Great at first. - Anonymous employee Snyk Employee Review

3.0
Apr 17, 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Actual team members are great - there are a handful of very influential and positive leaders within the sales org. Easy to build lasting relationships. Quotas are fair and achievable (for the most part).

Cons

Snyk has lost a lot of top talent since the original micro-layoff that took place in July of 2022, and much of that talent has left the company on their own accord due to dismay. There seems to be a growing frustration from employees surrounding transparency from leadership and career growth opportunities (many individuals feel they plateaued during month 5 or so and have no option for lateral movement). There have been constant issues surrounding favoritism and visibility. After a total of 3 rounds of layoffs, management continued to make jokes such as "your slack will still be active on Monday if you do x, otherwise, we're not sure." People feel overworked - work-life balance is not encouraged, and you will face backlash for taking time off. Individuals were praised for staying in the office far beyond typical working hours and working on holidays/weekends, which encouraged others to do the same - easy to wind up with a toxic relationship with work in the environment Snyk creates.

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Snyk Response
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Thank you for taking the time to leave us a detailed review of your experience. While I understand you feel you work with great people, we take your concerns seriously around transparency, growth and work-life balance, as we are invested in the wellbeing of each employee at Snyk. The impacts that we have gone through were taken very seriously, and I would like to meet with you personally to discuss the concerns you’ve outlined to see how we can best support you. - Sandy Mott, VP Talent Business Partnering

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