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3.3

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Former Employee

2.4

Oct 22, 2025

Awful company. The CEO does not care at all about product-market fit. He recently changed the global holiday scheme, so people have predetermined breaks in August and Christmas, regardless of their family needs, location, or preferences. He pretended to listen to input, with 400+ people being really negative, but went ahead anyhow. He changed comp globally in our pro services teams, who we depend on for delivery of Openstack, and many of them left when they were re-levelled. He unilaterally makes decisions without input, and I think even his VPs don't have any influence. He treats the company like his own toy train set to do social experiments on. Omg I nearly forgot the 360 review process twice a year, which effects your potential for promotion, sideways moves and even relocation! It's so stupid, not even your manager can override a bad rating. The worst sales culture.

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Current Employee

4.0

Sep 13, 2025

Canonical is a great company to work for especially if you are starting your sales career. The SBDR roles require a lot of travel, which I love, but some people don't enjoy as much. The biggest gripe most people on the team have is the uncertainty around promotions and the rating structure. It's not the worst, but could be better. Hard to plan for the future.

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Former Employee

3.0

Nov 25, 2025

Very authoritarian, CEO and founder who will change his mind quickly and did not accept any feedback ever

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