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

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
Jan 30, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Old ceo was great Used to be fully remote w options to go into offices Unlimited pto People mattered

Cons

New CEO does not care about employees. He came in Q4 we had our most successful year thanks to our old leadership but new CEO claimed all the glory and rewarded the hard working employees with mandatory return to office and possible layoffs

2.0
Mar 19, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Some of the best & brightest developers in Silicon Valley, amazing community of people to work with, great support from managers & VP's until recently

Cons

Taken over by a CEO who doesn't understand that just because a division generates revenue doesn't mean it has to generate a profit. There are sometimes intangibles that make a division more valuable than it appears on paper. When the 2008 great recession hit, their goal was no layoffs. When covid hit, again, no layoffs. New CEO, layoffs started in less than 6 weeks.

1.0
Feb 21, 2024

Worst of the Worst

Recommend
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Pros

Prior to 2023: Great products, great people, collaborative company. The best of the best in Cyber.

Cons

The Proofpoint of yesteryear is LONG gone. No autonomy, do as we say or get out. If you want to become a clock punching robot then this is the place for you. Nepism and butt kissers DO apply and are welcomed. The people that propelled the company to the VERY best quarter EVER are rewarded by fear and a new regime that only promises nothing but more layoffs, crazy RTO policies and a like it or leave attitude. Work harder with less people so the upper and newly appointed TB and other leadership is made richer. They DO NOT CARE about the employees. The new regime were the kids that had no one to sit with at the lunch table back in their youth and thrive on their "power." A former great company with great products and so much promise being burned to the ground. I expected so much more from you Proofpoint! Too bad. Get out while you can!

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