No surprise the turnover rate is extremely high here. Working 55-70 hour weeks is expected. No balance - getting in early and leaving late, working weekends, on PTO, and while sick is normal. Prepare to work holidays due to rule that 1/2 the sales team needs to be in office at all times instead of being with your family. Brutal commute for SF/San Jose people. Their excuse for crippling micromanagement and unhealthy working hours is “that’s just sales. It’s hard and a grind.” Of course any sales job is incredibly stressful, but compare the expectations/quota/working conditions at BE to 80% of Bay Area SDR gigs and the BE will always be the toughest and most unreasonable. Zero transparency and trust org wide. SDRs are miserable and management says “this is how all sales jobs are” to convince their employees to stay. They couldn’t be further from the truth. Top talent is running and cannot believe what they put up with at BE when they move to reputable companies and warn their former colleagues to leave asap.
Beware college students/new grads. BE will brainwash you into thinking they are the only company with a built out AE promo path. This is not true. Don’t be fooled by recruiters telling you the commute from San Jose/SF is “not that bad.” It’s awful and not 40 minutes like they say. While the pay is solid, do your homework. There are SDR jobs who pay the same with a faster track to AE, more experienced managers, better balance, benefits, and culture. BE is so desperate for employees they will do anything to make this company sound enticing to hit their recruiting numbers.
