Darktrace lied about commission - Anonymous employee Darktrace Employee Review

2.0
Nov 8, 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

good coworkers and good location

Cons

LOW COMMISSION. commission is 2.5% of when a deal closes and 2.5% a FULL YEAR later. Spoiler alert: you won’t make it that long. long office hours and travel schedule. expected to complete all travel outside of business hours. (??) can be on the road 3-5 days a week and the base is low for that travel. Opportunities are not allocated systematically and management plays favorites. Office environment is miserable as there are too many employees for the space — it’s cramped and smelly, no one wants to be there. Expected to prospect for own deals even though there is supposedly an inside sales team. NO work from home policy in ANY circumstances. No exceptions. Expected to front all travel expenses and then file for reimbursement—but no more that twice a month. expenses can reach thousands in that time. Management in the headquarters are not engaged with the issues at branch offices.

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Cons

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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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