recognition and smaller, more innovative companies as well. Sales team grew too fast.

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Cornerstone OnDemand Response
5y
We appreciate you taking the time to leave this review and agree with your assessment that Cornerstone has an amazing culture with awesome people. We're sorry that you weren't able to stay through the acquisition to experience how well Saba compliments our culture and how much more amazing we are as one company. You'll be proud of what we're sustaining and how well this works. We're also sorry that you didn't have an opportunity to experience our extensive manager training to understand how well it supports even the most inexperienced managers to help them develop the skills they need to be successful and in turn make their teams successful! Again, thanks for the feedback! We hope you're doing well with whatever you do next.

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5.0
Apr 7, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great leadership. Clear vision for growth and success.

Cons

Acquisitions created competing products and culture.

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Cornerstone OnDemand Response
1mo
Thanks for sharing this; it's great to hear your positive outlook on our leadership and vision as that’s something we really care about. There can be challenges that come along with acquisitions, especially when it comes to aligning products and culture. While these decisions are made to support growth and long-term success, they don’t always feel seamless in the moment. Again, I appreciate you sharing your perspective and wish you all the best. -Carina Cortez, Chief People Officer
2.0
Jun 8, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Originally, this company was very supportive. There were many layers of resources meant to make employees successful. After the purchase of the company by PE they have cut software, resources and staffing to increase profits. I would not say there are many advantages over other employers in the field today. The ability to work from home is a pro. Complexity of the software is a pro because the work isn't boring. There's always something to learn.

Cons

- no real path to advancement, Cornerstone used to promote from within, over the past several years the majority of hired have been external - management cares a lot about stats but doesn't care to educate employees on how to meet those expectations. Ex. If a employee gets a negative survey it isn't reviewed and strategies aren't shared for improvement. If an issue goes on longer than expected and it puts employees out of compliance with the resolution time standard, employees are told to fix it with no strategies for doing so. There is no analysis of issues. One caveat: my team has a new manager so there is a possibility that things will improve; however the directives come from the top down, so upper management still has a problematic philosophy.

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