Leadership needs to understand that sales are not the only people that matter. - Anonymous employee Anaplan Employee Review

3.0
14 Mar 2022
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Pockets of good people decent benefits good product some of the new leadership on the director level is promising

Cons

Culture. The focus on the sales teams at this company is starting, especially from the CEO. We gave our top sales person a brand new Porche in addition to a very generous commission check, OVER 3 MONTHS before anyone else got a cent of their bonus. Don't get me wrong, sales are very important, especially at a young public company like Anaplan. But the fauning over our sales people, especially at all hands meetings, while other departments barley get any recognition (if any). Also there's a lack of clarity around RTO and Compensation for non-sales persons. Speaking for myself, I'm still doing interesting and challenging work, and thank God I have a really good line manager. But if I didn't have that relationship. I think that I would certainly be on the hunt for a new gig.

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Anaplan Response
4y
Thank you for providing feedback about your experience. It’s great to hear you believe in the value of our product as much as we do and that you are satisfied with the benefits we offer. At the same time, we know that recognition and having a clear sense of how your day-to-day work contributes to the bigger picture can be just as important as compensation. While we are proud of the work our Sales team does, our goal is to create and maintain a work environment where everyone feels appreciated and empowered to contribute their best selves no matter which department they belong to.

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- Collaborative & Inclusive culture - Commitment to well-being - Professional growth & learning - Market leading innovation - Work flexibility

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2.0
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One thing I genuinely appreciated was that the C-suite seemed invested in keeping everyone in the loop. The monthly town halls felt like more than just a formality and gave you a real sense of where the company was headed. When you had a good stretch, people noticed. The company feels like it has real momentum and on a macro level.

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Leadership was inconsistent in my experience and seemed to depend heavily on which manager you ended up with. It often felt like luck of the draw. I personally found the planning process to be more reactive than strategic, with urgency only kicking in once results were already suffering rather than getting ahead of it. The workplace culture also had a gossip element that I found draining over time. My biggest frustration was around performance recognition. I observed situations where reported numbers didn't seem to reflect reality, yet the consequences appeared minimal at best. I would have liked to see more transparency and accountability around how top performers were identified and rewarded, because in my experience the current approach didn't always feel equitable to those who were playing by the rules.

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Anaplan Response
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We appreciate you sharing such a detailed reflection of your time with us. It is encouraging to hear that our commitment to transparency through monthly town halls and our company's momentum resonated with you. Fostering a trusting, equitable workplace where everyone is fairly recognized and rewarded is central to our culture. We wish you the very best in your future endeavors.
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