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I get that not everyone will love working for a company, but I've really enjoyed the past two years working for Cloudflare.  

One of the other reviewers complained there was no opportunity for advancement, but in the same review complained "regular inexperienced staff promoted as supervisor or manager". It can't be both....  unless perhaps they meant that if you were hired as a developer or customer success manager that Cloudflare doesn't really bother with titles like junior or senior. In that case they are totally right, Cloudflare isn't a place to come if career advancement = fancy titles. If it instead means learning new skills, building products from the ground up, being able to identify a problem and own solving it then Cloudflare has that in spades. 

Cloudflare has also implemented management training for new managers and those who want to become managers. Personally managing a team isn't really a career goal so I haven't attended, but it's probably a great area to delve into if you're interviewing with Cloudflare and that is something you are interested in. 

Cloudflare has some brilliant folks (from a variety of backgrounds), I really enjoy the fact that I am never the smartest person in the room. It challenges me to be better and to think about problems more deeply.

Cloudflare used to be a great place to work, pulling in lots of industry pros. Lately, though, hiring has been a bit off. Even the CEO admits there have been some bad hires, but what’s worse is that a lot of these folks have climbed up to management or executive roles, and they keep bringing in more of the wrong people.

There’s a real problem with bias, especially against employees from abroad. HR tries to fix this by running trainings and pushing new values on managers, but it often backfires, turning those very lessons against the people they’re supposed to help.

On the tech side, the company isn’t what it used to be. A lot of the tech-savvy folks have left, and if you stick to high standards in coding or engineering, you might end up on the wrong side of your team. They might even blame you for showing them up.

It’s tough to talk to managers, and the whole vibe feels more like a strict regiment than a tech company. They even call the manager a ‘lieutenant.’ If you have new ideas or see something that doesn’t fit with the company’s values, you’re probably better off keeping it to yourself.

They say they want your feedback and encourage you to speak up and If you point out anything wrong, you might just end up in hot water.


What is the best part of working at the company?
Low accountability with a great base pay.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
They tell you previous knowledge isnt required and they will teach you but they dont. They trow an endless supply of slides in a training software and throw you to the wolves.  

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
If you care about your job, extremely stressful. You get a vague process of sending out reach emails, a new manager every month so no one is accountable for training, meeting with you to answer questions or lead in any way. 
The only way to learn the process for running a call/demo is reach out to peers and see if they will let you sit in on one of theirs. 
If you expect to learn anything about the product/company or their sales process - youre in the wrong place. You better know exactly what youre selling and doing or happy with trying to fly under the radar until you get fired.   

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
cold emails 

Overall, good experience at the company. Workplace culture can be aggressive/abrasive, but things get done (products shipped, campaigns launched, quarterly goals completed).

Pros

-- Incredibly smart, passionate co-workers: some have truly inspired me to work beyond what I even thought I was capable of

-- You will learn a lot: if you want the responsibility and have shown you're capable you will be able to move around

Cons

-- Very clear departmental pecking order: your experience will vary greatly from team to team according to the department. You also need tough skin to deal with some of the personalities.

-- Lack of career development/advancement: their focus is on growing the company (IPO'ed last year), not the employees. Great opportunity but don't overstay your welcome

The sales organization underwent a reorganization in January, which could be beneficial in the long term, but the company is currently in disarray. During my year at Cloudflare, I've had to adapt to numerous changes and restructurings. This would be manageable if Cloudflare handled things properly, but they do not. Senior leadership lacks the knowledge to effectively manage a sales organization, and the CEO has openly stated his lack of belief in salespeople. The company culture is extremely toxic, with an unprecedented number of hostile and backhanded comments from employees on our internal chat systems.

Cloudflare used to be a very flat organization. Over the years, they've gone top down with their mentalities. Because of some bad business deals and managers with no experience, overall the culture has declined. If you do work here, there is a wealth of knowledge that you will gain. Most teams are expected to be on call 24/7 though. Not a great work-life balance, and lots of turn over among managers.

As an intern, I've had really impactful projects that I was the main contributor to. The people and work culture is great, however, work/life balance can still be a bit off with full-timers from what I've seen. Upper management is mostly in-tune with the company but issues do pop up. Overall though, almost everyone at Cloudflare is immensely friendly, have good intentions, and do truthfully believe in the company's mission.

Mostly work from home which was nice. One day a week we’d go into the office and it was a very friendly work environment. Only negative thing to say is the ramp up period seemed a bit unorganized and you must really apply yourself to learn the products on your own time. They’re quite complex. 

fun place, like a lot of tech companies it is a good team environment and everyone, is focused on making the company, customer, and team successful. compensation is a bit blind, but hopefully, as they grow, compensation and perks become more transparent or better.

It was a great experience, I loved the collaborative aspect as well as the independent tasks I did on a daily basis. I checked for leads, outlined and created spreadsheets, I monitored meet-ups.

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