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Vik Verma
79 Ratings
Pros
Company is growing, so great growth opportunities for growing your career (in 9 reviews)
Great people throughout the company (in 10 reviews)
Cons
Time difference with US makes work/life balance hard (in 8 reviews)
Typical growing pains of a organisation but plenty of opportunity with this too (in 8 reviews)
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"Awesome Company"
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Positive OutlookI worked at 8x8 (More than a year)
Pros
There's room to move up.
Cons
Not many cons about this company.
8x8 2017-08-02 20:45 PDT![8x8 Logo]()
"Growing and interesting"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at 8x8 full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Very interesting, complicated distributed technology.
Lots of non trivial problems to solve.
Great group of people in UK/RO.
SJ is rapidly changing.Cons
Some low performers that still didn't get the message.
Stock didnt go up this year.Advice to Management
Eliminate low performers faster.
8x8 2017-07-26 08:16 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Good Company, lots of competition"
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Positive OutlookI worked at 8x8 full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Lots of company perks, lunches, parties, gatherings
Cons
Very competitive market, was challenging for a sales rep
Advice to Management
Drop the fees that are added to the quotes that are purely for the company
8x8 2017-07-18 11:03 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Fun atmosphere that can feel like a start up"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at 8x8 full-time
Pros
Growing business with tons of potential opportunities. Very fun and exciting atmosphere. Great people throughout the company. Really knowledgeable staff and management willing to help you grow and express yourself in the process. Free snacks and Wednesday lunches are a nice touch. Welcoming atmosphere.
Cons
HR support is lacking, many of them have individual topics they cover, but lack in a lot of resources, help and information that a company of this caliber needs. Communication department to department and management to staff can sometimes feel like you are finding out about something two weeks too late. Some staff act on emotion more than they should in a business setting.
Advice to Management
Internal training and HR promotion should be company wide and needs to be expanded. Many people feel voiceless with some of the potential releases when they have tips / tricks / advice. HR really needs to be given training courses and be more involved and knowledgeable when handling certain situations and for preventative issues in the future - this is the companies biggest set back with their growth.
8x8 2017-07-17 09:14 PDT![8x8 Logo]()
"Great Colleagues Good Promise"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at 8x8 full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
+ Great core product
+ Good cohesion across departments
+ Welcoming culture
+ Fairly transparent management
+ Decent BenefitsCons
- Low pay for the bay area
- Hit and miss support from HR and Upper management
- Bumpy product launches with lack of engagement from all stakeholders
- Disconnect between marketing/salesAdvice to Management
There has been some improvement towards product launches and marketing/sales disconnect lately, they need to keep moving on that path. In order to keep better talent pay needs to be increased as well.
8x8 2017-07-17 10:42 PDT![8x8 Logo]()
"Startup environment in a public company"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at 8x8 full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
Proprietary technology (132 patents), in a relatively untapped $50 billion market, great leadership, room for growth.
Cons
Infrastructure working to catch up with company growth.
Advice to Management
Try and maintain the company culture as we grow.
8x8 2017-06-29 13:32 PDT![8x8 Logo]()
"Overall good Company to work for, plenty of room for improvement"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at 8x8 full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
• CEO is transparent and accountable. His vision/strategy has been consistent.
• Executive staff friendly and approachable, with open door policy.
• Fun company culture.
• Outstanding work/achievements consistently recognized (see Cons as well).
• Company has made a commendable effort to bring in “new blood” to get different perspective on
products and internal processes.Cons
• Internal decisions such as moving SMB Sales and Finance outside of HQ made in
haste and is nonsensical. Basically, an arm of the Company was cut off to better
serve the other arm.
• New CMO is the proverbial bull in china shop. She has quickly made numerous asks
without regard to how it impacts other departments. A “me first” mentality, which
contradicts CEO/CFO vision for company culture.
• Same few departments every quarter are recognized for achievements. Marketing,
which has historically under performed (spend vs. ROI), consistently gets recognized
for simply doing their job (ex-set up one trade show).
• HR has failed to get longer tenured managers in line with executive’s vision of how to
treat and lead employees after promising to do so about a year ago.Advice to Management
Raise the bar for Sales and Marketing to be more in line with Deployment and R&D. Rectify the fact that longer tenured managers use decades old/previous regime management style. Explicitly encourage cross department cooperation. Find a way to get people working and accomplishing goals without being locked up in meetings and conference rooms all day long, day after day.
8x8 2017-06-27 08:32 PDT![8x8 Logo]()
"Solid Technology + Execution + Experience = Company ready to disrupt the market"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at 8x8 full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Transparency of information from the CEO down
Clear direction and execution plan
Building global team with world class processes
Solid financial execution and management
Lots of opportunity to grow careerCons
At times solid performers are not properly recognized
Benefits are very standard
At times decisions are made to meet financial goals that are not strategicAdvice to Management
Vending machines? Let's get with the rest of silicon valley and actually have a stocked break room. Need to spend more on company events, gifts, and employee recognition. Keep up the investment in modernizing tools.
8x8 2017-06-27 09:13 PDTHelpful (2)
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"Great Products, People and Executive Management"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at 8x8 full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
Executive Management is very visible and accessible.
Company poised for high growth.
Management trusts and empowers employees to effect change.
It's fun to work at a company where the product is Best in Class!Cons
With growth comes change, so lots of changes. Not necessarily a bad thing but be prepared to work quickly and creatively. You cannot wait for someone to figure it out for you if you want to be successful.
Advice to Management
The products that the people here create are amazing! So are the people. Whenever you look at your strategic planning, keep in mind corporate culture and work environment. Don't just settle for this being a great place to work... strive to make it the best place to work.
8x8 2017-06-16 09:25 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Positive work environment"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at 8x8 full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
High-energy atmosphere
Positive teamwork environment
Hands-on leadership that values individual ideas and innovationCons
Ability to respond to rapid environmental changes could be quicker
Advice to Management
Keep hiring smart, innovative folks to keep the momentum going
8x8 2017-06-20 08:59 PDT
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