Thread regarding Alteryx layoffs

When will the board ask the question, how long do we let this go? Mark Anderson, a hardware guy w no understanding of analytics at all, has tanked our stock and destroyed this company. Now he makes racist comments in all hands calls. And yet…. Nothing. I’m
Still a stock holder and I will vote next time and make sure they know I expect him removed. This company is a joke. Mark has destroyed millions in value and stock. He’s pathetic. Every major decision he made, Dean Darwin, Trifacta, David Colberg and now racist comments, have been useless failures. He’s a disaster

Many people think the entire partner SE team is redundant and could be broken up at this time. The partners know the customer, business domain and even alteryx technology better than they do. Also that's an example of reactive across the board cuts with no plan. Just pick people from every team to cut.

This is all so pathetic. And unnecessary.

A lot of partners have been abandoned because there isn't enough resources to cover all the partners. A few really talented partner SEs were let go. Now the remaining have to do double the work.

A lot of partners have been abandoned so that additional focus can be placed on Snowflake and Databricks.

Anyone remember when UIpath and BluePrism were the "buddy" partners du jour ?!?

@5pav+1o1BvEi8 - This is because they don't actually know how partners work. Working with partners requires a special skillset which, with due respect, not a lot of the partner team have. Sadly, some really talented colleagues within the partner team were let go. The team is crumbling apart.

Nobody from the AYX executive ranks knows or cares about this site.

They are far too busy lining their own pockets to read what is, the little people, have to say on a site like this.

Meanwhile, the execs are too busy padding their pockets to care about us, the little people.

Partner leadership has not made much of an impact. Still can't see the value other than babysitting partners. That needs to be shaped up

HR are definitely putting in false reviews on glassdoor. About time we all took the score back down to where it should be.

Regarding Glassdoor.
As soon as you see a "cons" comment that says " no cons at this time" it's someone trying to bring up the score. Probably HR or someone who doesn't want the ship to sink any further. Yet again, they insult our intelligence.

Ready? Apparently C folks are reading this site and are panicked because so many people are writing all this. They say it's " the millennials" writing this...lol...sure now we're blaming the millennial generation. Anyone from any age can see what's happening. They don't want to let the market know the empororer has no clothes. Also it has been a directive by Paula that if anyone says anything bad about the company or talks negatively about it there will be repercussions. What is this??? A communist company now. They have lost control and are trying to get it back. Why? Because they are worried, yet again, about THEMSELVES. They failed at epic proportions yet continue to think we are stupid and can't see through them. How about the ridiculous training we are doing....

I've completely lost hope. So much of the senior management needs to be replaced. But instead after 2 rounds of brutal cuts this year, watching so many talented valuable employees get vaporized, still have tons of fat left on this bone. Until most of the leadership is gone and a proper purge of the existing dead wood happens we are stuck in an insurmountable mess. Feeling trapped on this ayx bus but I am finally looking to move on. Good luck to everyone impacted this week and year.

The original post has captured the general malaise very well - every area needs reboot!
In general, the company has NO strategy and NO North Star. We need a redefinition - who are we and who do we serve?
None of senior management come from an analytics pedigree and don’t seem to know the core buyer and value prop.

To point to one massive gap, all this week we heard that we will double down on Snowflake, Databricks and tech partners, execute multi-partner motions and there is no change to partner GTM. Ok….
How do we intend to do so with the key members of that most competent team gone with no Plan B? These are extremely complex partners developed by those guys literally over years and these are not some cut-and-paste partners where someone can just pick up and run with (and who are those people who the field can go to…..today?). Even if we build tech integrations, the value is in co-sell (very hard to pull that) and customer facing partnership, not in just plain old integrations ( no secret sauce).
Who will cultivate these partnerships going forward? All folks let go had deep, personal and trusted relationships with those partners.
Why will tech partners trust Alteryx or even engage any more?
Other partners are watching all this and are aghast at the crippling of a partner motions in place.
Alteryx competitors are not standing still and investing in this ecosystem. How did we get here so quickly? We had an in-person, high cost kick off in January and have done so many layoffs since then.
Really hope they can turn it around.

Mark A and Stauble have zero idea what they are doing. Paula seems competent, but won’t make the changes that need to be made - they just keep shedding really good people because they are more expensive. That leaves you with reps that aren’t as experienced nor motivated, a partner program that has been put through the ringer the past 3 years (with most divesting rapidly), and a product that is no longer category leading. What a recipe!

As a partner of Alteryx’s, we have spent the last 2.5 years divesting away from the partnership. Alteryx treats smaller partners horribly, and with the newly formed PS org, undercuts us in the deals we help make successful. We are tired of being treated second class by the leadership team. It’s a shame that so many of our friends have been impacted by these layoffs this year, and now the ones who remain will no longer have support from the partners who actually know the value proposition of the platform.

@2cab+1o1BvEi8 Exactly what I said in another thread. How can anyone sleep at night knowing full well that what they are doing is pure wrong? Cutting hard-working front line staff who are doing all the right things. Why are the leadership team not impacted? Specially within EMEA?? Surely they earn more than the front-line workers? Also, do we really need so many managers?

While the top C executives who are directionless are making their multi million dollars package at the cost of those who have worked hard and met their deliverables. How can they even sleep by taking away so many livelihoods while they Still make millions and all they do is bring some top some pseudo transformational leaders for big bucks and lay-off those who actually do Work. And such bunch run the show how shameful

Please remember THEY DO NOT CARE. Sending something etc will go right in the trash. They care about : THEMSELVES. They answer to shareholders and only making sure they don't get shoved off. I know and appreciate this sounds harsh but it is true. On calls they say " everyone who was let go was "well taken care of" they are saying that because: 1) They need us to keep things moving. 2 )
They need to protect themselves.
They regularly insult our intelligence. The VP's too. They lie and think the same as the C people: that we are stupid.
It produces low self esteem and resentment to US. I'm just accepting it and working on my plan B...heck I don't even trust the colleagues I'm working with anymore!!
Wishing better days and sending prayers to everyone.

As a spouse of a layed off Alteryx employee (this Tuesday) - I can also add that termination process was executed horrendously. Besides actual ms teams call to conduct a termination (and immediately cutting all access) there has been no word from HR on any severance package (it is Thursday already).
This week layoffs were not to cut low performers, but to cut salary budget (based on seniority, etc). A lot of good talent was let go..

The chance of my spouse coming back to this company is 0

Well said! Can someone please send this to Mark and C People Officer asap?!!!!!

PREACH!!!!! 👏🏻

Unfortunately I highly doubt the leadership team reads this site.