Working at Cornerstone OnDemand in Santa Monica, CA: 17 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Santa Monica, CA Area

"Faced paced. Good management. Good place to thrive."

"I've worked at Cornerstone onDemand for the past 2 years. They are a great company if you want to focus on backend development. They are also an older company and are trying to move into newer and better technologies but the process has been slow. At corner stone the status quo is maintain legacy, add to features to legacy and create new features with new tech that are compatible with legacy."

"All good work life balance"

"I've worked with csod for about 2.5 years and it's a good company with work life balance and great culture."

"CSOD is the best so far to work for. The culture and the work life balance it provides matches to no others I worked till date."

"Worked at Cornerstone OnDemand for half a year. Nice benefits and amenities, the pay was slightly lower than the market average but made up for in work perks. Great people."

"best and a challenging work place to work"

"This company will reward those that are able to put in the work and execute on goals. You get what you put in here."

"I worked at Cornerstone OnDemand for 6 months and though I ended up leaving the company, it was a great workplace vibe where everyone was friendly and got along. It followed the typical tech company culture with catered lunches on Fridays and free breakfast every morning."

"I have worked with Cornerstone less than a year. Compensation is less than market value, but provide onsite snacks and breakfast every day. The shift of focus to profitability has thrown its purpose first culture out the window, especially in regards to the sales divisions.The opportunity might be the right choice for you in your career path, it might also be one where you are given an unattainable goal, consistently chastised for your performance by middle management and eventually pushed out the door."

"It was nice experience there, and location is great!"

"No opportunities to move up in the company, all high level jobs are granted to new people and the people are trying to put outsiders rather than internals."

"Cornerstone is a strong company that has a very good culture. They offer free breakfast every morning and lunches every Friday. The work/life balance is a challenge. The opportunity to grow in my department is almost non existent."

What do you like about working at Cornerstone OnDemand?

"friendly coworkers, good beverage choices, nice location and building, good medical coverage"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be prepared to play 'courtier'. Shmooze the CEO and his favorites and you've got it made."

What don't you like about working at Cornerstone OnDemand?

"Upper management was totally clueless and hell bent on favoritism. This frat boy mentality infected managers at every level. Employees were demoralized and suspicious of each other."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would be tech-savvy myself before trying to make decisions regarding project deadlines."

"Management by fear!"

What do you like about working at Cornerstone OnDemand?

"Coworkers were friendly. Also, they have a very nice location."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Don't bother interviewing here. If you go ahead anyway, smile a lot and don't be surprised if the interviewer doesn't know what he/she is talking about!"

What don't you like about working at Cornerstone OnDemand?

"Inept management and unclear vision. Shoddy coding and riddled with security problems. A disaster waiting to happen."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Fire the CEO and upper management and get competent management."