good company. - Engineer KnowBe4 Employee Review

5.0
May 8, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

I was hired months ago in a technical capacity. I know there is a big sales side to this company, but I can't really comment on that environment myself being in the tech side. I came off of working at a very stressful IT environment (late calls, early morning emails, weekend crunch times) and this company is the opposite of that (thank god). I do like the people here and I appreciate the laid back atmosphere. Adequate time is given for projects, and so far, any time crunches I have been given have been balanced by other duties being cleared off my plate, so there really wasn't any stress involved; and I was actually given adequate time to complete the projects. I also like that the dress-code is relaxed. My direct supervisor has been extremely helpful and probably the biggest advantage is that I'm told to just get my work done and left to it. No micromanagement and crazy project managing or wacky deadlines. Any tools/software I've needed were extremely fast in being provided which was nice as i have a peeve working in environments without adequate tools.

Cons

I'm personally not the biggest fan of the open office concept at work here. The company is moving to a new building in about 2-3 months time and I have seen mock-ups and it looks nice so hopefully that will help. Right now my desk is in a cluster with 4 other people so it's a little loud sometimes. I have preferred in the past having my own office and that likely will never happen here regardless of stature within the company. The benefits are OK right now. They are just setting up a 401k but no matching right now and I had better health benefits at my last company. Supposedly this will improve in the future (and I think it will) due to company growth.

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KnowBe4 Response
7y
Well the good news is the new Dev (Tech) floor opened just today. It was designed by the Dev team so it meets every need. Also, we do have matching (and have had for the last couple of years) on the 401K and have added a great deal of amazing benefits. We move at hyperspeed and so do the addition of great benefits. Also don't forget to send us suggestions. We love to hear from you.

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Cons

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KnowBe4 Response
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We’re glad to hear you feel supported! Open communication is a huge priority for us — and feedback like yours keeps us motivated. 🤗
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Pros

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Cons

Out of about 100 AE's only 10 hit Quota, OTE is a joke there. It's possible to hit quota if you are lucky with your inbound leads, but if you want to hit quota every month you have to do something moreso out of the box. I was trained by hard closers and have a lot of expierence with cold calls so i came up with my own script and was getting a demo a day, and was doing a demo a day. The demos did lead to sales as well, so it wasn't a waste of time. I got fired because of a "lack of professionalism" I spoke off script all the time because speaking on script leads you in to the Kool-aid drinkers club, aka not hitting quota consistently. I was fired without warning, even though I was told I had an incredible work ethic and was exceeding the ramp-up numbers. I just didnt match their sales style, they are not looking for salespeople, they are looking for sales associates. They make you work 9-hour days, 1 hour mandatory lunch that has to be taken in the middle of the day. 9-6pm. Their handbook even says you are allowed to take this lunch at 5 pm to go home sooner, but the managers never let that happen. DO NOT BE CREATIVE AT THIS JOB, DRINK THE JUICE.

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