SolarWinds Reviews

Current Employee – been working at SolarWinds full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – 401k matching and profit sharing bonuses that are hard to find in companies these days

Cons – SolarWinds is growing so fast and making so many acquisitions that there are a lot of growing pains (but also opportunity for growth)

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at SolarWinds full-time for less than a year

Pros – They're very nice during the hiring process. Some of the Sales team are great at what they do, very cool market-leading products!

Cons – A complete lack of true accountability exists in upper management & they could care less about their people especially those in marketing.

Advice to Senior Management – Fire yourself. That's the only way you will save your horrible reputation in the market place. The word is out. SolarWinds is career step to nowhere for anyone in Marketing.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at SolarWinds full-time for more than a year

Pros – There were some great people that I worked alongside that had a general interest in the success of the company.

Cons – It was a very stressful job where little to no recognition is given.

Advice to Senior Management – Have business transparency where your workforce knows how the business is doing, rather than making them feel as though they are always behind on the number, only to find out they had good quarter, when earnings are released.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at SolarWinds full-time

Pros – SolarWinds is fast paced, dynamic, and definitely rewards people who know how to come in and get things done. You can advance quickly here if you demonstrate understanding of the model. Lots of room for company growth, the future is bright!

Cons – You are going to read a lot of bad reviews of SolarWinds on this site because we go through a lot of people. New hires either love it or hate it due to the pace and the working style. Lots of turnover on the sales floor, but there are a lot of sales people who have made it through the first few quarters and then do really well. You have to decide for yourself whether this is a good place for you.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at SolarWinds full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – It is a really fast paced company. you will not see alot of sitting around and doing nothing. or working on projects that simply get canceled. the company overall treats employees respectfully. the office environment is not bad at all. the twice a week lunches are OK. the quarterly bonus really helps you keep going vs an annual bonus.

Cons – too much short term focus on stock price. the company is left and right trying to move from one country to an other in hope of cheaper staff.
the company rush into external market does not appear to be exactly paying off.
you will have to report to the right people for your hardwork to get noticed.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at SolarWinds full-time for more than a year

Pros – Great co-workers, free lunches, good benefits. Good core business model. Some very talented people have been assembled in that building.

Cons – Managers love to throw employees under the bus, departments love to throw other departments under the bus, and you have to get comfortable with the idea that there’s always someone to blame for whatever trumped up metric is impacting your VP / Director's bonus that quarter -- keeping in mind it can’t ever be your manager or your team if you want to keep your job. Despite the fact that there are many talented folks there, you'll never know who you can trust or what the real motives are behind decisions. The teams don’t talk; you’ll get 8 different solutions for the same problem and then there’s always a struggle for which Director / VP you have to listen to.

Advice to Senior Management – Get your departments in sync. It'll lead to much happier workers. Don't tell two departments to work on two independent solutions to the same problem, tell the two departments to talk and agree on a solution. All those 27 year-old managers you promoted to Directors / VPs after the IPO (when the original talent took the payout and bailed)... most of them aren't helping you grow, they're just interested in watching their backs because they know they aren't qualified to be Directors / VPs anywhere else. Seen so many horrible ideas come out of VP's mouths, only to have some staffer get blamed for it (and often canned). Take responsibility for your own ideas.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at SolarWinds full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Benefits are decent
Pay is okay (but not as good as the margins would indicate)
Free lunch twice per week

Cons – Politics have taken over.
Innovation has come and gone.
Employee feedback might as well be a punchline to a bad joke.

Advice to Senior Management – Pull your head out. Your ego has taken over what was once a successful collaboration of cross-functional teams.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at SolarWinds full-time for less than a year

Pros – Free Lunch twice a week, great benefits

Cons – Inconsistent management, bureaucratic, they definitely have favorites

Advice to Senior Management – Be more consistent and have better management structure. Be fair with your employees and make yourself accessible to advice and feedback.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at SolarWinds full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Salary, benefits, fast pace, 'get it done' attitude.

Cons – Lots of conflict, egos and overall unhappy work environment. Turnover is rampant; people are belittled and made to feel that they are replaceable.

Advice to Senior Management – This company is quickly, getting a bad reputation around town. It will not be long until it is hard to retain quality talent, as it is common knowledge around town, and even other cities, that Solarwinds has a horrific work environment.

I have even been to job interviews where the company questioned whether to hire me base solely on the fact that I came from Solarwinds and said, " they didn't' want me to bring THAT bad work environment to this company".

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at SolarWinds full-time for more than a year

Pros – Good pay rate
2 nice lunches catered per week, snacks and drinks

Cons – Constant acquisitions and whole teams leaving often. Chaotic interoffice fights and egos.

Advice to Senior Management – Slow down with the acquisitions and take a look at your internal workings.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend