New CEO Sumit is killing everything that was once good - Product Support Engineer Proofpoint Employee Review

2.0
Feb 2, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

After Feb 2024, no Pros to list here

Cons

Since New CEO Sumit Dhawan was hired on Dec 2023, here is what happened: - Return to Office mandate, no exceptions - Layoffs for the first time since company was founded, right after we finished Q4 2023 as the best Quarter in company history, in the best year of the company. Who lays off people after they made the most money ever? - All terminated positions will be filled in global centers (overseas, to save money) - All terminated employees last day is on 5 months from now. No option to choose to leave now, otherwise that counts as resigning and thus giving up any chance at severance or unvested stock. Pretty cruel way to force people out, or force them to train their own replacements with a promise (no guarantee) that they won't get rid of you before your termination date. Disgusting - This was the best company I worked for, until they hired this new CEO

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5.0
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Pros

Great work life balance a lot of growth within the company. Great leadership.

Cons

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2.0
Jul 17, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The team is diverse and due it being a large company, procedures are pretty established. That's literally it.

Cons

Uncommunicative staff, uncertainty and lack of communication when it comes to job security, and cold impersonal treatment that makes people feel like robots instead of humans. Employees are getting replaced by AI because of the greedy investment firm that owns this company so if you work here, good luck to you-management is actively trying to replace you my love! The hilarious part is that they don't even try to hide it and they try to make it seem like a positive thing that you will be out of a job due to AI with their ludicrous All Hands meetings and presenting their dystopian AI implementations in a positive light. Ridiculous! Micromanaging is extreme to the point where it's laughable. In my 10 years of being in the workforce I have never seen this level of silly nitpicking. I am in a constant state of anxiety and never knowing where I stand with management. Entry level employees are disposable and middle management is overworked, often doing the jobs of several entry level employees and working weekends to save the company money which is so heartbreaking.

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Proofpoint Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We're glad to hear you value the diversity of our teams and the structure that comes with a larger organization. We're sorry to hear that your experience has been impacted by concerns around communication, management practices, and overall workplace culture. We recognize how important it is for employees to feel informed, supported, and valued in their roles. We appreciate your you sharing and will continue to listen to employee perspectives as we work to improve the employee experience across the organization.
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