Pros
SolarWinds is a cool place to work at first. From the snacks, lunches, and sales competitions it is easy to not hate going into work. The benefits are ok, but could be better. There is a decent amount of PTO that you get your first year as well.
Cons
Even though your quota is set quarterly, the management treats each month like it is end of quarter. The management also encourages high pressure sales tactics that not only burn your customers out, but take a toll on the reps as well. Thanks to their high pressure sales culture you will run into a lot of customers and account that despise talking with you. The company tends to micromanage your sales opportunities and go over the top to customers. This shows that they don't trust their sales reps regardless of how much experience you may have. Recently a large number of upper management was either fired, or left the company. This has lead to a lot of internal changes that aren't for the best. The real kicker is the head of the sales organization has never actually done sales. He was in the marketing department.