AppDynamics reviews

3.8

68% would recommend to a friend

(891 total reviews)
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Linda Tong

59% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

AppDynamics has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 891 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The AppDynamics employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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891 reviews
1.0
Nov 6, 2012

Stay away

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Pros

Company was on up swing until they over hired mgmt and people which slowedtime to market, sales and growth,

Cons

Product needs improving, customer support lacking post sale. No clear direction from corporate, a political power struggle going on between old and new management and employees. Company has slashed territories and over hired across Americas with no demand gen plan or brand awareness in place other than cold calling. Recent departed Marketing VP who brought leads and helped build freemium model to where company is today recently left.

1.0
Dec 20, 2018

Salespeople beware

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Pros

None - this is the worst sales job

Cons

Extreme micro management and process / data entry. If you’re an above average sales person, you will hate working here. There is no work/life balance... you’ll be expected to work on the weekends (data entry and receive multiple emails with actions on a Sunday as an example) Managers manage down and have no idea how to manage up. Monkeys (managers) and robots (salespeople). Product is not easy to sell, it’s hard to implement and very expensive, so if customers don’t have a consistent or huge application issue that impacts their business, they will not buy. This is a luck of the draw type of situation. Your territory may not have orgs with perceived big application issues and you will make no money while being micromanaged. Very stressful job Cisco has taken over comp plans, so much harder to make money and they are over hiring so smaller territories. The wave has crashed

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AppDynamics Response
7y
We’re sincerely sorry about your experience at AppDynamics. We strive to provide a positive workplace culture for all, but it sounds like that wasn’t your experience. Although the majority of feedback from our employees is very positive, it seems like it wasn’t the right culture fit for you. Your feedback will be sent to senior management, as we're always looking for ways to be better. Wishing you the best in your future endeavors.
2.0
Dec 9, 2016

Poor management

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Recommend
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Pros

Work flexibility, snacks and some nice people

Cons

Poor leadership, instead of fixing core issues they are going after each issue one by one. Does not lead by example, does not lead meetings when they manage the team. Ask others to lead and just follows what others say.

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AppDynamics Response
9y
Thanks for your review. Your comments about our nice people, plentiful office snacks, and flexible work policy are spot on! These are some of our favorite day-to-day perks as well. We've shared your thoughts regarding team leadership with the People@AppD management team. It is only through feedback such as yours that we are able to maintain and, when necessary, improve upon the overall AppDynamo experience.
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