A disappointing experience. - Sales ServiceNow Employee Review

2.0
Oct 2, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Beautiful Sydney office, regular events to get involved with, catered treats to enjoy, on site barista, arcade games, gym in the office, etc. -Great product -Coworkers courteous and helpful. -Free private health cover and quarterly day off for personal wellness. -Flexible about working from home or office -Interview process was swift and conversational. A good experience. -Many ‘Best Place to Work’ awards & 5* Glassdoor reviews added to my confidence in accepting their offer to join.

Cons

-In interviews was repeatedly told sales team consistently overachieves quota and I can expect to achieve similar results. Upon joining the sales team, discovered their current reality is frightfully different. -Background check to join ServiceNow is hours of work and can drag on for months, even after you’ve started. You will be hounded endlessly for old offer letters, payslips, etc from jobs you held many years ago plus education certificates. If you can’t provide formal documentation for any aspect of your work/education history, expect it to be a major problem. -Enablement experience for new hires is lacking. Too generic, unfocused and non-linear. Needs an overhaul. -Sprawling product suite, licensing metrics differ for everything, complex packaging, and it all changes frequently. -Difficulty finding the right information when you need it. Search functionality is terrible in the ServiceNow platform. -If you’re having second thoughts after starting, keep it to yourself as the walls have ears here and if Big Brother gets wind you’re not yet drinking the ServiceNow Kool-Aid, your end will be quick.

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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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