Good for the first year - Anonymous employee Cvent Employee Review

2.0
May 13, 2020
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

In the 14 months I spent with Cvent I learned a great deal from an insanely supportive team and manager. Within individual teams there is a lot to be said about peers helping each other to improve professionally. Several amenities in the office are nice, including the nitro coffee and the access to snacks around the floors. Cvent certainly is successful and you will be part of the preeminent event software company (B2B) around the globe.

Cons

Despite the company's success it is clear that the organization is predicated on a solid tech product and brute manpower rather than operating in the sense of good business efficacy. The fact that 42.5 hours is not overtime but a standard schedule on top of hiring people as a solution to near any problem leads me to understand that Reggie and Co. are building out the company for sheer growth, whether that be sustainable or not and whether that be efficient or not. Compensation is far below market as Cvent targets college graduates that don't yet have the bargaining power for a higher asking price. Additionally, promotions and pay increases are slow and low outside of the golden child department of sales-- who seemingly gain promotions at any point out of the semi-annual cycle. If you don't work in sales or tech you WORK for sales and tech and ultimately will be left out of the majority of benefits that the company provides. Cvent has built its post-public growth on hiring and sheer expansion rather than growth and truly applying energy and thought to process and employees

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5.0
Mar 2, 2026
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Pros

Great people and the job was fun.

Cons

Did not get paid what I’m worth. Not flexible in pay. Kept in the dark regarding pay for a long time.

1.0
Jul 7, 2026
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Pros

I tried to come up with one, but simply cannot.

Cons

The pay and benefits are well below industry standards. Cvent loves to talk about being a SaaS industry leader, and in the same sentence offer you "benefits" from the 90s (accrued PTO, vesting 401k, etc). The OTEs are a good 30-40% below industry standards as well. OTE obviously it not everything, but it comes with a complimentary bogus commission plan. Sold a big deal in Q1 that gets you to 200% for the quarter? Hope you enjoy getting only 125% of that. They hang on to the rest to pay you out on any underperforming quarters, which is paternalistic and does not respect the time value of the money you earned. My other primary complaint is the abysmal culture. Granted, Cvent's goal is certainly to create an army of employees who never talk negatively of the company and praise its every move. So congrats to them, they have largely achieved this. For those of us who can see past this facade, it is a dark reality. They still refer to themselves as a family, which I thought companies had learned long ago was something you should not do. I also witnessed a whole auditorium of employees stand and clap for the CEO when he came on stage, which was so dystopian and disturbing. Both of these points can best be summarized by when I shared my critique of the new commission plan with a sales leader. We were not given our Q1 quotas/commission plans until well after the quarter was complete, which is a failure on so many levels. When I gave this feedback, I was told its "just a small step back for the company on the march towards the company's revenue goal." No rep should be asked to sacrifice their own success and financial planning for the benefit of their corporate overlords. If you are in SaaS sales, please look elsewhere.

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