Transitioning under new management - Anonymous employee ServiceNow Employee Review

3.0
Jan 28, 2012
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Stock options, potential for growth if the company gets its house in order internally. Must decide if it's a cloud company or ASP.

Cons

Dramatic changes in upper management over the past year resulted in 5 different teams all working in different directions on the same project. Too much reliance on using our own software internally as a matter of philosophy, even when the software wasn't ready.

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5.0
Jun 25, 2026
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Pros

- Great culture - Good pay - Leadership reasonability connected to employees (although recently it's changing for the worse) - Choose your growth pace: Great place to grow at a more relaxed pace or more frenetic pace

Cons

- Hard to get remote position nowadays - Could have better pay

2.0
Jun 17, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

ServiceNow had a differentiated platform and products. Early on the culture had a startup energy that was rare for a company this size collaborative teams, ownership, and a sense that people actually cared about outcomes. Working with large enterprise customers on complex workflows was interesting work.

Cons

The ServiceNow I joined was a different company. As headcount increased, so did the bureaucracy, layers, and friction that rewarded politics over execution. The layoffs of the last few years were handled poorly little transparency, inconsistent communication, and decisions that felt made far above with little thought for the people affected. The "cost optimization" messaging rang hollow against continued executive spending. For a company that sells workflow and people process tools, the irony of a chaotic RIF wasn't lost on anyone in the field or on customers. Leadership political dynamics were real. The right team, the right manager you had cover. Performance alone didn't protect you.

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