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A company that doesn't eat its own dogfood - Anonymous employee Cornerstone OnDemand Employee Review

2.0
13 Jun 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The pros at Cornerstone are the same at any software company looking to pay their team members less than market value -- free snacks, lunch on Fridays, company sponsored happy hours.

Cons

The product experiences a lot of downtime which results in many unhappy clients. It's built on old technology that wasn't built to scale. Culturally, a lot of the managers I worked with at Cornerstone were employees that were promoted based off tenure and not management potential. The manager-focused culture also monetarily rewarded those with manager in their title instead of realizing that individual contributors were also key to success. The work environment is very gossip-y. It is hard to get your work done without having to play chess due to internal politics and favoritism.

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5.0
7 Apr 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great leadership. Clear vision for growth and success.

Cons

Acquisitions created competing products and culture.

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Cornerstone OnDemand Response
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Thanks for sharing this; it's great to hear your positive outlook on our leadership and vision as that’s something we really care about. There can be challenges that come along with acquisitions, especially when it comes to aligning products and culture. While these decisions are made to support growth and long-term success, they don’t always feel seamless in the moment. Again, I appreciate you sharing your perspective and wish you all the best. -Carina Cortez, Chief People Officer
2.0
8 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Originally, this company was very supportive. There were many layers of resources meant to make employees successful. After the purchase of the company by PE they have cut software, resources and staffing to increase profits. I would not say there are many advantages over other employers in the field today. The ability to work from home is a pro. Complexity of the software is a pro because the work isn't boring. There's always something to learn.

Cons

- no real path to advancement, Cornerstone used to promote from within, over the past several years the majority of hired have been external - management cares a lot about stats but doesn't care to educate employees on how to meet those expectations. Ex. If a employee gets a negative survey it isn't reviewed and strategies aren't shared for improvement. If an issue goes on longer than expected and it puts employees out of compliance with the resolution time standard, employees are told to fix it with no strategies for doing so. There is no analysis of issues. One caveat: my team has a new manager so there is a possibility that things will improve; however the directives come from the top down, so upper management still has a problematic philosophy.

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