Don't accept the offer - Account Executive Darktrace Employee Review

1.0
Feb 17, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Very intelligent people work here and it's a good product for XDR and email.

Cons

Terrible Culture. I didn't think this would be a huge deal, but the Northeast is a terrible place to work. Leadership belittles people, and the individual is not important at all. You are only your number here and even if you hit/surpass it, you don't matter. You might get a “good work” once a month, but that is it. Leaders are good at selling, but don't know how to motivate a team. Everyone on my team was actively looking for new positions and would go on about how miserable they were. It's a 12-18 month time period where you should expect to live off your base with maybe 1- 2 closed deals and a tiny bit of commission but realistically, you wont be making much. Do Not Work Here.

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5.0
Jul 17, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Growth opportunity, growing team adding experience, strong marketing leadership Very interesting technology and industry

Cons

Constant changes in company structure and leadership leads to stagnant workflows

2.0
Jun 26, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

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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