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 136 reviews)); "work life balance is good and company mission is nice" ((in 71 reviews)); "Some good benefits" ((in 58 reviews)); "Teams are great and we work well with our customers providing them value." ((in 53 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 62 reviews)); "The good managers are leaving regions too as their teams are starving" ((in 25 reviews)); "New management team (late 2023/early 2024) destroyed the culture and promptly created fear and layoffs (had never been one in prior 20yrs of operation)." ((in 22 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

Proofpoint reviews

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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1K reviews

1.0

Feb 8, 2024

Lost Its Culture. Don't Settle For This Company.

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Pros

Used to be a brilliant company about winning together. Now it's all about how much the CEO and upper management can win at the cost of everyone else.

Cons

If you are thinking of joining Proofpoint, keep looking and stay very far away. Proofpoint used to value its employees, but the culture has changed drastically, and you don't want to be a part of it anymore. Sumit Dhawan came in and burned it all down. Almost immediately after joining, he implemented mandatory RTO, leaving people scrambling to find daycare and transportation to the office. The question of why RTO after so much success was raised many times, and there was never a satisfactory answer given. 280 employees were laid off with one day's notice. If you join, that could be you. The company is sinking itself. Do yourself a favour and don't get caught in it. I am gone.

1.0

Feb 6, 2024

Steer clear…not the same company.

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If you asked me a month ago the list would be a mile long. Now…Sumit and Remi have destroyed all that was good.

Cons

I loved the company, I felt respected, that I value added to my org and team and that I was well liked by leadership. All of that was true but didn’t do anything to sway management when they were making the list of who to get rid of as part of the rift. They let Remi and a VP that was about a minute on the job make unilateral decisions. The actual conversation when being laid off was cold and lacked all empathy. Proofpoint is a prime example of what is wrong with corporate America. Keep those people at the top rich and screw the rest of us. Oh and we have had two huge years….and they are saying the equity has only gone up by a dollar in two years. I’m no math whizz but if you are paying out 135% bonuses on the year…. Then your valuation is bull poop. Run from here. There will be more layoffs. All they care about is a big IPO. Who cares about those of us who got them there.

2.0

Jan 12, 2024

Use to be an amazing to place to work

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Pros

Unlimited PTO, great products, interesting industry

Cons

New CEO mandated return to office with minimal warning leaving many employees with children, disabilities, and other commitments struggling. Communications since change in management as went downhill. Rumors of layoffs not being addressed when publicly asked. 401k funding severely lacking.

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