Let us work hybrid - Marketing Verkada Employee Review

1.0
22 Dec 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Peers at Verkdada are genuine and thoughtful. The workplace team tries hard to make the office fun. The in-person life is only bearable because of the free lunch and snacks. Commuter benefits of $200 for FTEs are also decent, but usually do not cover the full cost of commuting.

Cons

Many of us who don’t live in San Mateo county commute at least two hours a day. That’s roughly 40 extra hours a month just to sit under HQ’s fluorescent lights. Yes, they feed you—but after weeks of commute exhaustion, it really starts to make a hybrid setup feel reasonable. The frustrating part is that VPs expect five days a week in the office, while they themselves average two. And if you need to work from home for even a day, you’re made to feel guilty for it. At times, the mandatory five-day in-person policy feels more like a way to use employees as free test subjects for their cameras than a collaboration.

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5.0
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Pros

career advancement and development, culture, flexibility, pay

Cons

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2.0
16 Apr 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-Exceptional autonomy and ownership from day one — you'll have real budget, real responsibility, and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact without hand-holding -The work is genuinely interesting, especially for events and marketing roles with large-scale programs and cross-functional exposure -Verkada as a company is investing in culture and it shows — there's visible effort at the organizational level -Strong learning environment for self-starters who thrive in fast-paced, figure-it-out settings

Cons

-Hustle culture is not just encouraged — it's expected, and it flows directly from senior leadership. Work-life balance is essentially non-existent on the marketing team -The CMO is deeply in the weeds, which creates a trickle-down effect across the team. If you're hoping for strategic leadership and visibility from above, you may be disappointed -Manager availability is inconsistent at best. If you need regular 1:1 time and mentorship to feel supported, this environment will be discouraging -In-office culture is celebrated in San Mateo, but remote/field employees are largely an afterthought on the marketing team. The culture doesn't extend meaningfully outside HQ -Pay increases and promotions are rare. Don't expect to be rewarded for strong performance on any predictable timeline -No care or acknowledgement for excessive hours working, traveling, being away from home

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