Looking for a job? Look elsewhere. Looking to invest? Don’t. - Anonymous employee Persado Employee Review

1.0
Aug 31, 2022
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Low expectations and ever changing leadership make for a good lifestyle. Well known brands are customers

Cons

the CEO has no strategy and will openly admit that. The CFO has a superiority complex and thinks he is managing a utility company, not a high growth startup. The COO is the worst of the bunch. He is charming on the surface, but incapable as a professional. He doesn’t know how to run a product team and he hasn’t released a new product feature in years. The market has moved past Persado. The real AI innovators have arrived and are well funded. All of the A talent has either left or is looking to leave. What will remain is either B players or A players looking for a lifestyle job until the company folds or is acquired by a strategic who doesn’t understand the product’s limitations. As other posters have said, there have been large layoffs and more will come. Major customers are leaving and new customers are choosing other solutions.

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Persado Response
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Hello! Thank you for taking the time to share this feedback. It is disappointing to hear that your experience with Persado was not a good one. While I certainly respect your perception / experience, I can assure you that Alex, Assaf and the entire ELT have the very best interests of our People, our customers, and our long-term company success in mind. Our strategy has remained consistent over the years. That said, by nature of being a scaling company, it may be necessary to pivot the tactics to support that strategy in order to meet the needs of our customers and business. Like many companies right now, we did make the difficult business decision to perform a small reduction-in-force. This decision was not easy -- not for those affected, the colleagues remaining, or for those who made the decisions. We are doing our very best to care for the employees we let go, and we are focused on the success and happiness of the many enthusiastic Persadoans across the globe who remain committed to our company mission, vision and values! p.s. We think we still have quite a few "A" players! :) I wish you the very best in your next adventure. Allison Lee, CPO

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Pros

Overall it is a very collaborative environment and the team is very welcoming to new hires. The teams have deep knowledge of the platform and industry and a general passion for helping solution for customers.

Cons

A lot to learn quickly, but everyone is quite helpful.

1.0
May 12, 2026
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Recommend
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Pros

Remote work and diverse team

Cons

This company is sinking fast. Every year brings another round of layoffs, shrinking budgets, no bonuses, no cost-of-living raises, and no meaningful promotions. The only “promotions” happening are title changes with no salary increase. Upper management continues making questionable changes and presenting them as “positive initiatives for employees and the company,” supposedly based on employee feedback. Feedback from who? Leadership clearly isn’t listening to the people actually doing the work. Communication is consistently poor, leading to mistakes, confusion, and constant blame-shifting whenever problems arise. Benefits continue to get worse. Summer Fridays were removed, the insurance offerings are weak, and there’s little to no real career growth unless you’re moving backward. Morale is low, and employees are expected to absorb the impact of endless organizational instability. The product itself is overly complicated and constantly changing — sometimes week to week. Very few people truly understand it unless they’ve been at the company for a long time, and even then, keeping up with the pace is exhausting and unsustainable. Meanwhile, upper management continues selling it as a simple, seamless solution. Clients quickly discover otherwise after endless email chains, miscommunication, implementation errors, and constant changes in direction. This company feels deeply disconnected internally and externally. The environment is chaotic, leadership lacks transparency, and the overall trajectory is concerning. At this point, the ship is sinking fast, and it’s hard to recommend this place to anyone looking for stability, growth, or a healthy work environment.

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