Salesforce today is not the good old Salesforce, it is now a mini Oracle: politics; such as sucking up moving headcount to cheaper places (you know what I mean) great customer experience before the customer buys make the customer to speak at... — read more
Come work here
We have an awesome WLB - the pay is very good but we are on a hiring freeze.
Unrealistic expectations
No one is even trying to communicate with our boss as we face very unrealistic expectations. Everyone knows in advance that it will not give any result. How do you deal with such high expectations?
Mandated cost cutting means it’s on now
Have been asked mandated cost cutting that means the pressure is on. Also to follow other measures, leadership has been asking for performance numbers, show why the work is not being done why poor execution, managers are being pushed hard to breaking... — read more
Salesforce faces diversity audit from activist investors
A shareholder activist group has found that tech sector workers from minority ethnic backgrounds are more than twice as likely to have experienced explicit racism than employees in other... — read more
More layoffs would be amazing
I'd rather leave with severance than quit with nothing to show for it.
Those who aren't laid off are under pressure to leave on their own
The increase in pressure on employees is very obvious. Expectations from employees are more than unrealistic. That’s the only reason the layoffs surprised me, given how many people are leaving here because they can’t take the whole atmosphere... — read more
This can only mean more cuts
Make sure you're ready if it comes to pass.
Recruitment Freeze
There's a real hush hush recruitment freeze mandated at Salesforce. They're calling it a pause, but that's hardly surprising so close to earnings. Travel restrictions soon to follow it seems. Will be interesting to hear how they spin the first... — read more
How is the customer support experience at Salesforce?
I am an outsider and looking at a position with Salesforce, but want to ask if Salesforce customers are generally getting a good customer experience these days? At my current organization, the support organization has been so poorly structured that... — read more
50 Laid Off - Marketing Cloud and Platform
There was a stealth layoff across product management in marketing cloud and platform last week. Around 50 people impacted. There will be more of those as this don’t require any disclosure.
Why are so many people leaving the support org?
It seems a lot of people are headed out the door.
Greener pastures
Pretty much everyone who left says the grass is much greener outside and they are now paid much better. What no one is saying is whether they have to work much harder for that higher pay. Is the grass really that much greener than here? I need a... — read more
No news about layoffs?
I'm just checking to see if anyone knows anything.
march is the date !
today is my last day in ASEAN office , this place is no more the same place as before . It became a heaven for Oracle , IBM, & SAP alumnis with one main dominant nationality. March is the date , wait for it !
We got this covered !!
Nothing to worry about with the geniuses running the company... First we buy Tableau SW for $16B and then we buy Slack for $28B....and the market loves it !! That's why our stock is down 40% over the last 3 months. Can wait to see what they... — read more
Are layoffs really the only option?
I hear rumors about layoffs and I can’t believe it. Is it possible that they are making such stupid decisions? We are so understaffed, we can barely function as is. Cuts can only encourage those who survive to start leaving, as the burden on... — read more
Who decided we engage in NFT ? !!
Who is driving us into NFT market? The outcomes of engaging in such an unproven, untested and risky environment is neither wise nor reflects our 5 core values - one of them being; sustainability. This is even more of a blunder that during the... — read more
Rumors of March layoffs
Is there any truth to them?
MB sells of significant stock
Anybody know what's going on regarding stock stability? Since about October '21 MB has sold off over 200,000 shares of company stock!! and he is still selling off.... just visit any insider trading site for yourselves,, This along with the 80... — read more
Lotsa jobs posted in Linkedin
Numerous pre-sales and sales jobs on LinkedIn for SF. BUT if you are of a certain 'age' then forget being considered. I have applied to around 20 postings, most of which I was qualified for, but only 1 interview out of it. I was quickly eliminated... — read more
Salesforce Layoffs 2022
Is there going to be any reorg or Salesforce layoffs? Any chatter, news or rumors?
.Org QE laid off yesterday
32 QE people in the .org clouds (under Industries) were laid off yesterday. They are invited to apply to 22 hybrid roles. They were given a couple hours of notice and 60 days of pay. No transition plan. No knowledge transfer. Releases are scheduled... — read more
Inclusive for who?
Someone needs to tell the CEO a d his inclusive capitalism groupies and elites that iota not good for country or USA. Just his global pocket
I think I’m ready to look elsewhere
Been here for 7 yrs and I am growing disillusioned. This pandemic finally made me see things in a different light.
What does a delivery manager do?
My partner is at the final stages of interviewing for the position but his explanation wasn’t that great, can someone clarify? Also reading a lot of these posts makes me nervous for him, seems like salesforce heyday is long over.
Einstein & surveillance AI. Big tech insurance
Einstein & AI Not telling the full story and sounds cool but reality is it’s surveillance capitalism Research and see who all is $$ involved. Agenda driven and insurance has gone to far far explosive tactics to predict and track amd push and... — read more
Salary Info
https://www.businessinsider.com/salesforce-salaries-2021-engineers-data-scientists-customer-support-hiring-spree-2021-7 Archived Article: https://archive.is/3ifJz The engineering category included the highest paid hire in the data: a senior manager... — read more
No more good vibes?
That’s just one of the reasons I wouldn’t recommend anyone to come here. There are many more. When I first got a job here this was a company with a vision in which it was a pleasure to work. It’s sad how everything changed so quickly. The... — read more
Blinding arrogance
Why is this company not at all trying to keep people who have great potential and who are very talented? Because they are blinded by mistakenly thinking that these people will be easily replaced and that there are also talented people who are ready... — read more
David Coghill Singapore
I used to work for his team last year and found him to be to an lunatic who has grown early and can not digest his success. I left salesforce because of him and happy, so putting this here so that salesforce leadership reads it and does something... — read more
I'm not willing to go back
I have gotten used to working from home. In fact, I'm at the point where I can't even imagine having to waste nearly two hours of my life each day driving to work and back. Working from home has not affected my productivity, on the contrary. Having... — read more
Let's Cheerfuly Head Back to the Office
https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/2021-05-Salesforce-return-office-CEO-Marc-Benioff-16154043.php
Lots of reasons for mass exodus of talented people?
If I had found another job, I would try to forget that I had ever worked here. The best people are leaving and they are doing nothing to stop this trend. Although, maybe they can’t do it now, because that would require radical changes that can’t... — read more
Did layoffs happen?
I saw on another thread that someone was laid off. Can anyone confirm that layoffs are or have happened recently? I haven’t heard anything and I’m wondering if this was an isolated case or just someone trying to stir the pot. Any information to... — read more
Q4 FY21 raise in revenue - when is the next layoff?
“Salesforce Announces Strong Fourth Quarter and Full Year Fiscal 2021 Results Raises FY22 Revenue Guidance to $25.65 Billion to $25.75 Billion” Can't help but wonder when will the next announcement for another layoff be?
Liquidity out?
Why is Salesforce pumping liquidity into Snowflake, instead of hiring and pay for employees? Sheesh
Is Salesforce a good employer?
I've been offered a job and I'm doing my due diligence by checking all around for reviews of current and former employees. Glassdoor and Indeed have been informative but nothing has been as eye-opening as this place. I guess if I'm going to learn... — read more