Toxic culture and bad comp plan that’s getting worse each year - Enterprise Account Executive MongoDB Employee Review

2.0
Jan 2, 2024
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Pros

Health benefits Apple work devices (all provided) Opportunity to grow your professional network

Cons

Where do I begin? This place was once pretty decent years ago, but even then it was a tough place to be from a culture and quota attainment perspective. If you’re a minority of any kind you will likely be the only one in the room if not one of a handful. Expect to be micro managed and work well over 50 hours a week if you want to be viewed as a good employee. Overly complex comp structure that only a small percentage of people actually hit. Lots of bad managers have ended up in middle management positions across sales, customer success, and sales dev. You cannot share feedback unless it’s positive but you have to subject yourself to feedback of any kind at all times. Sales org is a walking HR violation (I saw this in another review) as it’s only men who all look the same. There’s zero diversity of any kind across most regions and they refuse to acknowledge this or do anything meaningful about it. Sales execs and senior leadership leaving left and right over the past 18 months and it looks like that trend is continuing. Managers only care about the numbers and nothing more. You have no room to be person. My manager was responsible for 4 people either asking to leave their team, or who ended up quitting, and that manager is still with the company. Sales org is a good ole boys club and those who fall in line or get close to the right people will get good accounts, grace, and actual mentoring. Customer success org doesn’t seem to be much better. I’ve heard horror stories from other regions about women getting push back for wanting to take their full maternity leave or coming back after leave with all new accounts, etc. The most toxic and exhausting QBR experience with people regularly suffering from massive amounts of stress and anxiety or going to the bathroom to cry. Full of mind games. Also, no team building events besides binge drinking. If they want you gone they will push you until you just quit. Also, the pay is below the standard for sales execs now…If I can sum up this place in a few words: just a traumatizing boys club full of egos that are stuck in an echo chamber of their own beliefs.

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1.0
Jun 6, 2026
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Cons

This was one of the most toxic sales cultures I’ve experienced. Management creates an environment where you never know where you stand, regardless of your performance. Expectations constantly shift, feedback is inconsistent, and trust is virtually nonexistent. QBRs are particularly unprofessional. Rather than serving as coaching sessions, they often feel like coordinated attempts to find fault. Managers openly collaborate beforehand and during QBRs (yes, we see you slacking each other) to identify issues and pressure reps, creating a culture of fear instead of development. Account ownership is also a major concern. Accounts and opportunities can be taken away without warning, even when a rep is performing well and has invested significant time building relationships. This makes it difficult to feel motivated or confident in your long-term success. The organization measures and critiques nearly every activity, resulting in extreme micromanagement. Reps are treated as if they cannot be trusted to do their jobs, and leadership seems far more focused on monitoring and criticism than enabling success. In my experience, the company tends to hire less experienced salespeople who may be more willing to accept this environment. Strong, seasoned reps who value autonomy, transparency, and professional respect are unlikely to thrive here. If you’re looking for a culture built on trust, coaching, and empowerment, this is probably not the place.

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