Hiring of industry friends destroys the company - snr management Anaplan Employee Review

1.0
3 Sept 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Pay, but not worth it

Cons

Senior (execs) Management doesn’t genuinely care for employees and is only concerned for covering themselves from failures which occur often due to lack of understanding fundamental human nature (lack of building trust). Goals are ambiguous or change and you’re expected to hit them or pay a price of minimal raises, or worse. Senior level management hires industry friends from customer success industries that have no SaaS experience, and only pay attention/concern for departments they understand. If you’re going to be an exec in customer success at a SaaS company, learning the biz ought to be on your list, rather than ignoring teams who do amazing work.

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Anaplan Response
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Thank you for your review. Transparency is one of our values at Anaplan, so we take feedback like this seriously. We hold our leaders accountable for creating an inspiring environment where our teams can thrive and feel empowered to do their most impactful and innovative work. We regret this was not your experience and appreciate your feedback. We appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts and wish you the very best in your future endeavors.

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