Roller coaster ride of politics, ego's, poor leadership and a sea of technical debt drowning innovation and improvement - Engineer Cvent Employee Review

2.0
Mar 21, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Plenty of opportunity to learn hands on with an assortment of technology, there are some very smart Sr engineers to learn from (if they have time) and job security is pretty stable for the moment as long as you deliver.

Cons

Sr management does a poor job of communicating a cohesive message and communicating amongst themselves. They continually show their inability to delegate or trust people, and there is way too much cronyism which leads to disfunction on a daily basis. There is no 401K match, the benefits package is setup for college grads who are hungry and willing sell their souls for a chance to earn some money, healthcare for family is not affordable, and the vacation benefit is extremely weak due to very small amounts combined with lack of ability to roll over more than 40 hours. On top of all of this, the Non-compete is one of the most restrictive I've seen in any industry. The new office space is one step above call center digs, and is pretty close to sardines in a can. The company refuses to offer basic things like paper coffee cups or cups in general (they sell it as them being green although it's just another example of the cheap attitude towards employees) Employee travel is about the cheapest I've seen in any industry, often forcing people traveling for the company to share hotel rooms with each other, even though they've never met leading to some extremely awkward situations. Company paid training opportunities or technical conferences are only provided to a few elite if at all. Investment in employees is by far and large extremely weak in this area, especially considering the constant demand for everyone to become experts on new technology.

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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
Recommend
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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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