Solid place to learn the industry - Account Executive Datadog Employee Review

3.0
Mar 2, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- learned a ton about deal progression, sales tactics, MEDDIC - great place to learn about saas and tech sales

Cons

- very underpaid compared to other roles in the industry. there are sdr's making the base pay that AE's are - payout of commission is confusing - very political when it comes to promotions and moving up in the company

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Datadog Response
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We appreciate you taking the time to leave this review. Growth mindset is a pillar of our culture, and we're glad you've learned so much about the tech industry, sales methodologies, and customer-centricity as you build your Sales career here with us. We continue to adapt our culture, benefits and compensation to meet the needs of our employees, and our People Business Partners review these regularly to ensure our total package offering is indeed competitive in comparison with the market. We will take this feedback into consideration as we review compensation again this year. And as we grow, we continue to revisit our promotion structure to remove any internal politics and rely solely on merit performance. We encourage you to bring this to the attention of your People Business Partner so we can ensure your success and growth in this role, and find the gaps to aid in hitting your career goals. We appreciate all you do for Datadog, and are lucky to have you as part of the pack.

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