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      Janrain

      Acquired by Akamai

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      3.9

      75% would recommend to a friend

      (64 total reviews)

      Jim Kaskade

      95% approve of CEO

      64% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.3

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.0

      Culture & values

      4.0

      Work/Life balance

      3.6

      Career opportunities

      3.5

      Compensation and benefits

      3.3

      Senior management

      Janrain has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 64 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Janrain employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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      64 reviews
      2.0
      Jun 13, 2015

      Lack of Leadership, Low Pay, Low Morale

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Interesting Technology. Janrain's products solved legitimately hard problems. Very flexible PTO policy. Roof-top patio. Office location in downtown Portland.

      Cons

      Lack of leadership, across the board. Larry seemed like a great guy, but didn't fit the role of CEO for a company of that size. Other executives were even more questionable in their ability to lead a team, collaborate across departments, plan, and execute. Middle-management was often non-existent. Pay seemed pretty low for a company of that size. Lots of lay-offs in 2013 and 2014. Very low morale. A complete inability to ship customer deliverables. I am pretty sure that we did not have a single satisfied customer during my entire tenure. Products had serious problems with scale, lack of testing and QA. No real product roadmaps or planning. Constantly in "fire-fighting" mode. Product direction was driven far too much by demands of single, big customers.

      1.0
      Oct 6, 2014

      Sales is an Absolute Disaster

      Sales
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      great location technology is ok at best love the coffee

      Cons

      past and current sales management is a complete mess micromanaging they offer nothing and want everything if you are thinking about this place don't waste your time if you are desperate for a pay check and want something for only temporary still do not waste your time

      2.0
      Sep 8, 2015

      Lots of potential, disappointing outcome

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I legitimately cannot think of any reasons to work at Janrain. This was not the case in the past, but it is the situation at present, and for the foreseeable future. I loved you, and dedicated myself to you, and cared passionately and diligently for your success, but in the end you spat in my face.

      Cons

      Dismal culture of politics and every-person-for-themself sucks all the air and life out of the organization, leaving nothing for progress or innovation. Claustrophobic office building directly negatively impacts worker happiness and success. Top leadership lacks integrity, understanding of product or technology in general. Fighting and politicking keep the underlings afraid, uninformed, and heads down. There is a startling gap between what is sold/marketed, and what has actually been built, and there is an astonishing lack of understanding of this gap, willingness to acknowledge or confront it.

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