Proofpoint reviews

- The SE management team had a notorious reputation for sexual harassment of female employees and having a "frat boy" kind of culture among management and mid-level management. This goes for both the Sunnyvale, CA and Draper, UT locations. - The company cuts corners on everything to save a dime. It's to the point that even when they try to do nice things, it is obvious they are trying to save money. In fact, they hold their budgets for employee lunches only when the executives can participate. - There is an elitist culture among the executives, especially with the CEO. He has a mandatory talent show at every SKO where he demands the sales people do various skits and performances for his entertainment and he acts a judge who approves or disapproves. It is reminiscent of a king and his jesters. He also is out of touch with the average American, talking casually about how he takes trips to Taiwan almost every weekend as though this is something the average person can relate to. - The company only cares about protecting itself and not that of the employee. They emphasize culture, but there is none. And if they don't like you or feel you "fit in", they'll force you out using shady tactics such as reassigning you many times so that you don't meet your performance goals and then they can force you out based on "low performance". - They ran all the high paid sales people out and brought in entry level sales people who don't how to do their jobs properly. - Management has a "do as I say, not as I do" type of style, often working from home while not allowing their subordinates to do the same.

If you're gone, you're gone. I've seen multiple people just disappear one day from the company with the only explanation given to them is that they weren't a "cultural fit." Although some of these firings may have been warranted, it seems classless, in my opinion, to fire someone one day with no advance notice, attempt of behavioral management or any explanation at all as to why they are being let go. Many times, this is coming from an executive level, removed from the floor. I'm not alone in my fear that I may be the next victim if I step one toe out of line... perhaps they may even track down who wrote this review and let me go that way - I'm sure Proofpoint has a way. Even more, these employees had good performance metrics and overall healthy relationships in the office. It's a bit concerning when this happens way too often. Also, beware if you're going after an SME Commercial position. The quota for the smallest segment in Commercial is 90% of the next segment up which no one apparently thought through clearly. The smallest SME segment quota had a 22% percent increase this year which no numbers from last year warranted and the field position above them was ONLY a 15% increase. The client size is significantly smaller and the deal size is also much smaller. In fact, the only people who seem to really make quota in that small commercial segment apparently close deals of companies that were actually larger than their generally approved segment size. In addition, Proofpoint does not price to sell effectively to smaller clients; one of the primary services we provide has the same exact base price for a 300 user company as it does for a 3500 user company... what this means for the reps is tough luck on selling that to the smaller client. Proofpoint seemingly prices them out on purpose because we don't have enough back end support to handle selling too much of this service to smaller clients; which would be fine IF the company didn't expect those services to be sold in that space which is the only conceivable reason for such a large quota increase. Third, Proofpoint is very cheap when it comes to any type of SWAG. Getting a pair of Proofpoint branded socks for a long-term and loyal customer is like pulling teeth and heaven forbid if you want a T-shirt or anything like that... just forget about it. Another employee went so far to please her client that she had to liteally go to the store to pick them up something and say it was from Proofpoint because the marketing dept was either unwilling or unable to get her anything to send. Either way, that's an issue. I assume that is why we lost our last head of marketing... Fourth, the company offers a great incentive to refer your friends, but often times recruiters won't even call applicants you recommend. They make it very difficult. And finally, they company does not offer a 401k match. Just get one already.