Don't walk RUN from this company!!! - Enterprise Account Executive Darktrace Employee Review

1.0
Jul 9, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Fun coworkers that turned into friends outside of work. Cool product but unfortunately that doesn't outweigh this nightmare of a company.

Cons

Where to even begin... accepting a job with Darktrace was the biggest mistake I have made in my professional career. They lie about the job responsibilities in the interview process to attract talent, but don't get too comfortable because they will fire you as soon as they hire you! Truly there are springs in every AEs seat. Management constantly changing & also weekly threats coming from the top about performance. Never any positive feedback or support from leadership - all they care about are numbers but hardly anyone hits their number so it's constant berating and threatening people's jobs on every weekly town hall. Really great motivation tactics!!!! Unrealistic metric expectations and insane micromanagement (they will listen in to your phone calls without you knowing and also check your activity throughout the day based on a "heat map" and question you if there are gaps of time where your heat map doesn't show activity). Way too many AEs in each region which leads to constant crossover on accounts and terrible feedback from prospects because every contact has been called minimum 20 times by different AEs. Horrible CRM that is a wannabe attempt at being Salesforce, but is extremely inefficient, always down, and leads to more disorganization. They only hire talent under the age of 35 and say anyone older wouldn't fit into the "culture of Darktrace". Best of luck if you want any support on deals or enablement because most of the directors don't even know the product. It's considered "weird" if you are with the company over 1 year, my entire office had all been there less than a year. They say they are a "stepping stone" in your career, and never once emphasized growth within the company. I made the mistake of ignoring these reviews when I accepted my offer so I want to help others make sure they don't make the same mistake as me. DON'T DO IT!!!!

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5.0
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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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