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      Proofpoint

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      Proofpoint reviews

      3.6

      62% would recommend to a friend

      (1,179 total reviews)
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      Sumit Dhawan

      57% approve of CEO

      66% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.9

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.7

      Work/Life balance

      3.6

      Culture & values

      3.6

      Compensation and benefits

      3.5

      Career opportunities

      3.3

      Senior management

      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
      2.0
      Dec 29, 2015

      Was good, questionable upper management

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great sales team. Helpful coworkers and collaborative culture within the Sales Department. Commission structure and accelerators help to offset some of the frustration.

      Cons

      Proofpoint used to be a great place to work. The culture was fantastic which helped make up for the lower than market base salaries. As of the beginning of 2015, upper management did their absolute best to turn the culture into a sweatshop run by fear. Long fought deals are routinely turned over to someone new at the last moment who is then given credit for the win.

      5.0
      Dec 28, 2015

      Go-Getter Sales Culture

      Sales
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      High performers are rewarded *well*. I've personally never seen a commission percentage as rich as it is at Proofpoint, and they pay accelerators for over-achievment. There are many opportunities to advance in a growth company like Proofpoint. SaaS and Security are both hot, and Proofpoint does both well. The executives address the whole company on a regular basis, and they all seem very intelligent while being down-to-earth and focused on customers.

      Cons

      Because the sales department at Proofpoint is fast-paced, the environment favors the ambitious self-starter. The training is good, but the security landscape is complex, competitive, and it keeps changing. If you're going to join the sales team, strap in, as many of my peers here are helpful and yet intensely competitive (myself included). The team I'm on operates with a startup-like intensity. If you don't like that kind of thing, this may not be the place for you.

      4.0
      Dec 24, 2015

      Sales Engineer

      Sales engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Fair base, decent commissions, unlimited vacation policy, stocked kitchen, can work from home when required. Cool managers and awesome growth potential. Cool company culture. Employee stock purchase program. On-boarding stock bonus.

      Cons

      Moving to a pooled commission model, NO 401K match! Rapid growth, keep buying companies.

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