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"Good work & work life balance" (in 24 reviews)
"There's nothing like having a great product in an exploding market" (in 29 reviews)
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"Hard to manage work-life balance" (in 29 reviews)
"Some growing pains here and there, but that is to be expected" (in 23 reviews)
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"Business Development Representative"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at AppDynamics full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
Great encouraging and supportive leadership
Promotional opportunities every quarter. (Career advancements)
Family atmosphere, where everyone has a genuine interest in you as an individual and employee.
Great benefits being aligned with Cisco (Insurance Day 1, 401k match, ESP)
Work life balance.
Catered breakfast, lunch and kitchen full of snacks/bevg.
Weekly massage
Sales atmosphere, but not micromanage.
AppDynamics gives everyone REGARDLESS background the ability to grow — personally, professionally, and financially!Cons
There is no Freshman 15, rather the AppD 15! :)
Advice to Management
Have extended Bootcamps/classes for new hires.
AppDynamics 2018-08-14 13:50 PDT ![AppDynamics Logo]()
"Good Opportunity & Genuinely Good People"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at AppDynamics full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
- Good people that are a joy to work with/for.
- Real opportunity for advancement (I started with loads of people who are now managers or who changed orgs to try something new).
- Good work/life balance.Cons
- nothing really comes to mind. Some people have poor experiences, but you'll always have that.
Advice to Management
Keep up the good work.
AppDynamics 2018-11-09 10:26 PST![AppDynamics Logo]()
"Security Lead"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at AppDynamics full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
Small company atmosphere, yet part of a very big company
Cons
Merge with Cisco's resources is moving slowly
Advice to Management
Make communications with Cisco better and easier for all levels
AppDynamics 2018-10-31 11:25 PDT![AppDynamics Logo]()
"Priorities always shifting"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at AppDynamics full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
- It appears as if the top leadership really does care about making AppD a great place to work
- Fully stocked kitchen with a ton of free foodCons
- There is no strategy. There is talk about "strategic initiatives" but really all of the middle management "leaders" just chase the next shiny object which changes about every 3 weeks. This makes it hard to bring anything meaningful to the finish line.
- There are very few good leaders. The rest do not know how to lead a team. AppD has been offering leadership courses. The courses are evidently are not helping.
- Your job will surely change within weeks of being hired. And then change again every few months.
- This is not a collaborative place to work. Very competitive - even within teams.Advice to Management
Create a strategy and stick to it so that employees can do meaningful work. Need stronger leaders.
AppDynamics 2018-11-06 09:21 PSTHelpful (1)
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"Great place to grow"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at AppDynamics full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Learned a lot while working here.
Good people, including managers that I worked with.
Work for the nr.1 APM company in the world as per Gartner report with largest companies of the world.
WFH any day.
20 days of vacation to start with.Cons
Too many restructuring events in the last 1.5 years and more to come. I know the company is growing, but hope it is not happening at the same pace and scale all at once.
Some of the managers have yesmen in their ranks, but we need more of those that not only execute, but drive things even further.Advice to Management
Promote the people that have stayed from pre-purchase.
Diversify new hires even more.AppDynamics 2018-10-17 16:51 PDT![AppDynamics Logo]()
"Find Success, Never Look Again"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at AppDynamics full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
If you can be successful here for 2.5+ years, you'll be welcomed into a family of first class sales people. Your game will be challenged and elevated to sell this incredible product. Once this group has seen you sell, you'll never have to hunt for a job again.
Cons
This job is really tough. Even though the product is great, it's still a tough selling motion based on the nature of what it does and who it supports. Also, it can be a challenge to get from the inside into an outside role.
Advice to Management
Would be really great to get to work from home once or twice a week.
AppDynamics 2018-10-11 15:32 PDT![AppDynamics Logo]()
"Channel Account Manager"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at AppDynamics full-time
Pros
Amazing team supporting an innovative technology.
Cons
No specific cons for me at this time.
AppDynamics 2018-10-08 10:37 PDT![AppDynamics Logo]()
"Monitoring, more forward thinking than you think!"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at AppDynamics full-time
Pros
After spending time at a few big firms and a few really small firms, landed at AppD.
*Used to think monitoring was a bit dull, but a lot of innovation going on.
*Pretty generous and out of the really big firms, Cisco has a good reputation amongst employees.
*Doesn't feel like just a number.
*Role I have, have a lot of creative freedom, more so than I would have thought.
*Management is pretty transparent.
*Really care about their people and Cisco benefits are pretty good IMO.Cons
*Might be more just opinion from my side, coming from two small start ups, just getting used to the specialization that folks have and number of folks.
Advice to Management
Continue to invest in the product and innovation. The space for me unexpectedly moves fast since we need to make sure we are included in the latest technology ecosystems.
AppDynamics 2018-10-05 08:19 PDT![AppDynamics Logo]()
"Sr. Programs Manager"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at AppDynamics full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
Startup culture with passionate things to work on while enjoying big corporate benefits and work-life balance. Great commute options
Cons
No office cubes with noise around
Advice to Management
Optimize work space and equipment per better team producitivity
AppDynamics 2018-10-03 10:54 PDT![AppDynamics Logo]()
"A great place to work"
StarStarStarStarStarI have been working at AppDynamics full-time
Pros
I'm happy with my compensation, my work schedule, and the snacks
Cons
I haven't worked here long enough to have cons worth mentioning
AppDynamics 2018-10-02 15:59 PDT
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AppDynamics Response
Aug 21, 2018 – Talent Team
Thanks for leaving us an amazing review. You've listed many great perks of working at AppDynamics. It's true, if you aren't careful too many delicious snacks can lead to the AppD 15. Feel free to let the Places team know if you'd like to see more low calorie snack options. It’s all about balance. Glad to have you here as a Business Development Representative. Cheers!... MoreLess