Review - Anonymous employee Darktrace Employee Review

2.0
Dec 27, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Darktrace has a truly unique technology for cyber security and it's exciting to be part of a rapidly growing company.

Cons

Relative to the SF office, I've had a lot of success in an entry-level sales position. Most of the office will be your age, so career mentorship is non-existent. From conversations with various colleagues, there is strong dissatisfaction with the inside sales manager and outside sales manager at the SF office. For the most part, you're merely seen as an employee who must be weekly and monthly quotas rather than a colleague. Collaboration is minimal as both inside and outside rep positions are given highly individualized responsibilities. Overall, I would be very careful about wanting to work at Darktrace if you highly value a company who will invest into your long-term professional development, rather than just categorize you as a producer or non-producer. Regarding commission, don't let recruiters fool you into thinking you'll make a six-figure salary within your first year. This is extremely rare. For example, inside sales reps make $250 after taxes for every $100,000 revenue you bring to the company. That's very little. Be sure to evaluate the commission structure very well.

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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
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Pros

Autonomy & Independence: You get great autonomy to build your own schedule. It operates very much like a true field sales motion, which is great if you value independence. Perks: There is a high degree of expense freedom, and the Sales Kickoffs are a definite highlight.

Cons

The company is currently gasping for air and is super misaligned. There is absolutely no sense of direction. The Go-To-Market (GTM) strategy obviously doesn't work because leadership changes strategy it every Half because of poor performance . Turnover is INCREDIBLY HIGH, people was congratulating me that I made it at Darktrace more than a year when I left, which is never a good sign for a company. CEO REPVUE- stated that only 15% of reps hit their goal attainment at Darktrace from it's reviews. If you apply here, you need to know exactly what you are getting into and be willing to work extremely hard just to help dig the company out of a hole.

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