Micromanaging, conservative culture and more - Recensione dipendente - Product Manager presso Elastic

2,0
11 apr 2025
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

People; my teammates are super smart and competent people; work from home.

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The recent leadership change has significantly altered the company culture. There’s now a strong sense of micromanagement and constant surveillance, which has eroded trust across teams. Despite Elastic branding as a “remote-first” and “work from anywhere” company, that no longer reflects reality. The once-friendly and diverse culture has largely disappeared. Leadership AMA calls no longer allow for anonymous questions, which discourages employees from asking honest or sensitive questions. As a result, the discussions are often filled with surface-level, scripted topics like product updates and vague future plans. Elastic hiring practices have also changed, now favoring countries with fewer employee protections to make terminations easier. This raises serious questions about the company’s values and long-term vision. The way previous layoffs were handled felt disrespectful and poorly executed. Unsurprisingly, many people are choosing to leave because they no longer feel valued or appreciated—and unfortunately, they’re not wrong.

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Risposta di Elastic
1y
Thank you for sharing your experience. At Elastic, our Source Code encourages openness, feedback, and continuous improvement. As a current employee, we invite you to share your thoughts through our regular employee surveys or through the feedback channels available for AMA sessions and other forums. Your voice is important, and the feedback we receive directly influences how we continue to grow and evolve as a company. We appreciate you taking the time to engage and encourage you to keep sharing your experiences with us.

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5,0
23 apr 2026
Dipendente anonimo
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

Great company benefits and salary

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I have no cons from working here

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1mo
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1,0
1 mag 2026
Dipendente anonimo
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

There are talented and hardworking individuals across the company who do their best despite ongoing organizational challenges.

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The organization operates with limited stability, with frequent restructures that repeatedly change team structures, reporting lines, and priorities. This creates a lack of continuity and makes it difficult to execute long-term strategies. Roles and responsibilities are often unclear and shift frequently. As a result, employees can struggle to understand expectations, measure success, or build meaningful ownership over their work. Feedback and communication from leadership are inconsistent, which further contributes to confusion. In some cases, employees are brought in to lead initiatives but are not given the autonomy to do so. Work ownership can become blurred, with overlapping responsibilities and decision-making concentrated at higher levels, reducing effectiveness and accountability. There are also noticeable misalignments between roles and responsibilities. Employees are sometimes tasked with work outside their core expertise, while critical functions may lack experienced leadership. This leads to inefficiencies and slows execution. Advancement and leadership decisions at times appear to be influenced by internal relationships rather than demonstrated expertise or performance, which can impact morale and trust in leadership. Diversity remains an area for improvement, particularly in representation of Black and Brown employees. Overall, the organization often feels reactive rather than strategic, with structural changes used as a substitute for addressing underlying issues.

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Risposta di Elastic
1mo
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We’re sorry to hear that your tenure at Elastic was difficult. Fostering an environment that is respectful, inclusive, and supportive is something we are very committed to and feedback like yours helps us understand where we still have opportunities. We hope you've shared your confidential feedback through our regular Employee Experience Surveys or your HR Business Partner so we can take appropriate actions. Your honesty is appreciated, and we are committed to improving the experience for all Elasticians.
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