Growth pressure leads to toxic management - Anonymous employee Datadog Employee Review

3.0
15 Nov 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great product, good market position

Cons

Toxic managers Layoffs in Product Management and Product Marketing One person was recently put on PIP and then laid off because they asked for annual leave

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Datadog Response
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Thank you for sharing this review, and are glad that you love our product and your impact in building it. However, the cons you've shared are not representative of the Datadog experience we strive to provide our employees - and we're sorry this has been your experience. We encourage you to escalate these concerns to your People Business Partner so we can learn more about the situation.

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