Bait and switch. Low leads. All PIPs, no layoffs. - Account Executive BambooHR Employee Review

1.0
Feb 7, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Remote work. That’s about it.

Cons

In short, don’t work for BambooHR as a sales rep. They promise leads. They’ll go as far as showing you the “great amount of lead flow” in training on graphs, charts and historical statistics. You’d be lucky to get 10-15 a month, IF you’re lucky. Away from your desk for a second and miss the call for a lead? Sucks to be you. Back to the bottom you go for lead distribution. This wouldn’t be an issue if you could actually prospect, but that’s wishful thinking. There are only these “mining reports” which is all but a wasteland of bad information. There’s no ROE and you can’t go into another’s closed lost. Ever. Even if you do manage to find a business through self prospecting, 99% of the time it’s already in somebody else’s name and you can’t touch it. Regardless, if it’s been worked, or not. You’re stuck with what you get. It’s clear that senior leadership has almost all been at been at Bamboo for 5+ years, because they only see “the Bamboo way.” Oh, you mean an echo chamber? That’s a much better way of describing it. You can see other recent reviews surrounding goal attainment, or lack thereof. This is why that’s happening. The worst part is that everybody drinks the koolaid. This is all in an effort to get people to quit, so they don’t have to partake in all of the layoffs. They want to appear as the hero. In reality? They’re being hypocrites and not treating their own employees how they should be. Strange how a company that sells HR software does that, but there’s an unlimited tap of irony in Bamboo sales. Do. Not. Work. For. Bamboo.

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5.0
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Pros

BambooHR is a great place to work with outstanding people.

Cons

BambooHR is focusing heavily on AI, which can come at the expense of jobs.

2.0
Jun 25, 2026
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Pros

At the end of my tenure, I really have no pros.

Cons

I'm pretty sure I was "quietly laid off", in the effort of sneaky downsizing without having to actually do formal layoffs. This place was a godsend and a great place to work on my small independent team, and I did great. Then they did massive restructuring, added layers of hierarchy, added process, and basically just starting running a creative team like a line of factory workers. I had a horrible time with my manager on so many different levels, and felt validation when others would reflect the same, but I reflect what everyone else says - narcissistic, micro managing leadership that I now understand play manipulation games. I was put on a performance improvement plan and finally quit due to burnout, stress, and the dissolution of a role and a team that I had from before. They constantly push for solutions and deliverables, but I never really saw anything I delivered actually get treated and implemented with respect. Company policies and siloed team policies and procedures stymie actual effectiveness, and it seems like the leadership acts as your strict grade school teacher rather than having your back.

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