Toxic old boys club - Anonymous employee CrowdStrike Employee Review

1.0
Jan 17, 2024
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

*The mission of OverWatch is unparalleled *Incredible access to data, intel, and threat actors *There are some absolutely wonderful and beyond intelligent people working at Crowdstrike (unfortunately, they are treated poorly, burned out, overworked, underpaid, and forced to comply or be left behind)

Cons

*Absolutely toxic senior leadership; no emotional IQ, no communication, immature "leadership" *The culture can best be described as: old boys club, bro, and/or a fraternity *Re-org after re-org with no clear direction beyond the bottom line *CAO (Counter Adversary Operations) makes absolutely no sense and is confusing internally and externally *Rolling layoffs with zero transparency and blatant lies (lies about why people were laid off, firings disguised as layoffs, false promises that "this is the last one") -- these layoffs deemed critical functions "redundant," which led to critical work being piled on top of burned out, understaffed, and underpaid folks left behind *No work/life balance - particularly in the Threat Hunting arm - follow the sun means nothing. All are expected to be available at all times and not fairly compensated for such commitment. *Lackluster benefits and 401k matching (not at all comparable to Crowdstrike's competitors) *Lackluster pay - most are severely underpaid compared to their peers in the industry

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Cons

Manager/Director level: Poor communication from team manager/director, with little to no direction and the lack of team morale. Team members were on their own after training and most meetings could've been an email. The presence of the director was the equivalent of a virtual bulletin board. No ownership was taken from management to lead or guide the team and no sense of loyalty exists between management and team members. Good talent was squandered due to complacency and lack of direction. Company: Con for the company is the unfortunate lay offs that happened after leaving the company. It's a shame they laid off veterans from my former team. The writing on the wall was apparent, from outsourced new hires to the non-competitive compensation for newer hires. The company went from a fun and competitive start up to a disconnected company trying to emulate tech industry trends and "balances the budget" AKA lay offs, to look good to share holders. For a company that nets huge profits year after year, layoffs shouldn't be part of the reality.

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