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Q&A With Akamai Employees
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How employees describe working at Akamai
One of the best in the world!
Nice company with great technology
The entire culture is fake. There is almost zero sincerity in anything about Akamai. It's all for PR.
Very open group of people
its nice thanks to the team
What it's like to work at Akamai
- Akamai employees generally work 8.6 hrs a day
- Employees at Akamai report the work pace is comfortably fast
- On a typical day, employees at Akamai have 1 meeting
- 77% of Akamai employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
- Akamai employees most often take unlimited paid vacation and sick days each year
- 89% of Akamai employees report they are happy with their work life balance
- Akamai employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Every Week
- 88% of Akamai employees call their work environment positive
Q&A With Akamai Employees
IDX: 25 TOT: 66
How do you feel about going to work at Akamai everyday?
Work is work, but I do enjoy coming in every day
Dread it.
How challenged are you at Akamai?
Very
Not at all. The sales team here is order takers only.
What are the team outings like at Akamai?
Akamai spares no expense
There are no company outings or events.
How much diversity is there among employees at Akamai?
A very diverse group at all levels and within all teams
Little. Carrier Sales (with 60+ people) has no women, little racial diversity.
What's the office layout like at Akamai?
Modern
Crowded, open layout. -- The watch-word for Akamai is cheap.
What's the pay like for Sales roles at Akamai?
Above Market
Competitive.
What's the vibe like in the Sales dept at Akamai? How many hours are you working?
However many it takes to make it happen
The head of Americas Sales recently said he expects people in the Sales team not to take sick days regardless of their health. There is lots of rushing around to make not a lot of money.
What's the Sales team like at Akamai?
Stellar
Male. Carrier Sales has literally zero women Account Executives out of 39 people.
How's the leadership on the Sales team at Akamai?
Best I've been a part of
Sales is a huge organization at Akamai across many verticals, so it's hard to have one answer. The Carrier sales team is not well lead. Most executives in Carrier Sales don't really know what they are doing and don't understand the Carrier vertical.
How does Akamai make decisions around promotions?
It's based on performance reviews, peer reviews, 360-degree reviews.
Who knows? It is completely opaque. My experience is it is based entirely on favoritism.
How's the vacation policy at Akamai?
Akamai has an unlimited time off policy. Time off is of course at the discretion of each manager to approve, but I have personally have had no issue, and I tend to take a number of days in line with what is usually offered in Europe. As long as you do your job...
It's a PTO policy. Officially, it is "unlimited" (so that they don't have to pay you for earned vacation leftover when you leave). However, if you try to take more than 6 weeks off it gets flagged to the EVP for approval.
What skills do you need to be successful in the Design department at Akamai?
COMMUNICATION. Soft skills. Thriving in an environment of change and sometimes uncertainty. Being able to move forward even without the full picture. An ability to work across teams with many different people of many types. And at least SOME ability to understand and wrangle deeply complex technical challenges.
How are layoffs handled in the Design department at Akamai?
Honestly I haven't seen one yet. Given the management on the teams, however, I'd expect it would be compassionately and well. Akamai has done pretty well overall on that front.
How are the career growth opportunities on the Design team at Akamai?
Pretty good - we are just restructuring things to formalize titles, roles, and career paths. After that jumps between titles will take longer, but people will have more room to get better raises on a regular basis, and the promotions in title will be significant.
What is the PTO policy at Akamai?
Unlimited - within reason. It's a "take what you need" policy, but you need to have that ok'd by your manager and you obviously need to get your work done!
What's the interview process like at Akamai?
On our team it is usually a call with HR, a call with the hiring manager (possibly with one or two others on the phone), and if that goes well, a series of interviews, usually all in one day, within a 3-4 hour period. This may vary quite a bit from team to team.
What is the dress code at Akamai?
Generally business casual, mostly with level, but it varies wildly depending on team and management. I am a low-level manager and a principal IC and I've never gotten a sidewise look for wearing shorts in warmer weather, and there are plenty of folks who wear t-shirts as the norm.
How are the career growth opportunities on the Engineering team at Akamai?
Non-existent. There are no career paths at all and no one ever gets promoted.
Who did you meet with during your interview? And how long did it take to hear back from Akamai?
Everyone. 3 months
What kind of interview questions do they ask when hiring someone in the Sales department at Akamai?
Unstructured
How helpful was your Sales team when you were first hired at Akamai?
Unexistent
What's the internship program like at Akamai?
Poor
What do employees at Akamai think about their benefits?
Poor
What skills do you need to be successful in the Sales department at Akamai?
Luck
How are layoffs handled in the Sales department at Akamai?
In the worst XIX century way
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Should I work at Akamai?
62% of Akamai employees would encourage their friends to become coworkers, whereas 18% are neutral and 20% would not recommend working at Akamai to their friends.
| 62% | Promoters |
|---|---|
| 18% | Passive |
| 20% | Detractors |
