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      Record Profits, Unethical Layoffs, Toxic and Bloated Execs, 5x Workloads, but Work Life Balance? - Head of Risk Management Proofpoint Employee Review

      1.0
      Apr 12, 2025
      Head of risk management
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      Pros

      Proofpoint still has work life balance if you protect it. Stock dividend on their stock equivalents. Record profits and revenue look stable on paper but leadership only cares about Thoma Bravo.

      Cons

      Layoffs targeted employees with high personal stakes (new parents, homeowners, health issues). Remaining staff are expected to do the work of 5+ people, with hiring only planned for India or Ireland. Executives prioritize ego over ethics (temper tantrums, no communication, hiring more executives instead of critical staff). Leadership makes empty promises while actively contradicting themselves through their actions. Record profits fund executive bonuses instead of supporting teams getting business done.

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      Proofpoint Response
      1y
      Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We are proud of our continued financial strength and the benefits we provide. That said, we recognize the concerns you’ve raised around workload, communication, and leadership priorities. These are not taken lightly. We are focused on making the right investments in people, structure, and strategy to support long-term success for both the business and our teams. Thank you again for sharing your thoughts with us. It is greatly appreciated.

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      5.0
      Mar 25, 2026
      It specialist
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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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      Proofpoint Response
      3mo
      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
      Site reliability engineer
      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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