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Bronto Software

Acquired by Oracle

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There’s a reason the bronto is extinct - Anonymous employee Bronto Software Employee Review

3.0
Apr 24, 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good money *as a bdr (can't say the same about AEs) Great people Looks good on a resume and your LinkedIn profile

Cons

Bronto is the unwanted stepchild of Oracle. Through acquisitions, Oracle has stamped its name onto Bronto... yet it is the furthest thing from a truly Oracle company. Bronto doesn’t sell Oracle products nor could any employee tell you a thing about Oracle, and Netsuite for that matter. It’s a great software tool in a very saturated market. Their value pitch is dated and sounds like every other company in the space. They lose consistently in deals for one main reason, price. Constantly prospects will voice how they love the software and the sales rep, but they aren’t willing to donate a kidney to send sophisticated emails. What company puts tens of thousands of dollars aside to shoot out emails? Not many. Bronto executives pride themselves on calling the software “best in breed” yet even when they say it you question if they believe it. Its sad when you attend a company sales kickoff meeting to praise the successes of the company that quarter and only 2-5 people hit their number for the entire worldwide new business side of the organization. A sales rep basically knows going into the account executive role that he or she won’t hit goal, but it would be cool to close a deal or two before leveraging Oracle to go somewhere better. Somewhere happier. Somewhere with more realistic goals and prides themselves on not just how they support their customers, but their actual staff. It’s a game of numbers to help certain executives hit their goal to look good. They could care less about their employees. In my time there I watched the best of the best drop like flies from each sector of the company. Ask about our fossils page. It updates just as often as Donald Trump’s Twitter. The majority of sales directors are talented, strong leaders. BDR management is not of the same caliber. Micromanaging has become quite the new trend. Their BDRs are being ruled out of fear, receiving constant passive aggressive emails and comments, and being told empty threats with unattainable quotas. If you enjoy having mandated daily call blocks - this place is a great fit for you! If you care to visit the beautiful office, you’ll be overwhelmed with the funk in the air filled of unhappiness and resentment. Who knows what Oracle and Netsuite have in store for this place? Something needs to change.

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5.0
Dec 10, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great diversity, wonderful people to work with. My director was great and so was most of the management team.

Cons

Bronto was purchased by NetSuite which in turn was purchased with Oracle. Its still a good place to get experience but the culture is different now and so are the perks. It used to feel more like a startup environment now it's a corporate environment.

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1.0
Dec 19, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

American Tobacco Campus location, free snacks, sodas and beer, foosball, there is a sabatical after 5 years, but you won't make it that long

Cons

The two founders are still there and still run the company like it is their personal club. They don't have the experience or the sense to run a real business, so they focus on things like silly company games, office expansion and marketing events. They lump all this under "culture." Meanwhile they pay below market wages, skimp on bonuses, have bare minimum benefits and generally try and extort as much as possible from their employees. They hire generally incompetent managers who can't lead, but instead just rah-rah everything the founders do or say. Even though they claim they are a start up, you will find more money in the cushions of your couch than you'll get from the equity that they hand out. The greatest farce is the travel policy of sharing hotel rooms and the red eye requirement, so the best thing to do is just avoid travel at all costs. They cover up the awful environment by forcing employees to say nice things about the company: forced voting in the Best Places to Work survey and I'm sure several of the reviews on this site. They also hire young, inexperienced people who don't know any better, they get a few years from the good ones before they figure it out and leave. The bad ones stay, especially if they rah-rah the founders silly actions.

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