SurveyMonkey Reviews

Compensation is below market standards for companies of similar size and scale. This directly impacts talent retention and morale. Leadership presence in India is weak. HRBP experience is extremely disappointing. The HR representative displays behavior that is unprofessional and disrespectful toward engineers. Instead of being an employee advocate, HR appears authoritarian, and leadership remains passive, allowing this culture to continue. It often feels like HR wields more power than the actual site leader. High level of secrecy around exits. Rumors frequently circulate because departures are handled quietly, with no transparency. This fuels anxiety and distrust among employees. New hires often resign within days or weeks of joining. Cafeteria food quality is poor, and complaints are dismissed casually — often with suggestions like “bring food from home,” which does not reflect a supportive employee experience. Micromanagement of attendance: HR closely monitors login and logout times and if you raise anything she will make sure that she talks about the attendance, which creates a lack of trust and adds unnecessary pressure, especially in a modern workplace environment.

My experience at SurveyMonkey India has been draining and demoralizing. Favouritism and office politics matter more than merit. I have seen strong engineers being ignored while the right people stay protected. There is constant behind the scenes plotting that turns engineers and managers against each other, creating mistrust instead of collaboration. Instead of being open about layoffs, the company uses contract loopholes and PIPs to quietly force people out. Everything is handled in secrecy, with no clear communication or respect for employees. HR leadership is a major part of the problem. The tone is often rude, arrogant, and condescending, and employees are spoken to like children. Real concerns are brushed aside, and people are made to feel that company wide problems are their own fault. PIPs feel like exit plans rather than support. HR also questions hours spent in the office while forcing people to come in on event days or during offshore team visits. The double standards are obvious. Even basic things like office food are poor, which reflects how little employee comfort matters. Management feels completely tone deaf. Micromanagement is constant, empathy is missing, and productivity is pushed at any cost. People are pressured to attend company events even when they clearly do not want to. Personal boundaries are ignored. Even maternity leave is treated like an inconvenience, with pressure to work until the very last day.