Terrible management, very political and toxic environment, especially in Marketing - Marketing Equinix Employee Review

2.0
1 Nov 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

With the stock, (which can't continue to be given out as much) the pay for certain jobs can be good. There are some truly great people below director level, very talented and fun. If you like to travel you can end up going almost anywhere depending on your job. The data centers are fantastic, really high quality. You can feel good about putting a customer there.

Cons

-No career advancement at all -Very political and back stabbing, most managers don't care about their direct reports, only about themselves and their perception. They seem as scared about losing their jobs as we are. -In marketing, it is often more about how you report what you do than what you ACTUALLY do. In many roles, there is little actual marketing really happening. -Company sings a great culture tune but it isn't practiced. Morale in many departments is terrible and instead of fixing it they threaten people about their "negativity" and treat them like criminals. -There are often the wrong people running projects. Instead of hiring experts in the field, people without the real skills are in charge of managing people who do know what they are doing, and the manager won't listen to those with the experience. There are some exceptions, but they are few. -There is no trust between the workers and management. People can't say if things aren't right, even though we are supposedly given the chance with the "survey". No one believes it won't come back to them. And any low ratings a team lead is given don't matter - they just give lip service to making changes or getting to the root of the problem. It never changes. -The real reviews for this company, especially marketing, have been pushed down by a concerted effort by management to get people in the company to write good reviews. They even hired a social media expert to fix it. Scroll down to last year and before, and you will see the reality of working here. It is sad, but true. The problems have only gotten worse as we get bigger.

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Equinix Response
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I agree. There are extraordinary people at Equinix who make it such a fun place to work. As we continue to scale at a rapid pace, there will be added complexity and ambiguity that we all need to navigate through together. This is a reality of our high growth environment. Trust is critical to our organizational health and a cornerstone of the way we all work together. While not perfect, we have multiple vehicles available for our employees to share their thoughts and concerns and make their voice heard – with honesty and candor. Please consider calling or emailing me or Sara (CMO) directly if you are open to having a conversation about your feedback.

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