Worst culture I have experienced - Account Executive Darktrace Employee Review

1.0
Jul 24, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The product they developed is good.

Cons

The culture is unhealthy or rather inexistent. Darktrace does not really care about their employees, their feedback or their wellbeing. There are no formal performance reviews in place and management do not give enough support to their employees in terms of training or career progression. I have seen several people being fired over time with no formal reviews and no formal reasons, including a colleague who had just announced her pregnancy. Meanwhile other people are promoted not based on merit but based on their personal relationships with management. I would overall not recommend this employer to anyone who want a fair career progression and who want their voice to be heard in a fair and meritocratic environment.

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5.0
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Pros

Growth opportunity, growing team adding experience, strong marketing leadership Very interesting technology and industry

Cons

Constant changes in company structure and leadership leads to stagnant workflows

2.0
Jun 26, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Autonomy & Independence: You get great autonomy to build your own schedule. It operates very much like a true field sales motion, which is great if you value independence. Perks: There is a high degree of expense freedom, and the Sales Kickoffs are a definite highlight.

Cons

The company is currently gasping for air and is super misaligned. There is absolutely no sense of direction. The Go-To-Market (GTM) strategy obviously doesn't work because leadership changes strategy it every Half because of poor performance . Turnover is INCREDIBLY HIGH, people was congratulating me that I made it at Darktrace more than a year when I left, which is never a good sign for a company. CEO REPVUE- stated that only 15% of reps hit their goal attainment at Darktrace from it's reviews. If you apply here, you need to know exactly what you are getting into and be willing to work extremely hard just to help dig the company out of a hole.

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