SuccessFactors Reviews in San Mateo, CA

Former Employee – worked at SuccessFactors

Pros – People are cooperative and goals are communicated clearly

Cons – Lot of work no work life balance. Growth opportunities are limited

Advice to Senior Management – I think they should be more proactive than reactive

Current Employee – been working at SuccessFactors

Pros – Fast-paced and innovative technologies. This is a great place to explore and try out new things.

Cons – The biggest con is that while most people in Engineering are very happy with their jobs, they're more than aware of the disparity between executive compensation and bonuses and their own. For instance, the employees had to take a huge cut in bonuses the last couple of years, but the executives all received nice bonuses and equity grants. Maybe that's the Silicon Valley culture where ego rules, but we SUPPOSED to be a pay-for-performance culture, not "we-get-paid-for-your-performance" culture. Personally, I'd have no problem with the execs getting huge rewards if they shared the love themselves.

Advice to Senior Management – Live up to the pay-for-performance culture you say exists. It's not just for sales. The engineers need some love as well; after all, we're the ones making the products. And by the way, a pizza party for working our asses off for weeks on end just isn't going to cut it any longer. You need to know that most people are asking, "What's in it for me?" That could kill our innovation if you don't respond to that and quickly.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at SuccessFactors

Pros – I met some great people at SuccessFactors and still keep in touch with them.

Cons – I left SuccessFactors over two years ago, Only recently did I look back at SuccessFactors and found that there was a major turnover of employees. I had no idea that so many employees left. The current situation shows that there were major problems at SuccessFactors.

I left for a better opportunity. Clearly, I saw the writing on the wall re: the direction of SuccessFactors to include layoffs, turnover and employees resigning for better opportunities. You can work an employee only so hard until he/she reaches a saturation point. Both top and middle management were very immature. They consistently micro-managed highly accomplished workers. I also observed that some workers would do anything to get ahead.

Advice to Senior Management – Learn from your mistakes before you lose the quality people that remain on board.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at SuccessFactors

Pros – it's a job in a bad economy.
Pay is above average.
It's somewhere to go every day.
Good, solid benefits.
Close commute.

Cons – Incompetent senior management
Very cliquish
Immature managers
Extremely political
Company doesn't appear to know direction it is going

Advice to Senior Management – Replace the management.
Practice what you preach.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at SuccessFactors

Pros – Outstanding, results oriented people who get the job done. Great leadership setting the course for the company. Exciting to be on a championship team. Passionate about customers.

Cons – As with most companies our size with our ambition, There is a lot to do! Often takes long hours to get it all done.

Advice to Senior Management – Stay focused on winning and don't forget that it is the outstanding and always remember that it is people in the organization that are making it all happen.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at SuccessFactors

Pros – - Intelligent, driven people
- A passionate stand-out approach in this space
- Strong product
- Management does care, but you have to show you care too.

Cons – Lots to learn all the time
low morale- some people got spoiled.

Advice to Senior Management – listen and communicate.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at SuccessFactors

Pros – good product, nice atmosphere, especially in the early years

Cons – incredible how people can market and hype a product and at the same time have an absolute lack of applying its content to their own company

Advice to Senior Management – layoff your selves and let us to the job

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at SuccessFactors

Pros – SFSF takes care of morale - it got voted best place to work didn't it. we got rich from IPO, invertigo @ great america, cars for MVPs, BBQs, baseball, & free legal help for engineer (hooked him up w/Fenwick).

Cons – SFSF no diff. from others cutting salary & bonuses. look at state employees w/furloughs. they're worst off.

Advice to Senior Management – stay the course

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at SuccessFactors

Pros – Sales execution culture focused on getting deals at all costs.

Cons – The hype is just too much and customers / clients are catching on which is why sales are declining.

More discipline is needed and conviction on the solutions.

Advice to Senior Management – Run the company like a real business. Take a page out of Tom Siebel's book.

Current Employee – been working at SuccessFactors

Pros – Excellent place to work. Management knows what they are doing. Lots of opportunity and a bright future. Excellent opportunity to learn trade too.

Cons – Long hours, although that isn't too bad knowing that you have a very good chance to make a huge difference in the space.

Advice to Senior Management – Continue to value the people

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend