Work here if you want to see your career spiral down the drain... - Anonymous employee Sonar Employee Review

1.0
Oct 14, 2024
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

There used to be a few

Cons

- The company views moving from a "everyone gets a 1% loyalty raise per year" to nearly no one getting any raises anymore (yes, 0%) as an improvement in compensation process - Everyone, no matter your level, *may* get a $5K bonus per year (sometimes it's $0). Don't even ask about equity, it's not offered to anyone - It's baffling how incredibly cheap the company is, especially given that the company's been cash flow positive and profitable since its inception. When I first started working here, I was assigned a used $300 Dell laptop that had a crack on the case - If you enjoy zero career progression, zero compensation progression, being babysitted by management (incredibly strict in-office policies), zero flexibility, expectations that you sit in the office for 9 hours even if you have early morning or late evening meetings with other regions, then this is the place for you

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5.0
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Pros

Excellent strategy, culture, and team. You must have the startup mentality.

Cons

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1.0
Jun 12, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Got to go to Disneyland Paris a couple of times.

Cons

Career growth and internal mobility did not match the expectations that were communicated to me when I joined. I relocated across the country in part because I believed there would be a realistic path to transition from SDR into a Sales Engineer role. Early conversations with leadership were encouraging, and I received support from my manager, senior sales leadership, and the SE organization regarding that goal. I was told that the primary requirement was completing the company's one-year minimum tenure before changing teams. To prepare, I invested significant personal time into technical training, completed cloud computing and solutions architect coursework, conducted product demonstrations beyond the normal scope of my role, and maintained regular development discussions with SE leadership. After reaching the one-year mark, the timeline for pursuing the opportunity continued to shift. First, additional approvals were needed. Later, I was told organizational changes needed to occur before a position would become available. Several months later, I was informed that there were no open positions and no clear timeline for when one might exist. What was most disappointing was not that I wasn't selected for the role, but that I never had the opportunity to formally interview after spending more than a year preparing for the transition with leadership's encouragement. Based on my experience, employees interested in internal mobility should seek clear commitments regarding hiring plans, role availability, and promotion timelines rather than relying on informal support or verbal encouragement.

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