Stay away...atleast for now - Account Executive Freshworks Employee Review

2.0
Aug 9, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I've worked at Freshworks for awhile, and I had some really positive memories and wonderful managers along the way. The people are great overall, and people are generally helpful.

Cons

The entire sales org is backwards right now. Most teams are under 40% attainment, and there is a commission basement where you must hit over 25% to get paid... so no one is getting paid. This has made it incredibly frustrating, since there are way too many sales reps and frankly not enough to do. Reps are told to prospect for 8 hours a day if there are no customer calls. The bad situation began when the new CRO began with no experience as a CRO and rolled out a ton of changes. If you're thinking of applying here, ask to see the 2023 data to see for yourself (you'll be SHOCKED at how low the numbers are). I see people interviewing on my managers calendar and i feel so scared for these poor people who have no idea what an absolute mess it is.

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Pros

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Cons

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Freshworks Response
3mo
Thanks for the review--we think it's pretty fun here too! Best of luck on what's next.
2.0
May 14, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Mostly good salary/benefits - Nice office - Some decent coworkers

Cons

If you have to do mass layoffs of hundreds of employees every 18 months, leaders need to look in the mirror to find the true problem with the business. Because it's not the competent people that actually get things done that are being laid off with no warning and limited severance. Don't expect any job security here. Also: - Still behind on certain benefits (extremely limited 401k match and bad expense policies not in line with US standards) - Work life balance is hard with large teams in both India and the US - Some employees who have been here 10+ years are completely unresponsive and largely incompetent but still get raises, promotions, and aren't ever scrutinized by leadership. The politics game runs deep here.

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