Seriously - Run Away - Marketing Account Lead Carahsoft Employee Review

2.0
Oct 25, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great place to make friends if you're new to the area, and you'll learn a ton about the technology industry and marketing. You'll be able to get something great when you move on because of the learning experience.

Cons

Literally everything else. Pay is absolutely abysmal, and the raises and bonuses are a joke. When you ask for more money and come in with facts and figures about the rate for the area and the industry, it's suggested that you find a second job to supplement your income, or "we'll see what we can do" and then they do nothing. Management is clueless. For most of them, this is their first real company so they just moved their way up by default of not having quit at the 1-2 year mark like everyone else. You'll work under ridiculous standards because they are constantly understaffed. Expect to work constant (unpaid) overtime, and be told that you should be grateful to even have a job. Employees are asked to write fake reviews - so believe me when I say that anything that comes off as positive or "everyone else is just whining" is a fake review that someone was bribed to write. Sexism is everywhere. The sales teams are 90% men, and marketing is 90% women. Marketing members are treated like the secretaries and caterers of the company and get paid half as much as sales. Carahsoft also does the work for their vendors in both sales and marketing. So the business model is that the vendor counterparts can work 9-5, go home early, and Carahsofters will work early mornings, late nights, and weekends because we can't say no.

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Pros

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Cons

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5.0
Jun 19, 2026
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Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

4.5 years working at Carahsoft, I’ve seen and heard it all. Work from home, too many people take this for granted. They promote within! Plenty of opportunity to move up if you work hard and deserve obviously. Work hard, be proactive, take accountability, be reliable, consistent aka do your job and you aren’t micromanaged. If the above is done, they compensate you very nicely. Craig pays 50% of health insurance (not sure if this has changed for new hires) that is unheard of and extremely helpful. Insurance is great, never had any issues. Craig cares and does so much for his employees, way more than I think some people deserve and take for granted. Team Trip, 401k match, Shoe Day, Epic Bar Tab, Reggae Fest, milestone and birthday gift cards, Trophy Bottle, snack boxes, and more.

Cons

They hire kids right out of college with zero work ethic and work experience. They don’t fire people enough, you have a handful of top performers picking up the slack for their colleagues and carrying the team. 60+% of my pay is bonus which makes tax season daunting and stressful.

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