Pluralsight reviews

2.9

34% would recommend to a friend

(1,253 total reviews)
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Erin Gajdalo

33% approve of CEO

18% positive business outlook

Pluralsight has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,253 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Pluralsight employee rating is 25% below average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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1.0
Jul 18, 2017

Deception in Davis County

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Pros

The amazing people. Pluralsight has incredible talent, people who would do anything to see the company succeed and to help others.

Cons

It's hard to know where to start. Pluralsight started with a mission, a desire to change lives (both customers and employees). Fast forward several years and we've fallen apart at the seams. Where did it start? Who is to blame? Those are tough questions. But you know that they say, crap rolls down hill. There's your hint. Leadership is simply that, crap. I mean executive Leadership. CRO, CMO and yes, even the great and powerful CEO. Our executive team has turned their back on employees. They are so far removed from reality that they rely on "leadership workshops" like Ontocore to communicate to us common folk. It has taught executives that fancy phrases are more important than actual emotion or empathy. So, they say things like: "create a framework of creation, be our word, make agreements, create context with intention" and other phrases that are completely disingenuous, vague, and pandering. Let's start with "be our word". I begin here because it is plastered on walls and on a massive 3D cube as you walk in the office and yet, it's a value our leadership team completely ignores. This seems simple, be your word. Be honest and forthright. But our CRO has been anything but that. Our sales team is halfway through the year and still does not know how they get paid even after they were made many promises. Our CRO and other leaders thought they could get away with not paying sales people their accelerators. They also moved accounts and would not give clear quotas. So sales staff does not understand how they get paid and even if they have a phenomenal quarter, it might not matter anyway. Be our word. Next up, "Agreements". News flash Pluralsight Leaders, just saying, "let's make an agreement" does not constitute an agreement. You have to elicit feedback and work with the other party to come to an agreement. Just speak English to employees and treat us like adults. The two things Pluralsight lacks is integrity and fair compensation. Don't be fooled by flowery reviews of Pluralsight on Glassdoor. See who has found the reviews helpful. Spoiler alert, most people don't say the flowery reviews are helpful. I hope every day that Pluralsight will see it's incredible, mind blowing, explosive and wreck-less mistakes and change it's ways. The product and many of the people are amazing. Unfortunately, I truly believe they don't care anymore. Go public and bulldoze whoever you need to in order to do it. To end, I'll just leave this quote in Forbes from our current CMO to show you how far removed and arrogant our executives are. "Heather Zynczak, Pluralsight's CMO, says she loves the size of her house in Park City" -Forbes At least Heather understands what's most important, her big house.

2.0
Feb 4, 2019

HUGE pay gaps and fake smiles

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Pros

-Great benefits -Comfortable offices -Free snacks -Catered lunch once a week. -Opportunity to work with some incredible people -Employee stock purchase program (if they pay you enough that you can afford to participate)

Cons

Let me just start by saying that most employees are extremely unhappy (sorry Pluralsight, the Kool-Aid drinking days are over for about 70% of us and that number is always growing), despite all of the best places awards (that we buy) and the number of phony 5-star reviews on Glassdoor. Pluralsight is ALL about image so what you see on the outside is far from what you get on the inside. On the inside this place is toxic and full of a bunch of employees running scared. I agree with much of the other reviews about their so-called “culture” being completely manufactured. If you’re thinking about accepting a position here I recommend you negotiate a very high salary because it likely won’t ever change. Ever. There are so many of people here earning the same salary as three years ago and all the while the company is bringing in new heads for those same exact roles at 40-50% higher salary. Virtually all of the sales employees are aware of this incredible pay gap so it’s become a huge cancer in the sales organization, causing an incredible divide in the company and many ill feelings towards the company and how employees are treated. It’s both laughable and sad that the company doesn’t see how this huge problem. Can you imagine starting a job and making $30-40K more than your colleague that’s training you? How about the reverse? Awkward.... I don’t know anyone in the sales org who actually wants to be here in one years time — which makes sense since the inventive and natural urge is to leave, not invest more time. Pluralsight is now losing top talent with many Sr. AE’s leaving to go earn their market worth at other tech companies in Utah such as Teem, Qualtrics, Lucid, and many others. What’s probably the saddest part is that leadership allegedly realized an exedus would likely result from these decisions but estimated this turnover to be 20% and as long as they didn’t go over that threshold the company would come out “ahead.” Here’s some other things to look forward to if working in a sales role at Pluralsight: -A quota that nearly doubles every year (but remember, you earn the same!). -Selling a WAY over-marketed and over-priced product that’s completely out of line with industry pricing. -Waiting months into the year before getting your territory and quota assignment. -Being force-fed a bunch of “values” mumbo jumbo in almost every meeting, especially in Town Halls with our fearless and über rich leaders (who btw have all seen pay increases and promotions while the rest of us sit stagnant in our roles and pay!). -Being told to “remember our commitment to our values” if you ever speak up about any of the many issues we face that are going ignored at the highest levels. “Are you not committed to something bigger?” - “Unlimited” PTO that most employees would trade for 28 ACTUAL days PTO in a heartbeat. -Anita, our company cheerleader and Chief People (HR) Officer that allows this all to happen and doesn’t really do anything at all that’s HR related to begin with (we will hear from her below!). Anita is a great cheerleader and wears the best fake smile of anyone on this side of the Mississippi. Anita, thanks for nothing.

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Pluralsight Response
7y
This isn’t how I’d want any of our team members to feel. There are a couple things I’d like to clear up here. We don't pay for our workplace awards. We're proud that our team members provide the feedback that determines our status as an employer of choice with admired groups like Great Place to Work. Our pay practices are determined by a set of guiding principles and practices that are strictly followed and strive for equality and fairness. It's not perfect but we're making good progress. We are a values-driven company and take our values very seriously. In fact our team members are aware that all of us, including our leaders are measured by how they demonstrate our values every day at Pluralsight. Sorry to hear this was your experience. - Anita
2.0
May 14, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

People, product focus and direction

Cons

Executive Leadership, Sales Leadership "Joe D" are so focused on IPO that they have forgotten the people that have gotten them to this point. The constant change, realignment and a solution that isn't seen as a necessity by customers. Training is seen as a luxury and is why PS retention rate is slipping fast. The current growth model and direction isn't sustainable and layoffs seem inevitable after they fool "the street" .

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Pluralsight Response
8y
Yikes, I’m sorry to hear how you saw it here during your time here. Yes, there’s change and it feels different than what existed before. It’s different and it’s, of course, still totally rooted in our commitment to our mission and to our values. What we’re focused on is just that! - Anita
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