Is Proofpoint a good company to work for?

Proofpoint has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 1,296 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months. 62% of employees would recommend working at Proofpoint to a friend and 66% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Proofpoint have been left by employees working as Sales Engineer , Account Manager and Software Engineer .

Does Proofpoint pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Proofpoint employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Proofpoint. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Proofpoint?

62% of Proofpoint employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Proofpoint 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Proofpoint?

Software Engineer (64) , Account Manager (57) , Sales (56) , Account Executive (50) , Senior Software Engineer (34) , Sales Engineer (19) , Product Support Engineer (14) , Manager (13) , Named Account Manager (13) , Director (11) , Business Development Representative (BDR) (10) , Devops Engineer (10) , Marketing (10) , Product Manager (10) , Sales Manager (10)

What are the pros of working at Proofpoint according to real employee reviews?

"One of the main reasons I joined PP was because of the people and great feedback from customers on technology." ((in 128 reviews)); "work life balance is good and company mission is nice" ((in 72 reviews)); "Some good benefits" ((in 59 reviews)); "Teams are great and we work well with our customers providing them value." ((in 54 reviews)); "Great leadership and vision" ((in 38 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Proofpoint according to real employee reviews?

"Bad management is tolerated and even encouraged due to a lack of top" ((in 59 reviews)); "The good managers are leaving regions too as their teams are starving" ((in 26 reviews)); "Most of the staff who conducted the layoffs were cruel, cold and stuck to a dialogue." ((in 19 reviews)); "No training and no onboarding procedures in place." ((in 18 reviews)); "401k match is just bad 1500 max, This used to be made up for by rsu’s and stock purchase program." ((in 17 reviews))

What are employees saying about Proofpoint layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Proofpoint layoffs and their outlook for job security at Proofpoint in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Proofpoint locations?

Sunnyvale , Draper , Pittsburgh , Salt Lake City , San Jose , San Francisco , Denver , Boston , New York , Chicago , Austin , Sandy , Dallas , Phoenix , Houston , California City , Santa Clara , Broomfield , Atlanta , Utahn , Washington , Minneapolis , Cleveland , Columbus , Los Angeles , Dublin , Colorado Springs , Philadelphia , Baltimore , Remote

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3.6

62% would recommend to a friend

(1,179 total reviews)

Sumit Dhawan

57% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

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Proofpoint has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,179 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Proofpoint 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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1.0

Dec 21, 2023

Lies

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Pros

Was told 2 weeks ago by Pittsburgh General Manager Alan Le Fort no one is making you come back to the office.

Cons

Now we need to fight for limited free parking or spend 25 a day at a garage. Need to get a cheap second vehicle which all in will run a minimum of 600 a month. Thanks

1.0

Feb 3, 2024

Terrible management under new CEO

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The people who keep the company running that AREN'T in Leadership, the growth and direction we all once had. Great technology within cybersecurity

Cons

Forced Hybrid (RTS) with no flexibility, sudden layoffs, lack of time/concern to accomodate company requests, cutthroat CEO that only cares about margins over people, terrible/sub-par 401k Match, egotistical, weak-minded CEO & CFO that think free food and soda cans will keep people happy

1.0

Feb 10, 2024

Good Luck in 2024

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The best company prior to the end of 2023.

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I noticed below that the current CFO wrote a review below but added no detail to his review. He is second at the helm so one would think he knows how to sell this place. It is obvious his review is an extremely lazy effort to clean up the chaos and disarray he and his boss have created. I have never worked for an organization where the two top guys are so disliked by the employees. I have seen the morale at Proofpoint go from 10 to 0 quickly. But what do you expect when the CEO states in every meeting, “If you don’t like it here find another place to work”. Also, stop the lies you know very well there be another mass layoff because you have stated that to your leaders. Quality and values is no longer the theme at Proofpoint. It is all about money for these two and their TB bosses.

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