Completely changed - SRE Engineer Proofpoint Employee Review

1.0
Feb 14, 2024
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Pros

None now since new CEO

Cons

Since Gary Steele left it's been going down hill. Forced RTO even though we had a record year. Personally I'm more productive working from home, I get far more done and I know this is true for my colleagues. No data driven reason to return to office. Now we have to spend money on fuel, wear and tear on a car, losses time. I felt blessed to work from home, being back is having a dramatic impact on both work and personal life. Callous immediate layoffs. People were laid off immediately without empathy. At least give people more time, like two months or so. Heartless... The company culture has been ripped apart. Who knows what's coming in the future.

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5.0
Mar 25, 2026
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Pros

Compensation is good Teams are nice and helpful Leadership Unlimited PTO

Cons

Return to office policy isn't the best Some co workers are kind of lazy

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Hi. Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We appreciate your perspective and we're glad to see that overall you're having a great experience on the team.
1.0
Jul 5, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

fairly lax with lots of time to do things

Cons

many. Former CEO ran things poorly and took in managers who brought along their problems and animosities with them. Not only that, they were allowed to invite their friends to come and join too, many of them owing their jobs to someone creating a bro culture. Even though top mgmt changed since the sale, its many of these people still there to this day. Most of the systems were a black box, existing engineers were mostly uncooperative to keep their knowledge to themselves, the offshore engineers in one particular country were especially bad for this. I have seen major accomplishments achieved by someone, where so many others had failed, only to get fired soon after.

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