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

Sad to Discover the Truth about Birst - Anonymous employee Birst Employee Review

1.0

Jan 22, 2016

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The CPO / Co-Founder, Brad, really cares about the business and that shines through. It's great to see someone have a vision and stick with it. Also, a lot of the employees are great people. Very wonderful, talented, caring, and friendly workers!

Cons

I believe that at Birst there is NO: 1) Respect for talent, 2) Opportunity to develop or advance a career, 3) HR (or should I say HR that cares about people and doesn't make Sexually Harassing comments and degrade other workers), 4) Openness and trust concerning business updates, 5) Reliable or monitored system of feedback, 6) Office culture, 7) HAPPINESS!! HOWEVER, I DID SEE: 1) Unhappy employees, 2) Execs lose interest in customers once they were "closed", 3) Disrespect between departments, 4) Tension between management and those "below" them, 5) People get thrown-under-the-bus...a lot, 6) Employee's relatives receive special opportunities, and 7) Sexual harassment (against others and, unfortunately, towards myself). OH, AND I ALSO SEE SOMEONE MAKING "GREAT" REVIEWS FOLLOWING EACH NEGATIVE ASSESSMENT!!! PLEASE BE WARY AND VIGILANT OF THE NEGATIVE-POSITIVE-NEGATIVE-POSITIVE TREND....

Birst Response

10y

We’re sorry that your experience and impressions of Birst were negative. We do not believe that your comments are reflective of our team, culture and organization. We have a highly engaged, cohesive and talented team, and we’re focused on bringing value to our customers with the best BI product in the market. We are proud and respectful of our team and do not accept sexual harassment or harassment of any other kind. If you feel that you were subject to harassment during your time at Birst, please email me personally (swolff@birst.com) so that we can conduct an investigation and take appropriate action to address this issue proactively and in accordance with our policies and best business practices. We want everyone at Birst to feel valued and make an impact. We’re sorry that your experience was not up to those standards and want to ensure that others have a more positive experience at Birst.

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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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