Pros
Benefits/fringe perks Good salary Cool office although that can also be a huge distraction
Cons
They try to control your development completely. You can only develop in the way they see you. For example try to push engineers into management even though they are clear they don’t want that. I’m my case they took away my position and gave it to someone else from another department, all the while saying it was not because my team or I had done anything wrong. They also hired a bunch of junior people on my team and then removed all the more senior folks. Again not because we did something wrong, just because this was what they felt they had to do. In return they offered me a position with completely different terms than my previous job and gave me a deadline by which I had to accept. I wasn’t super keen on taking an unearned, forced demotion so I took the 2nd option, which was to leave. It wasn’t pretty to say the least. After leaving all of a sudden there were mysterious issues with health insurance claims that had occurred while I still worked there, basically they were trying to screw me over financially by messing with the insurance coverage dates. All because I quit mind you, they were clear the whole ordeal that I hadn’t done anything to deserve the job change. They weren’t able to get away with it as I caught it quickly and dealt with it myself. I worked there over 6 years in multiple teams and positions. I was nothing but loyal and super dedicated and this is what I got in return. Honestly I’m so glad it’s all over, even though I’m currently unemployed because of the pandemic. I kind of pity the HR and management teams there because they seem so disillusioned and trapped in the toxic culture they inhabit. From what I’ve heard from multiple individuals since leaving, word on the street is that Varonis is a shell of its former self and it’s just not the same company anymore. I was foolishly loyal for a long time and couldn’t see the writing on the wall but now I have to say I agree.
