Proofpoint Reviews
Updated May 30, 2023
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- "One of the main reasons I joined PP was because of the people and great feedback from customers on technology." (in 85 reviews)
- "I'm happy that they have a 401k match but it could be slightly larger, and snack budget could be a little larger as well (although they have good coffee and that's all I need to be happy)." (in 13 reviews)
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- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Remote work, good salary, great leadership, growing company.
Cons
I have no cons for working here.
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Good Company - Good Leadership
May 10, 2023 - Sales Operations Specialist in Sunnyvale, CARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Leadership is supportive of employee growth and expects employees to have multiple conversations throughout the year focusing on Growth, Achievement, Goal Setting and Reviews. Much more than any other company I've worked for. We discuss, "what are the next steps in your career and how do we make those available to you should you desire?"
Cons
After two years, none at this time.
- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Awesome culture
May 17, 2023 - Specialist Sales in Pittsburgh, PARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Culture, culture, culture. Teams are great and we work well with our customers providing them value. Benefits like healthcare, dental, vision are all great.
Cons
401K match is really a low cap. No ESPP since we went private.
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Great company
May 23, 2023 - Account Executive in Pittsburgh, PARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Great people and remote work.
Cons
Low base pay, depends on where you live.
- Former Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Excellent People, product efficacy seems to be lacking
May 23, 2023 - Senior Systems Engineer in Salt Lake City, UTRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
The people are excellent here in my experience, from HR through management there wasn't too much to complain about. HR especially is fantastic and I felt like they truly cared about me as a person.
Cons
The product transformation and integrations have been slow, and as a result most products seem to be suffering and stability has also been affected.
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Great company to work for.
May 7, 2023 - Professional Services Consultant in Sunnyvale, CARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Very busy environment but i work with great colleagues. Management is extremely helpful and actually cares. Mental health is an important part of the culture, too.
Cons
Can sometimes feel a bit overwhelmed, but not to the point it's unmanageable.
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Great Products / Bad Management
Jan 5, 2023 - Sales Engineer in Dallas, TXRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Proofpoint has been a fun and fast-paced place to work. The account teams work well together, but I've never worked this hard in my life. The core products are very solid and the emerging technologies are worth a look. Most of the accounts already own the flagship email security product, and that relationship helps when trying to expand the products.
Cons
Not enough accounts! You will burn hours working with your AE trying to figure out how to sell the additional products into a limited set of accounts. Sales management is always tracking the pipeline and asking us why we never have enough opportunities; while giving you fewer accounts every year. It's too hard for engineers to make money, especially when considering how hard we work. It feels a lot like a 20-year-old start-up with its poor back-office processes, too many document repositories, and every quote needing to be approved by the CFO (massive bottleneck). The company is cheap to a fault, I'm surprised we don't have to buy our laptops. The lab facilities are running on antiquated hardware using OVIRT for virtualization (because free is the best). If you need to do any testing, build it in AWS or another cloud-hosting service, but you can expect to foot the bill. Lastly, you can't rely on the customer support process and often need to fix the issues or nudge support to respond.
Continue reading - Former Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Pros
Welcoming team and cross-functional colleagues. I had a wonderful relationship with my former manager and truly enjoyed my time with the company.
Cons
Not a lot of opportunity to experiment and try new things. Teams can be very siloed at times, so collaboration across various teams within the organization could improve.
- Current Employee★★★★★
Favorite job I've ever had, pay could be better
Apr 7, 2023 - Cybersecurity Analyst IIRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Great benefits and bonus structure, opportunities for monthly, quarterly, and annual bonuses plus annual performance review with potential raise. Conservative hiring practices and commitment to avoiding layoffs.
Cons
Currently very little opportunity for internal mobility to other positions or promotions, although previously there were multiple career paths with consistent growth opportunities.
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Great people and culture
May 25, 2023 - Account Manager in Sunnyvale, CARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Great people that work here and make a difference. Solid leadership
Cons
Very low market level pay. The company is frugal when it comes to spending on events, etc.
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Proofpoint Reviews FAQs
Proofpoint has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 802 reviews left anonymously by employees. 77% of employees would recommend working at Proofpoint to a friend and 77% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.
77% of Proofpoint employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Proofpoint 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Proofpoint to be senior leadership, career development, benefits and the cons to be management .
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