This is the real Boiler Room, stay away! - Sales Datadog Employee Review

1.0
Aug 6, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great tech for the commercial market

Cons

If you have seen the movie Boiler Room and like it, this is the place for you. Sales leadership is an absolute joke from the twice a month "All Hands Call" where nothing is learned other than who's in the good old boys club to the the weekly Slack asking "who's closing what?" from the CRO. They talk about the rocket ship revenue growth but don't tell you its all in the commercial market. They are not ready for Enterprise sales, ask them to name their top 10 Enterprise customers and the revenue associated with those accounts. It's a 12-18 month sales cycle and they promise a long runway to build your business/funnel but you will be on a performance plan by month 6. Turnover is extremely high...as of today there are 1,263 employees and 701 former employee's according to LinkedIn. If you are applying for a job here, I highly recommend you reach out to get the real story from the person you are replacing.

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5.0
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Anonymous employee
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Pros

People first culture, endless opportunities to grow, learn new things beyond your role’s scope and get promoted

Cons

Compensation on a lower end

1.0
May 30, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Stock options and gym reimbursement

Cons

Datadog is a very toxic place especially if you’re in a non-tech role where you are deprioritized and uncared for. Talent acquisition has terrible, selfish leaders who only care about themselves and pushing their teams past their limits. Your colleagues will backstab you again and again to gain preferential treatment. The leaders encourage this type of behavior and get excited and make jokes about it. Additionally,I It is an environment riddled with sexism and racism — is it not 2026? NYC at that? The lack of resources and support compared to engineering is astounding. I would never recommend this place to anyone. Many of the good reviews are fake or are by people who perpetuate the toxic culture. The only good thing is the stock options. Stay far away from this place!

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