KnowBe4 reviews

3.5

60% would recommend to a friend

(1,483 total reviews)
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Bryan Palma

55% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

KnowBe4 has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,483 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The KnowBe4 employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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1K reviews
1.0
Oct 5, 2024

They're lost

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Pros

Unlimited PTO, teammates are great, and KnowBe4's a gateway into cyber sales although it's less technical than other domains. Excellent product-market fit.

Cons

Upper mgmt. is either lost or simply does not care about staff. This is the cheapest company I've ever worked for. They provide the bare minimum in terms of enablement, software, training/prof. development, etc. and expect you to scrape and claw to quota while micromanaging you into misery. Constant mixed messages from mgmt. but not in a normal "change organization" way. More of a "we don't know what we're doing so here we are directly contradicting our last message yet again" kind of way. There's also no reason the pay should be as terrible as it is when the CEO flaunts his mansion and cars on daily briefings. Peak level of tone deafness as they refuse to even provide cost-of-living adjustments. Worst of all is the convoluted comp. plan, full of decimals and inexplicable misses like not rewarding 2-year deals over 1-year deals, and penalizing us way too heavily for not selling 3-year billed upfront (not easy in a highly saturated market where the economy's not exactly the best at the moment).

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KnowBe4 Response
1y
Hello Knowster. Based on feedback from the survey we sent out this month regarding compensation plans, we are working to revise the commission structures. Stu does not flaunt anything, but he does answer all questions in company-wide Ask Me Anything sessions.
2.0
Oct 2, 2024

Vista is Sinking This Ship

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Unlimited PTO, remote/hybrid positions, parking garage, sometimes bonuses.

Cons

Another example of an investment firm destroying what was once a fun, great and inclusive culture. The benefits are subpar now and bonuses are scarcer than ever. There are many responses to other reviews stating that the bonus system hasn’t changed (it has twice this year alone) it was based originally on a break even system with new sales and renewals contributing to a company-wide bonus done in levels that would add to the grand total. The system was changed to “new sales only” contributing to the bonuses done in levels and are not added to the previous. For example if we hit 3 levels before we would hypothetically get $1000 ($250, $250, $500). Now if we hit 3 levels we get $450. Knowbe4 got rid of COLAs in favor of a merit base raise system that “most employees got in January”. The last COLA I received was 4%, not great. The “merit raise” I received in January was 0.02%. Much worse. When was originally hired I was told that the average salary was low and that the bonus system made up for that. It used to be very good and made up for my low salary and felt very rewarding. The salary hasn’t improved and in some cases people are making less yet the bonuses are considerably worse. The cost of living in Tampa Bay has come up considerably and the income for those that aren’t in a director role are too low to be sustainable.

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KnowBe4 Response
1y
Hello Knowster. While sales targets change each month, and our business goals have changed as time goes on, the structure of the game and the total payout achievable on a monthly basis has remained the same since we started the game. We have never advertised the bonus game system as something that you should count on towards your total take-home pay.
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