Shocker…. Splunk no longer publishes pricing information so prospective buyers should contact the company for a quote. Splunk offers legacy ingest pricing in addition to entity pricing and workload pricing. Workload pricing is being positioned as... — read more
Splunk HR
Leaving Splunk this month. I tried to bring my issue up t to HR and I was made to feel like the problem and the person who caused the issues. Instead it was a manager who was the perp. All Splunk HR did was question me and ask me if I was sure this... — read more
CNN
Recently on CNN they were doing a documentary about the Heaven's Gate tragedy. With all the black garb, mindless chatter, sheeple mentality, and overall weirdness....I swore I was back at Splunk or at .conf20. I was cracking up.
Real question ?
How many people here got “promotions and titles” just because we pay them Pennies like Poland and India? NEWS FLASH- YOU AINT THAT SMART- you are cheap
New cto took the money bait
https://ffnews.com/newsarticle/former-google-and-visa-exec-joins-splunk-as-cto/ Splunk Appoints Min Wang as Chief Technology Officer Splunk Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLK), the cybersecurity and observability leader, today announced Min Wang as Chief... — read more
The "importance" of being Splunky...
A friend of mine that joined splunk many years ago when I came on board was tossing out some stuff as he was moving. We both spent several years at Splunk, in dev and on the matriculation of SPL. I think this book came out in 2020. The Importance of... — read more
Avoid at all cost
PLEASE READ BEFORE JUMPING INTO THIS MESS!!! // Avoid at all cost Spain and France. Worst management EVER. Authoritarian, abusive and disrespectful style that makes look MAD MEN a paradise. Trust me there is no $$$$$ that compensates going... — read more
Please for the love of….
Please please please stop with the meetings that don’t achieve anything and are like 75% socializing about the weather, kids activities, the cool splunk shirt you’re wearing, conf cr-p, or anything that is so far off the runway of work. I don’t care... — read more
See something, say something.
Been at splunk for a while and notice things are going in a certain direction. Kind of in a good way to stop the old guard from abuse. Do yourself a favor. Be a good person. If you’re noticing that you’re being abused or harassed or someone you work... — read more
Is this a cult?
joined splunk this year after being with my prior employer for a decade. splunk lured me away for about 40% more money. i get here and i get this sense with the tees on zooms, this horse being shoved everywhere, and well, what i have come to feel is... — read more
I'm tired
Non stop firings and layoffs and toxic work place at splunk. I finna do 0n!yf@ns.
More layoffs on April 3rd 2023 coming
there is this page where companies self report to the government when they will have layoff. in California the requirement is 60 days in advance. Found it here https://edd.ca.gov/en/Jobs_and_Training/Layoff_Services_WARN Splunk is listed as going to... — read more
When you’re losing money, secrets can’t be hidden.
Absolutely love that after YoY losses, caught doctoring guidance, hiring anyone that can read, and a number of waste middle managers, people feel comfortable telling you what is really going on at this disaster….keep turning that blind eye and you’ll... — read more
My experience at Splunk.
My experience at splunk was a terrible one. So as I leave soon, I figured I would put pen to paper. I’ve worked at 5-6 big techs and the US govt. Splunk is by far the lowest and most messed up of all I’ve experienced in 25 years. And there is no... — read more
layoffs to prep for private equity acquisition
Prior to a private equity acquisition there is heavy cost cutting. In a few months time it will be announced.
Has everybody been notified?
I know that the leadership said they planned to notify people yesterday, but it would be nice to get a confirmation that it's over. I'm up at the crack of dawn because I can't stop stressing over this. Being laid off right now is my biggest fear. I... — read more
Splunk to lay off 4% of its staff in latest sign of software cutbacks Provided by Dow Jones
https://www.morningstar.com/news/marketwatch/20230201323/splunk-to-lay-off-4-of-its-staff-in-latest-sign-of-software-cutbacks Move will impact about 325 Splunk employees Splunk Inc. intends to lay off about 4% of its staff as cutbacks in the... — read more
True disaster of a company
Nepotism- elitism- for one big joke
obituary - beeootch dead another NEW shareholder lawsuit for securities fraud
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/class-action/splunk-board-faces-investor-lawsuit-over-layoffs-cost-cutting An investor sued Splunk Inc.'s current and former senior leaders, blaming them for potential securities fraud liability stemming from an... — read more
PS team is rare bright spot at Splunk
Splunk is a bit uneasy right now but the PS team is a rare team that has their sh#t together.
What would be your advice?
Many companies now have a hiring freeze and I was worried that I would have to stay here for a while, but nevertheless, the effort paid off and I managed to get an offer. There are probably those who are very comfortable here, but it was a terrible... — read more
splunk chief people officer is gone
What happened to Kristen R? Bad omen two head of HR gone in 3 years. Her exec profile deleted. https://www.splunk.com/en_us/about-splunk/leadership.html
Corrupted BILL HUSTAD
Finally one of the most corrupted leader of Splunk leaves the company. Bill Hustad was given the partner organization two years ago and has not driven anything except promoting and supporting a channel team manipulating partner deals resulting in one... — read more
What is good about staying here
Genuine question - besides a paycheck, which can come from anywhere
another failed exec flees
Jeremy Rishel SVP / Head of Engineering. Keep in coming!!
Carlson & Bice: Leadership failures
Teresa Carlson and Shawn Bice leave a wake of damage, inaction and complete inability to lead. They should only work for massive companies where their lack of talent is supported by massive organizations that make them look good and their lack of... — read more
Dumpster Fire
awful leadership continuing to point fingers and back-stab in a sinking ship :D
Splunk Layoffs 2022
What do we expect? How deep will the cuts be?
stock price plunges to $90 per share.
I'm so excited
HQ for sale -San Francisco
https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2022/05/06/splunk-list-sf-headquarters-for-lease.html?ana=yahoo&yptr=yahoo
Shut it down already
The stock was suppose to have gone up with the new CEO but it just crashed on last Friday. The company is over due to mismanagement and incompetence by both leadership and individual contributors. The government and shareholders should investigate as... — read more
Change is coming-for the better
It really feels like the tide is shifting. Grateful that TC is GONE. Sad about how Doug was handled but he let in terrible leadership. Gary seems like the real deal and I am hopeful. Leaning in to be a part of the change and hoping it pays off.
APAC Splunk any good?
How is sales and marketing in APAC Splunk? Cheers.