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Tableau Software reviews

3.8

70% would recommend to a friend

(1,146 total reviews)
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Mark Nelson

70% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Tableau Software has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,146 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Tableau Software employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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1K reviews
2.0
Feb 12, 2016

Growing pains hurt; incompetent management

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great (truly) product. Customers love Tableau. Fun brand, co-workers are amazing. Benefits are fantastic.

Cons

Incompetent management is an understatement. Many have been around for years since the start up days and have no idea how to manage teams large, or manage across teams internationally dealing with culture and expectation. A complete lack of strategy and strategic vision (and lack of understanding why this is needed). Management talks a lot about the Tableau Core Values but it's mostly lip service and no action.Little accountability. Depending on the team/manager, little/no ownership. Managers can be micromanagers and hard to find due to traveling or other committments. Everyone works in silos. Management loves to see you churn - they value volume of work rather than quality of work. There's no effort put in to processes and streamlining. Working late/lots of hours is a badge of honor and those who do it look down on those who choose not to stay up till midnight every night on email. They really underpay compared to their competitors. Turnover has been low to this point but you can see it picking up.

3.0
Aug 11, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Absolutely terrific Desktop product, fun and young energetic culture, great benefits, fully stocked kitchens, occasional catered lunches, fun internal company activities to mix things up, visionary CEO, very down to earth accessible management team, amazing company parties, this company is going places.

Cons

If you read all the reviews for Tableau you will see that the number one complaint is low pay, and it is 100% absolutely true. Base/commission is very low for this industry (competitor compensation easily 2x to 3x higher) especially when you consider the work you will be required to put in. Commission schedule is confusing and full of traps so make sure you ask to have it explained clearly to you before you start. Current revenue growth plan set by management is completely unsustainable and will result in front line sales team burn out and eventual turnover. Ever increasing sales team head count and territory size reduction is forcing sales reps to squeeze more out of less.

1.0
Jul 23, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Growing company with great products. The people and the culture are incredible, plenty of free food and snacks, fun events, beautiful building, and wonderful benefits. Career opportunities are there but you must seek them yourself and they will probably be outside of Customer Operations.

Cons

If you are trying to get in to Tableau, go to another department and stay away from Customer Operations in its current state and leadership. There is constant turn over, poor training, under staffing, over working, micromanaging, and low pay. Your direct manager will likely care about you and your development, but what they can accomplish is limited as they are strongly influenced by leadership above them. If you are looking to get your foot in Tableau, seek another department or be willing to endure high pressure, monotonous work, and endless over time with little to no progression. The people in the department are some of the best people you will ever work with, benefits and food are wonderful, but they are not worth the poor direction under which the team operates. It is my hope that this review will help initiate some of the much needed change.

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