Does Birst pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Birst employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Birst. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Birst?

63% of Birst employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Birst 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Birst?

Sales (9) , Sales Director (4) , Senior Software Engineer (3) , Account Executive (2) , Regional Sales Director (2) , SDR (2) , Sales Development Representative (2)

What are the pros of working at Birst according to real employee reviews?

"Great people and the work was interesting." ((in 12 reviews)); "Great team and leadership with perks" ((in 7 reviews)); "Great leadership." ((in 5 reviews)); "The pay was good for the industry." ((in 5 reviews)); "Everyone and I mean literally everyone is accessible and ready to help us." ((in 4 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Birst according to real employee reviews?

"Management to SDR ratio is crazy." ((in 4 reviews)); "Upper management spends way too much time and emphasis on the sales organization, to the detriment of other departments." ((in 2 reviews))

What are employees saying about Birst layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Birst layoffs and their outlook for job security at Birst in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Birst locations?

San Francisco , Raleigh , Dallas , Los Angeles , Danville , Walnut Creek

Birst reviews

Good place to start career - Anonymous employee Birst Employee Review

3.0

Jan 8, 2017

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Management is flexible and understanding with time off Good group of SDR's (when I was there)

Cons

- Management needs a lot of work. Management to SDR ratio is crazy. We had 5 managers: Director of SDR team, SDR manager, and 3 territory managers (each managing 2-4 people). Territory managers are young and inexperienced. We only had 9 SDR's. Ended up creating a huge sense of hierarchy in a tiny team. Not to mention feeling micro-managed. -Tons of unnecessary meeting - ZERO Growth path. In the 11 years the company has been around, there have only been 2 SDRs to become AE's. If i were to guess, there have probably been 60 SDR's in that time period.

Birst Response

9y

Thanks for the feedback and review. You’re right about our flexibility as we empower SDRs to truly run their own business. As we are committed to creating an open and collaborative environment for our employees, I’m disappointed to hear about some of your experiences. The head of our SDR organization cares deeply about the future professional success of our SDRs and rewards them with growth as soon as it is earned. In the last year, we’ve had 8 SDR promotions across the company, including management, field sales, and customer success roles – with many more to come. We are passionate about developing our talent into future captains of the industry – and hope your experience with us equipped you with the skills to do the same!.

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5.0

Jan 30, 2017

Sales development representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-This is a great place to advance your career in software sales. If you are looking to be part of a world class team and company this is a place to be. - World class training and support so that a future leader in the space has the proper tool to learn and grow

Cons

-There are none that i can think of

5

2.0

Feb 20, 2016

Sdr

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-The people who work at Birst really do care for the company -The product is definitely one of the better ones on the market -There is plenty of potential -The next 2 years are a pivotal time for this company as it's really make it or break it. They'll either IPO or sink down

Cons

-Since the CEO has started, the company has been taking a more sales first approach which has resulted in overshooting and under delivering numbers to the board- this resulted in a 7% cut of the company in January -The Lead Development team got new management a few months ago. They have been implementing a lot of changes which have not only effected the lead dev team but also the outside sales team. They want robots who will leave behind their own sales methodologies and adopt the new challenger sales method. Changes are implemented one day and results are expected the next day. The outlook on this team is not looking good for at least the next 2 quarters. -No room for growth unless you've been at the company for 2+ years -Company acts like they're corporate when they're still a startup. Morale is really low. Culture is nonexistent. -The founders came from Siebel where it was more corporate and expect everyone to be serious 100% of the time -No training programs when you start. You're expected to come in and just know everything.

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