Started and leaving for the Culture - Anonymous employee KnowBe4 Employee Review

2.0
May 30, 2025
Anonymous employee
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Pros

When I started this was a people first organization that valued their employees. They handled the pandemic incredibly well, and put the people first. The CEO was very transparent, and even when we were told raises weren't going to happen due to the mini recession they still found ways to support employees and avoid layoffs.

Cons

C-suite is so overburdened that their downlines are suffering. Good luck getting a 1:1 with your manager - they are in meetings for more meetings to have bigger meetings about all the changes they plan to make that you have to somehow fit into your deliverables, even though you're working on the weekend just to make the current deliverables happen. It is rare that I would do a review on here, but if you are not someone who can thrive an environment where you never actually know what you're supposed to do, or what you'll be held to the fire for - I wouldn't pick this company.

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Pros

A welcoming and inclusive environment with a patient onboarding team. Work is always fun and collaborative!

Cons

Training and onboarding process is thorough but only to ensure all employees are keeping themselves and the companies information safe online!

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1.0
Jun 8, 2026
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Pros

Great office snacks, free ev charging, cool coworkers

Cons

Out of about 100 AE's only 10 hit Quota, OTE is a joke there. It's possible to hit quota if you are lucky with your inbound leads, but if you want to hit quota every month you have to do something moreso out of the box. I was trained by hard closers and have a lot of expierence with cold calls so i came up with my own script and was getting a demo a day, and was doing a demo a day. The demos did lead to sales as well, so it wasn't a waste of time. I got fired because of a "lack of professionalism" I spoke off script all the time because speaking on script leads you in to the Kool-aid drinkers club, aka not hitting quota consistently. I was fired without warning, even though I was told I had an incredible work ethic and was exceeding the ramp-up numbers. I just didnt match their sales style, they are not looking for salespeople, they are looking for sales associates. They make you work 9-hour days, 1 hour mandatory lunch that has to be taken in the middle of the day. 9-6pm. Their handbook even says you are allowed to take this lunch at 5 pm to go home sooner, but the managers never let that happen. DO NOT BE CREATIVE AT THIS JOB, DRINK THE JUICE.

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