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Tableau Software reviews

3.8

70% would recommend to a friend

(1,147 total reviews)
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Mark Nelson

70% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Tableau Software has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,147 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Tableau Software 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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1K reviews
4.0
Apr 12, 2016

Cool place to work

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Pros

Great benefits. Open culture where execs work to be transparent about their vision for the company's future. Generally nice office/work spaces and amenities. Compensation package includes equity. Fun events and positive coworkers. Generally good morale. Christian Chabot does a good job articulating his vision for the company. He seems like a charismatic leader. I enjoy his messages to the company. He has a way of sort of imbuing the company with a sense of purpose.

Cons

In some areas the open office space makes it very difficult at times to work and concentrate because you can't escape the noise level from people talking. There can be full hours when you can't get much done due to the distractions around you. This may be just in the office where I worked- but it was prevalent there. The idea companies keep propounding about open office fascinating congratulation seems bogus to me- I believe it is economics, i.e. you can squeeze more people on the floor in the open office layout. For job functions that require a lot of reading, assimilating information, prolonged concentration and problem solving, open offices are not a good choice.

3.0
Apr 10, 2016

great at marketing themselves

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Pros

Great CEO, great product, nice colleagues. Great vibe and culture - as long as you're in a department other than sales.

Cons

The mgmt culture of the sales team is highly toxic - high control, low trust. If you're considering a sales job with Tableau, don't be fooled by the marketing on the website about the wonderful culture and being voted one of the best places to work. That's probably true for other departments within the company, but not sales. So unless you like being micromanaged and berated on a daily basis, give this company a miss.

4.0
Apr 8, 2016

Software engineer review

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Pros

- People tend to be kind, collaborative, helpful and interested in building a truly useful tool in line with Tableau's mission - Developers are involved in the whole process of a project. We have a say in what gets done and how we do it; it's not just one-way orders from management to you. - Everyone in Development is invited to the annual Tableau Conference, which is fun and exhausting and a great opportunity to meet users excited about Tableau - Avocados :)

Cons

- Growing pains. E.g., knowledge is concentrated in a handful of people who have been there for a long time but is poorly documented for everyone else - Teams are spread across locations, which can make for less effective communication - Demographic breakdown that you might expect from a tech company. There are a few employee-made groups to support underrepresented or marginalized groups internally but we could be better about who we include and how we include them on a company level - Not much communication between Dev organization and others (e.g., Sales, Support) who would likely have helpful input

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