Sinking ship - Named Account Manager (NAM) Proofpoint Employee Review

1.0
Apr 14, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Some really smart people in the industry but they are so overwhelm with work that it takes time to get things done.

Cons

Upper management is clueless. Useless internal webinars every week, we spend more time doing doing webinars and training than actual selling. This isn’t a 24/7 job, there’s only X amount of time during the day. Internal process to get a quote done requires Finance team to get approval, even for a $2000 quote, that’s ridiculous. To close out an order takes about a day worth of manual work by the rep, again taking time away from doing actual sales.

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5.0
Apr 15, 2026
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Pros

Great company culture with positive outlook

Cons

Lower base salary than industry standards

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Proofpoint Response
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Thank you for sharing this. It’s great to hear the culture and team have stood out in a positive way. We also hear you on compensation and it’s something we continue to evaluate to stay aligned with the market and support our employees. We appreciate you being part of the team. Thank you for your review again.
1.0
Jul 5, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

fairly lax with lots of time to do things

Cons

many. Former CEO ran things poorly and took in managers who brought along their problems and animosities with them. Not only that, they were allowed to invite their friends to come and join too, many of them owing their jobs to someone creating a bro culture. Even though top mgmt changed since the sale, its many of these people still there to this day. Most of the systems were a black box, existing engineers were mostly uncooperative to keep their knowledge to themselves, the offshore engineers in one particular country were especially bad for this. I have seen major accomplishments achieved by someone, where so many others had failed, only to get fired soon after.

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