Sales people are just numbers - Sales Samsara Employee Review

1.0
Nov 18, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pre-IPO IOT Company with good VCs

Cons

Sales people are just numbers here. Management make changes to sales territories without much thought. Mistakes have been made, but not acknowledge by leadership. Sales reps have to fend for themselves. They must deal with it on their own and are even put on performance plans without leadership owning up to their errors. Unless you have owned your territory for a long time, you spend your time looking over your shoulder or seeking other employment. Some sales leaders who have missed quota are not put on a plan but are given promotions or other opportunities in other parts of the organization. Really? They try to make you think that they care by having you fill out surveys every quarter.

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Pros

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Cons

Compensation doesn’t feel competitive for the workload and expectations of the role. Frequent annual changes—including territory realignments, account books, verticalization, and quota adjustments—create unnecessary disruption and make it difficult to build long-term customer relationships and pipeline. The company has grown rapidly, but account distribution hasn’t always kept pace with headcount, leaving many reps competing for limited opportunity and making OTE difficult to achieve consistently. The Team Lead role is one of the biggest pain points. Team Leads are expected to operate like frontline managers without the compensation or authority that comes with a management position. They carry a fully ramped quota while also traveling, mentoring new hires, leading office hours, answering rep questions, supporting onboarding, and taking on enablement responsibilities. While these leadership opportunities can be rewarding, they often come at the expense of selling time and make it significantly harder to hit quota.

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