Don't work here - Sales Development Representative (SDR) Podium Employee Review

2.0
Aug 3, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Your peers are great to work with and my fellow SDR's truly care for me We all know Podium is terrible and so we stick together like glue to try to help each other and grind it out.

Cons

Been there for a little over half a year and out of twelve people only two people haven't been fired or quit. People are fired left and right, they don't care about developing you and you are micro-managed. I also know two people who have hit their numbers to promote, have actually exceeded them and they didn't get promoted. They preach about their culture but everyone is getting fired and about 20% of people are hitting quota. Also, maybe 90% or more of my team is white. If you interview as the manager how many peolpe they've promoted this last year, how many people they terminated, and what percentage of the org or what percentage of their team is hitting quota. See what answer they'll give you but they told me over everyone except one rep is hitting quota and that turned out to be the biggest lie. Also, ask on Linkedin and connect with people on how much time they spend after work actually working on Podium, Your manager will tell you to prospect outside of work hours and they'll also do stuff like put org trainings during lunch hours or right as the day ends in addition to planning standups and standowns outside the 9-5. Our official hours are 8-5:15 which goes to 8-5:30 at times.

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5.0
Jun 4, 2026
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Pros

Great pay, high performing culture and coaching

Cons

High pressure, some can’t handle it

3.0
Jul 6, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great coworkers, lower-middle management, product, PTO “unlimited” which isn’t true but does allow flexible usage, generous 2 days off for many holidays, and catered food ~3 times a month, regularly stocked fridge with energy drinks, soda, and water.

Cons

Top down leadership disconnected from sales and customer success team. Little coordinated efforts between nearly every department. Overhauled the pay structure Jan 2026, getting rid of the performance based promotion and pay scaling. Preventing OM’s from making the advertised 77k leading to many of us now stuck at 60k or 66k w/ a horrible annualized raise schedule (high performers not getting raises left waiting for potential raises that likely won’t come this year). Nearly nonexistent HR that is hard to get in communication with.

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