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4.0

75% would recommend to a friend

(585 total reviews)
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Ali Ghodsi

91% approve of CEO

85% positive business outlook

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2.0
Jun 15, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Amazing technology, continuing to innovate, with some of the smartest engineers in the game! Potential to make money when/IF the CEO stops dangling an IPO in front of us and throws his employees a bone.

Cons

This place is awful. Leadership (White Boys Club) is toxic, abusive, and disrespectful. If you dare bring an issue to them, you become a target and HR does absolutely nothing to protect the employees subject to harassment and retaliation. The comp plan is a joke. OTE is intentionally complicated and increases after 2H. They've overhired these past few years and territories are laughable. Most people are living off their base, with a little help from consumption. As an example, last FY they gave AEs RECOVERABLE DRAWS for 3-6-9 months depending on your segment because reps were leaving in droves. It felt like a payday loan and most reps took it because they weren't making money. Sales Ops - GTM communication is redundant. One forecast call with RD, another with VP, and follow up with SVP because they all have different metrics looking for -- why not simplify? Or use the data -- it's a data company. It's so unorganized and inconsistent with processes and expectations. Submitting ticket after ticket for legal, finance, support, and sales ops -- fighting internally and externally and having your accounts wait in frustration. No WLB. High-stress environment. No real opportunity for career progression. Benefits are not the best, and no 401K match.

5.0
Jun 13, 2024

It gets better and better!

Recommend
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Pros

Inspiring exec management not scared to make tough decisions. Transparency like I've never seen in my professional life. Super smart and motivated people. Accountability-slackers are not tolerated. Equity! Great medical bennies!

Cons

Ever changing product, in a good way, but tough to keep up with. no 401K match.

4.0
Jun 12, 2024

Lots of Innovation and Fast Pace

Anonymous employee
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Pros

- lots of innovation - beginners mindset and flexible environment where you can try new things -equity grants are strong and comp is good too - very fast paced which can be great when you are building things and new processes

Cons

- the highest levels of leadership are still very involved in even the smallest of details often slowing things down unnecessarily - the pace of work is so fast it can be demanding and work life balance can be challenging - there is a culture of almost bragging about how hard the work is and demanding the schedule can be

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