3.0
May 14, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook
Pros
Good pay, remote working, stable company for the most part.
Cons
Disorganized, lack of internal communication, ever changing undocumented processes.
Databricks reviews
4.0
76% would recommend to a friend
Ali Ghodsi
91% approve of CEO
85% positive business outlook
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May 14, 2024
3.0
May 9, 2024
Recommend
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Pros
Amazing product, intellectual teammates, and good internal tools. Ali is a great vision setter and has a strategic direction for the company to go public, which does benefit everyone! Customers included. We love our customers and they're some of the best and most talented data and AI professionals in the WORLD. It's clear how we're helping modernize the future.
Cons
The sales career growth here is a 50/50 gamble. The directors especially are nepotistic - they promote favorites, not results. Reps know who's getting promotions before they're even posted. It creates an us vs. them divide. VPs are clueless on career dev. Directors string reps along endlessly with empty promises of "the next opportunity." They're manipulative masters at killing morale. Managers are kept in the dark on promo paths, causing rep vs. manager conflicts. If you're early career, run DON'T walk when they dangle "growth." Look at how many burnt out SDRs/BDRs quit after 2 years despite hitting targets. Their latest trick is the "Growth Development" role - that's not what we meant by career growth... we're not dumb. it's just a rebranded BDR role setting meetings. They pay BDR salary while calling it an AE role. Corporate manipulation to get cheap leads. For external interviews, push them on how they actually handle reps who don't get promotions. They'll give you the token success story, but it's BS. It's a coin flip whether you'll legitimately grow or just get strung along indefinitely. After reading, is that how you'd imagine the best Data and AI company in the world to act? This manipulation might have worked for the Directors at their old orgs back in the early 2000's, there's more data to back the nepotism now.
3.0
May 5, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook
Pros
It’s always a great thing to be able to sell into companies that are exploring what you’re positioning and are familiar with your brand in a mostly positive light. If you’ve ever sold something nobody knows or needs, this is the exact opposite. That’s so important. Pretty good benefits. The equity is big because Databricks will be a massive IPO. Salaries are pretty good. Most of the front line leaders are good, and second line is also fairly good too in sales/sales dev roles. Depending on your vertical and motion(core vs. greenfield), it can make or break your experience. For example, if you’re selling into core accounts in an enterprise vertical, you’re probably going to have a great experience. Very technical, but you’ll be at the front of the data and AI revolution.
Cons
My biggest issue is that there are not enough people willing to speak up and challenge anyone who is higher up on the corporate ladder. It’s a very hierarchical, top down and nobody wants to ruffle feather's because most of the Sr leaders are corporate jockeys trying to cash in on an IPO and bail. That’s not inherently wrong, but you should be aware that this leads to pandering and a lot of reactive vs proactive action. Additionally, everyone wants to be selling into Core accounts because that’s where all the growth is right now. It’s lucrative and relatively easy. Selling down market or tougher segments(ie: regulated or commercial) in a hunter capacity though is more challenging, but yet you’ll be compared to the roles that are clearly easier.
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