Hostile Management... Beware there is no process in place for ANYTHING - Director, Program Management ServiceNow Employee Review

1.0
Oct 21, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

free to set your own hours. Free to travel Free to set your project schedule

Cons

Company has no idea what they are doing. They assign program managers with no thought to strategy. Program managers are then expected to just magically align with leaders and tell them what is wrong with their area... A recipe for disaster and it always turns into a mess. ServiceNow is held together by its smart development team and great platform.. However internally they are struggling for direction, have no sense of strategy and if you are not in sales or development - you are treated like crap. Good luck on getting your bonus.. Classic bait and switch- they say you can earn a wonderful bonus yet no one does. They fire employees at random with no process or warning. They eliminate entire departments the same way. This is a company run by fear with little regard for humans. Stay away. Or better yet ask for a guarantee on your bonus for the first six months. Forgot to mention bonuses are every quarter- so you are being constantly re-evaluated. you will NEVER EVER get your bonus for the entire. year. Toxic and hostile - stay away. There are plenty of well run companies and this is not one of them.

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Cons

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2.0
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Pros

ServiceNow had a differentiated platform and products. Early on the culture had a startup energy that was rare for a company this size collaborative teams, ownership, and a sense that people actually cared about outcomes. Working with large enterprise customers on complex workflows was interesting work.

Cons

The ServiceNow I joined was a different company. As headcount increased, so did the bureaucracy, layers, and friction that rewarded politics over execution. The layoffs of the last few years were handled poorly little transparency, inconsistent communication, and decisions that felt made far above with little thought for the people affected. The "cost optimization" messaging rang hollow against continued executive spending. For a company that sells workflow and people process tools, the irony of a chaotic RIF wasn't lost on anyone in the field or on customers. Leadership political dynamics were real. The right team, the right manager you had cover. Performance alone didn't protect you.

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