Salesforce reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(22,561 total reviews)
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Marc Benioff

79% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Salesforce has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 22,561 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Salesforce employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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23K reviews
2.0
Jul 31, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Easy performance evaluations; work-life balance in favor of the employee. - Free barista made coffee is pretty decent - Good growth, business acumen of the executives is strong

Cons

- Very little technical innovation (large monolithic Java code bases, decades of technical debt) - The executive has little visibility over business units, leading some (see: Security) to have an absolutely atrocious, toxic culture - Performance evaluation is entirely opaque, no published process for progression, employee success (aka human resources) are extremely opaque - Company values are largely public fanfare, not enacted internally (see above re: HR) - Don't have diverse political opinions if you want to work here (lean hard to the left)

2.0
Jan 20, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-Opportunity to interact with emerging companies -Amazing VTO opportunities -Brand recognition -Product marketing -Snacks -Overtime pay - great events - some truly genuine coworkers

Cons

This is from our experience..yes OUR because multiple people have expressed identical concerns. General managerial inconsistency and poor and undefined career development Subjective management with unclear expectations and lack of constructive feedback Lack of knowledge and account/opportunity strategy from superiors Unavailability as a resource – poor coaching and lack of involvement with accounts / opportunities Complete lack of trust and transparency with direct line management Inability to coach, mentor and guide effectively – no structure for 1:1 meetings and lack of agenda - Continuous belittlement and criticism despite efforts to improve – general disengagement, lack of proactive coaching resulting in negative retrospective feedback Lack of fair judgment and unprofessional communication in open forums- topics to be discussed in 1:1 posted openly with a belittling nature Unfair and unequal treatment amongst Salesforce employees, specifically at AE level Internal political nightmare with unjustified promotions Unequal territories with no realistic probability of quota attainment unless provided multiple territories with high AOV band Lack of true sentiment for customer success – Many oversold accounts, unhappy customers and forced purchases encompassing a bullying demeanor Lack of true equality in the workplace – Majority of the Southern California hub is Caucasian, where there is a true lack of diversity, where it appears that minorities are hired to meet quotas Distraught office culture full of fear and lack of “Ohana” despite how Salesforce portrays itself Low compensation compared to fair market value for AE per segment False claims of “equality” (approximately 65% White, 79% Male at Salesforce) Continuous micro-management with call center mentality for tenured Account Executives On a final note, there are some extremely judgmental managers, one specifically who came from the Chicago office. Constant complaining, throwing people under the bus and tattle tale mentality making it a completely uncomfortable work environment and actually having people who would rather quit than put up with "it".

1.0
Jul 25, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Selling a great product that works as long as the client knows what an implementation entails; Learned a lot while working there

Cons

-Terrible customer service-- Unless client pays for premium customer service, we can't help them (and even then we have to pass them onto a rep in another country); -Huge company with an even bigger ego. If you worked anywhere else, it's nothing compared to SF. You're lucky to work there and they don't value any of the reps opinions. If you were a senior level salesperson elsewhere, prepare to take at least two steps back. -Quota is unrealistic and management knows it. The best reps hit quota once a quarter typically. -Overworked: scolded if you don't answer calls and emails on weekends. -Benefits aren't always what they seem. Try to take full amount of paternity leave and you'll be told by management that, "No one really takes that long for paternity leave. You can come back in a few days or else your job won't be here." -Never able to take days off at end of months or the entire last month of a quarter.

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Salesforce Response
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Thank you for providing this feedback. I wanted to address your concerns about work-life balance because that's an issue that is top of mind for me right now (and, of course, wellness is one of our company's values). This company is moving so fast, which has lead to fantastic growth, but we need to be better about self-regulating and at teaching our managers to encourage their directs to disconnect on PTO and on the weekends. If you have any further thoughts about how we can do that, I encourage you to please reach out to me directly. Cindy Robbins EVP, Global Employee Success 415-536-7678
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