Proofpoint Reviews

Pros

Competitive salaries and a mature management team. Great place to land and grow.

Cons

Getting to be more structured and static. Opportunities to move and grow are becoming scarce, and movement up or even laterally is super political.

Pros

Great company and industry leader.

Cons

Lack of leadership and transparency with sales team.

Advice to Management

Listen to your sales reps.

Pros

1. Great Products 2. Customer Driven Organization - customer success is paramount 3. Awesome Market 4. All in it together culture - Everyone wants to help

Cons

No company is perfect, this is no different. That said, when you have a good culture and people around you can put up with the little stuff.

Pros

Work life balance Good pay Collaborative Work culture Technology driven Use of latest and greatest technology trends

Cons

1. For Engineering org - Subtle form of sexism - Women are hired to get the job done but no career path is provided, no promotions. For any opportunity to grow into leadership position - 99% of the time a Male is hired from outside to lead (often times less experience and not qualified) 2. No Career development opportunity 3. lately hiring is pretty much driven with heavy influence from referrals hence ... quality of hires has slided to new lows. 4. In last 1 year, Few of Engineering executives hired don't event have experience and qualification for first line managers. 5. No interest in employee retainment, Management don't care even if their best people leave.

Pros

There's a variety of food trucks that come onsite. However, they need to bring on healthier options for their employees.

Cons

There is a reason why employees only stay at Proofpoint for 1 year or less. It really comes down to the management style and how recruiting coordinators are being treated. The worst feeling is when a manager makes you feel invaluable and that you are replaceable. At times, many of my colleagues felt afraid to approach the manager. Proofpoint is an environment where you can put your head down and work, but never... feel happy.

Advice to Management

Be more approachable Listen to your employee's concerns and immediately address them Don't snap your fingers at your employees and belittle them *MANAGEMENT NEEDS TO CHANGE*

Pros

Good products, leader in the space, there are some really good and smart people. They hire quality people (but can't retain them). There's pretty good work/life balance.

Cons

The culture of the sales team is awful. You are not treated like a person. Morale is very low. It's common for management to pass by not even say hello or make eye contact. There are good managers on some teams, but other managers that micromanage their experienced and capable reps as if they are in their first sales job out of college. Deals will get ripped away from you mid sales cycle. The other reviews about... Legal obstacles and doing everything they can to keep you from getting paid commission are absolutely TRUE. Because of all these things, there is massive turnover on the sales teams, with the most experienced salespeople leaving.

Advice to Management

Management changes are needed. Hire some actual leaders. Treat people like valued employees. Create better processes for Legal and Order Fulfillment. Stop trying to prevent sales people from making money.

Pros

Great stepping stone into SAAS

Cons

Top Execs do not care for the inside sales team at all. Turn over is at an all time high. Top talent cant even attain quota due to unrealistic goals, account patches, and price point.

Advice to Management

Push back on upper leadership or the inside time will die.

Pros

Solid company with year-over-year growth... Industry leading products, Stock options, decent work environment i.e. the people .

Cons

Salary and OTE is on the low end of the competitive spectrum. There is now annual cost of living increase for those in non-commissioned or capped commissioned roles... The running joke regarding any kind of pay increase is you have to quit and come back after 6 months and you will get a higher base and more stock shares. There are loyal employees that have stayed and are still earning the same base salary they... were offered when hired 2, 3 or more years ago... Others have quit and come back at higher salaries to do the same job. And new highers in the same roles, are coming in at a higher salary...

Advice to Management

Where's the incentive? You've got loyal employees that have struggled through the multiple changes that have been made to the Rules of Engagement and channels they can sell to. Take care of those that are loyal. Paying someone more that quits and comes back is a slap in the face and to pay a new employee a higher base salary to do the same job, is insulting... The cost of living goes up every year, your employees... salary should be adjusted annually to accommodate.