Solarwinds purpose is to enrich NOT the lives employees but only of the senior mgmt and the owners - Anonymous employee SolarWinds Employee Review

1.0
Oct 7, 2025
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Joined when the company had just started in Bengaluru. The team was fresh and open to new ideas then.

Cons

Their only purpose now is to enrich the lives of the mgmt and senior mgmt and employees don't even figure in it. Inspite of my results and contribution, I worked without hikes and 5 to 8% instead of 15% as promised bonus every year as I was being reassured by the senior mgmt that they would correct it next year! They don't pay well to begin with and don't do any kind of market correct also. The HR team and couple of other engineering teams do open nepotism, hiring without proper scrutiny their own relatives and friends. Some teams try to get in their friends through a friendly manager for their teams and claim referral bonuses. If you are close to the engineering directors then you can do pretty much whatever you want: - HR person becoming Program Manager without proper skills and scrutiny, not doing much but still growing - getting your friends into the company, getting your fresher relatives in easily etc. - site leader choosing only one community charities for company social causes The products are good, the processes are good but India office has really bad HR team and some leaders and employees due to which it becomes suffocating

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SolarWinds Response
7mo
Thank you for your feedback. SolarWinds appreciates you taking the time to share your perspective, and we take your concerns seriously. As a global company, our purpose is to enrich the lives of everyone we serve: our employees, customers, shareholders, partners, and communities. We are committed to creating a fair and supportive workplace. At SolarWinds, we have a referral program that encourages employees to refer qualified candidates from their networks when they recognize outside talent. SolarWinds disqualifies certain management levels, recruiters, and hiring managers of the roles from participating in these bonuses. We also focus on developing internal talent through transfer programs that help employees grow by moving laterally across different roles and departments. At SolarWinds, we make every effort to stay current with industry compensation trends. We are actively surveying the market and planning another annual compensation cycle that will fairly reward performance within each market band. Lastly, our site leaders only coordinate volunteer and donation efforts in collaboration with local culture connector teams to ensure our community outreach is inclusive and reflects the diverse interests of our employees. We wish you the best in your career and hope to use your input to create a better workplace for everyone.

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