Few cons:
- Sales is cut throat. Are you cut out for a high velocity SaaS sales job where the expectation for the business is to continue to grow 100%+ YoY?
Are you willing to show up early? Stay late? Put in all the hours necessary to get good in the beginning and reap the benefits for years to come?
Be realistic with your expectations and the work that is required to succeed here. I haven't been through the interview process in awhile, but I'm confident leadership and our recruiters are NOT shy about this being a difficult job with high expectations
- IMO, our 2 main competitors are currently winning the race in who has a superior product at a more affordable price.
HOWEVER, the product team is growing, getting better, and release more thought out feature sets that drive significant value to our clients.
- You are held to strict KPIs. They are in place to help you succeed, but are often mistaken for micromanagement
- When you first start your role in sales, you will be expected to hit the floor in less than 2 weeks and start calling a cold list of leads and drum up interest. It is kind of like pledge ship a bit.
Prove yourself, and have the ability to work into the inbound motion where you're given marketing leads that are shopping for software like this.
I don't think this is a con, but wanted to ensure whoever reads this has a real expectation of what they're walking into
- No ESPP or 401k match. Will probably happen eventually but not today.