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Cornerstone OnDemand

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Declining culture and poor leadership - Software Engineer Cornerstone OnDemand Employee Review

1.0
Jun 5, 2026
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Pros

Used to be a very good company with supportive colleagues. Provided decent pay as per market standards. Used to have a great work culture.

Cons

In 2021 before new CEO joined CSOD had an overall glassdoor rating of around 4.0 star and an approve of CEO of 85%. The overall rating today has dropped to 3.2 star and approve of CEO has dropped to 45%. The numbers speak for themselves. CEO and CDO turned company into a pool of mass layoffs. Same pattern seen every year. Company culture has kept deteriorating ever since new CEO joined in 2022. They have beencutting cost left and right. More and more benefits being taken away in the name of cost cutting. At first they took away internet re-imbursement, then they took away sabattical, then no more team outings. Senior Managers had to pay from their own pockets to maintain equality of budget among remote employees and employees working in office locations. This should have been approved and arranged by company leadership itself. Very poor leadership and terrible executive decisions. Heard this year there were no appraisals at all.

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5.0
Apr 7, 2026
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Pros

Great leadership. Clear vision for growth and success.

Cons

Acquisitions created competing products and culture.

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Cornerstone OnDemand Response
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Thanks for sharing this; it's great to hear your positive outlook on our leadership and vision as that’s something we really care about. There can be challenges that come along with acquisitions, especially when it comes to aligning products and culture. While these decisions are made to support growth and long-term success, they don’t always feel seamless in the moment. Again, I appreciate you sharing your perspective and wish you all the best. -Carina Cortez, Chief People Officer
2.0
Jun 5, 2026
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Pros

The people by far were the reason I stayed at the company for so long. Working with people who helped be part of the solution rather than part of the problem was exciting and fun. Working to solve issues together and collaboratively supporting each other was a great way to drive cross functional collaboration and success,

Cons

Senior leadership is a constant turnover with consistent pivots in strategy and direction before there was time to test if something was working. WIth consistent reductions in force, teams have found it hard to stay motivated and unclear as to what the current strategy is. Decisions are made with little context or reasoning to the middle management layer which causes dissatisfaction across the frontline teams. Comp plans were often delayed, incorrectly paid and something we had to spend a ton of time figuring out if we were getting paid correctly or missing something.

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