Darktrace reviews

3.2

45% would recommend to a friend

(249 total reviews)
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Jill Popelka

67% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

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1.0
Apr 3, 2020

Get the experience and run

Recommend
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Pros

Get a salary, and get to work with other young professionals. Offices are nice and company pays for everything when you travel

Cons

Long hours. And I mean LONG hours. They give you another phone when you start and you're expected to always respond to that. Tons of groups on iMessage that you have to respond to otherwise your seen as being unresponsive and then hackled for not being there for your team. Multiple check-ins all while traveling. Expected to travel like 3-5 times a week, many times to middle of nowhere Nebraska, or Ohio. Company won't even let you pay for your own hotels anymore so goodbye to those benefits. I was able to get status on airlines and hotel points so I guess I got something out if it, but stuck at the airport during bad weather, or delay. Too bad just sit at the airport. Gained like 25 lbs because of all the fast food I was eating. Now for the job itself. As an engineer i felt like a glorified Comcast cable installer. Flying around installing servers for random companies. Most of which didn't even know what the Darktrace product does because the AE's do a bad job reading off the slides that management gives them. Sometimes installations went poorly and management would get ticked at me when it wasn't my fault. Boss was lazy and a sleezy liar. Would force us to come into the office saying he will be there and he would never show up wasting our time. Honestly, honest to GOD. I would not work here if I were to do it all over again. Don't buy into how good the company is doing - they aren't. Don't buy into the hidden benefits because there isn't a lot and they are slowly going away anyway. 1% 401k matching is a joke, promises bonuses and salary increases and got Penny's. No joke. You have NO room for growth unless you slave away for 1.5 years and then MIGHT get a title change which in reality comes with a few grand more and hundreds of more responsibilitys. If you just graduated college, please look elsewhere. These guys will take advantage of you like they did of me for over a year, and then replace you with a new graduate since the task is so simple and boring and 1 year later have no soft or hard skills to show for. You are worth more than this job. Don't do it.

1.0
Jan 9, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

AI in security nothing else.

Cons

No work life balance its running in a desert looking for water. More you tired or get sick your managers will F your KPI and so much pressure. BIG NO for married people as the traveling away from home and super crazy schedules will ruin your life. Just like your catch a tigers tail you can not release it and tired fo holding it. You will have to pay by your own for each business trip by your salary and claim it back in a month. So stay poor and make the company rich in bringing deals.

4.0
Dec 25, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Certainly a high turnover rate, as expected in any sales role, but the core group that I started with and those who have come after have solidified a fantastic culture that management is supporting throughout this time of growth within the company and at this location specifically as we've transitioned into a very nice new office. - Fantastic location - Really good benefits (PTO, 401k, paid travel, paid breakfast & catered lunches once every week, holiday parties & team outings) - Management that will always have your back & genuinely cares about your happiness/development - Thought it's not very common due to turnover rate, there genuinely are advancement opportunities within the company - Work/life balance is very good - Compensation is above average for an entry-level sales role - 10-15k in commission annually is very attainable - Office manager will make your day. Every day. - Fun, cooperative culture - Very cool products that are easy to explain/understand

Cons

The work isn't rewarding, no. Very repetitive tasks and responsibilities, if you let it get to you and get complacent you will get very discouraged and annoyed coming to work each day. The trick is to make friends, focus on the positive and actually try your best and the results will not only keep the $$ coming in, but will keep you happy until you move on to another role/company.

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