Great company with some "bad apple" leaders mixed in - Solutions Engineer Docusign Employee Review

4.0
Mar 13, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Great culture with clean and semi-modern offices - Company continues to improve on employee offerings such as paid leave, matching 401k, and other things - Good product that customers know and love making this a safe and stable company to work for.

Cons

- Some "Bad Apple" leadership positions can ruin the experience for employees stuck under those individuals. - "Good ol Boy" mentality is still present where a lot of recognition and benefits are given to people based on personal relationships vs merit or earned - Diversity is so bad it's almost a joke? While it's common for people to complain these days, you can't deny that the executive leadership is almost entirely white males. Company wide events are also very heavily white. This company is primarily west coast US, which limits options. - Product teams seem a bit out-of-touch with the rest of the company, making it a frustrating place to work for customer-facing roles at times. - Recognition is typically only given tot hose with outstanding "lucky" performance via large deals won and Presidents Club style events are awarded on a "Good-ol-Boy" basis vs strict rules for attainment.

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Docusign Response
7y
Thank you for taking the time to write a thoughtful review. You mention worrisome observations and we take this type of feedback seriously. I have forwarded your message to our CPO, Joan Burke and your HRBP, Molly Lambright. If you feel comfortable reaching out to either person to discuss further, I encourage you to do so.

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5.0
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Pros

Great work life balance, good people, supportive culture

Cons

Not too much innovation development, Not too interested in in house ML/Ai features

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Docusign Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your positive experience with us. We are thankful for your insights and are happy to read your positive feedback.
2.0
Apr 9, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Mostly nice people, dedicated to their specific roles.

Cons

Lack of team cohesion among departments. Lots of communication and accountability breakdowns, siloed efforts. Immature processes and undeveloped operations. Unqualified and ineffective leadership: I was to be the Business Process Lead but mid-interview, the hiring manager told me they would instead place me in a very small sub-department reporting into Finance Business Transformation. It was never clear if this was meant to be temporary or permanent... I was successful in facilitating and contributing to a project that was 10+ years overdue at Docusign. The managing director I reported to was laid off so a more tenured employee took over as "manager" who had never been in charge of people and it showed. Despite my contributions, I was told how little they valued my work and efforts on a successful project. Definitely a level disparity as I have been Sr. Finance Manager twice and head of a global department reporting into VP level and up. It appeared that all this new "manager" wanted was a subservient cog to condescend, demotivate, and talk down to. Beyond ridiculous to squander my 15 years of corporate experience.

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