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Q&A With Hortonworks Employees
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How employees describe working at Hortonworks
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Committing to plans they have agreed to
very engaging experience at work
Complete overhaul of the field sales executive ranks.
It's been great since day 1. While not everyone is cut out for the pace and demand, those that are make this company.
What it's like to work at Hortonworks
- Hortonworks employees generally work 10.1 hrs a day
- Employees at Hortonworks report the work pace is comfortably fast
- On a typical day, employees at Hortonworks have 2 meetings
- 75% of Hortonworks employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
- Hortonworks employees most often take unlimited paid vacation and sick days each year
- 80% of Hortonworks employees report they are happy with their work life balance
- Hortonworks employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Once a quarter
- 58% of Hortonworks employees call their work environment positive
Q&A With Hortonworks Employees
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What's the company culture like at Hortonworks?
Work Hard, change the world!
In a word awful. Very Machiavellian.
In a word. Awful. The sales culture at Hortonworks is a back stabbing Machiavellian culture. You need to look no further than last week's announcement of the sacking of Hortonwork's COO after less than six months to understand the culture. My advice is to look elsewhere, no amount of money will make up for the stress and constant nonsensical poundings you will take from your sales manager.
How does Hortonworks handle HR issues?
professionally and very fairly
professional, quick, and compassionately
What's one thing you wish you'd known before joining Hortonworks?
nothing really, the company is very transparent
How awful the sales culture was.
How secure do you feel at your job at Hortonworks?
Top Employee Response
totally insecure. northeast team is dying.
No one at Hortonworks should feel secure as it is a culture that eats it's own babies.
How does Hortonworks measure success and growth in the Sales department?
awful
What's the work from home policy like at Hortonworks?
flexible, it is a results based culture not so much a forced workspace thing
What's the internship program like at Hortonworks?
just staring up
How innovative is Hortonworks?
top 1%
What kind of interview questions do they ask when hiring someone in the Product department at Hortonworks?
culture , attitude, experience
What Product department questions did Hortonworks ask during your job interview?
tech prowess focus
What part of Hortonworks's business is growing fastest? What part is having difficulties?
all growing
How are the benefits at Hortonworks for employees in Product?
extremely generous
Does Hortonworks drug test or do a background check?
yes
How helpful was your Product team when you were first hired at Hortonworks?
extremely open and helpful
Who did you meet with during your interview? And how long did it take to hear back from Hortonworks?
My feedback was always within a couple business days. I was a government account exec, so I'm not sure if that skews the timing shorter as their public sector organization is tiny compared to other business units, but that was my experience.
What's the pay like for Sales roles at Hortonworks?
The pay is great. The sales management are idiots. I've seen three different reps on my team fired in less than six months because their sales numbers were low. These were veteran reps brought in to build new businesses in the Federal space, but the VP fired them in their second quarter because their numbers were lower than his huge brain expected them to be. Join HW at your own peril! I've never been at a company with a worse culture.
What's the office layout like at Hortonworks?
open and modern
What unique perks and benefits does Hortonworks provide?
great total package, and opportunity to think outside the box on tech solutions
What's the vibe like in the Product dept at Hortonworks? How many hours are you working?
long hours great rewards
What's the Product team like at Hortonworks?
innovative and good thinkers. passionate about customer success.
Does Hortonworks have any remote positions?
Yes. Most sales and sales engineering positions are remote.
How does Hortonworks make decisions around promotions?
If you are a friend of the VP, you'll get promoted. Otherwise, ...
How's the vacation policy at Hortonworks?
Hortonworks offers unlimited vacation days.
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Should I work at Hortonworks?
50% of Hortonworks employees would encourage their friends to become coworkers, whereas 25% are neutral and 25% would not recommend working at Hortonworks to their friends.
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| 25% | Passive |
| 25% | Detractors |
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