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
Jul 15, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

The pay was pretty good for comparable positions in the area. The benefits were also very good. That is about all the pros in my opinion.

Cons

There are so many things wrong with this company. It felt like every process within the company was broken and nothing was done to try to fix them. When suggestions were given to improve or better a process they were shot down immediately. My training experience was extremely frustrating. I was flown out to headquarters in California for training and had the impression there would be a rental car ready for me and there wasn't. The actual training itself was a joke. Nothing was ready for me. Myself and another coworker had to create our own training documents because there was no knowledge base for us to go off of. There was no work life balance whatsoever. In my interview process I was told I would rarely ever have to work late. Once I started I was consistently expected to work late. The company culture was horrible. Silicon slopes does not translate well here. We had one "team building" experience while I was there and only because a manager from headquarters came into town. We were told it was a team lunch but then were informed only shortly beforehand that we would have to pay our own way. My spouse works for another tech company in the area and they get free lunch almost every day. If you are looking for a job that is low stress than stay far away. If you are looking to lose weight due to stress then maybe this is for you. I lost a lot of weight while working here because of the stress. This is a churn and burn position. If you are looking to work for a tech company in Utah this is the last place you should look in my opinion.

2.0
Mar 14, 2016

Good Culture, bad management

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Friendly helpful people can be found from outside of your organization.

Cons

Staffing and HR don't talk to one another while they are supposed to be one team. Unless you are chummy with the mgr. don't expect to move anywhere. The team is very clicky and staffing is a revolving door where the good people leave while the bad people are still there. Some people are converted after only being there for a few months while others work for years before they are converted. Their reasoning is over the top ridiculous because they don't want you to leave. Upper management doesn't care about the well being of the team.

1.0
Jun 10, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The Sunnyvale, non sales team, is a great group.

Cons

The sales leaders in Sunnyville and Salt Lake City DO NOT CARE about the Salt Lake City group. They treat the office like their own outsourced call center, where they can pay their employees less and offer no room for advancement. If somehow you manage to make it to the next level they provide no training to succeed in your new role. I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND LOOKING ELSEWHERE IF YOU ARE CONSIDERING SALES AT PROOFPOINT IN SALT LAKE CITY.

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