Datadog reviews

4.0

75% would recommend to a friend

(450 total reviews)
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Olivier Pomel

92% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

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4.0
Jun 6, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Had an amazing manager that cared about my development. Great local team.

Cons

Sales culture of being in the office is gone

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Datadog Response
3y
We appreciate you taking the time to share this review and for your impact while on our Sales team!
5.0
Jun 6, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Datadog is the premier product in the monitoring and observability space. As we are an expensive product you very rarely lose deals based on the products capabilities. The sales culture here is very lively and collaborative where it is very easy to learn from your peers who are seeing success. I came in to this role from being an SDR at another tech company and Datadog has given me the skills to really thrive in a sales career at any company. The benefits are also top notch with full health coverage and $1200 for a fitness reimbursement.

Cons

This is a full sales cycle role where you will be making a lot of cold calls and emails on a daily basis. This isn't for everyone and as they hire a lot of people from SDR type roles you can see some high turnover. If you are up for the challenge you will succeed and make a lot of money.

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Datadog Response
3y
Thank you for your review! We're happy to hear you're enjoying your colleagues and the growth opportunities.
1.0
Jun 6, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great Product that works in most tech stacks.

Cons

Unless you are promoted internally, you will have an extreme challenge succeeding in your role. Favoritism is an understatement here. It is the classic "Best sellers make the best leaders" (They don't) and if you do not fit the mold of your manager, you will be shunned like an ugly duckling. Leadership is the main problem here. With a massive "selling bro" as the director, anyone who was not in a frat, didn't play lacrosse or doesn't enjoy drinking with their coworkers till 4 AM on a Wednesday will be looked at as a "loser". Middle management tries to provide an open door policy, but slip up and say anything negative and you can expect to be forced to quit via an unachievable PIP or fired on the spot. When in the interviewing process, ask the managers how many people have been on and off their team over the past calendar year. Ask how many reps an account goes through before being closed out. Ask the director how they train/empower their leaders. Ask how many reps have quit the job without any other jobs lined up (The number is staggering).

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Datadog Response
3y
Thank you for sharing this honest feedback with us. We're sorry to hear that this was your experience while on our team. We strive to create an equitable environment for all at Datadog and take concerns of favoritism and unethical behaviors seriously. We will share your thoughts with our Sales leadership team as we believe it's important to learn from feedback from former employees. If there is any further information you would like to provide, you can also do so anonymously by contacting our third-party provider EthicsPoint at https://secure.ethicspoint.com/domain/media/en/gui/52231/index.html.
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