Supportive colleagues but high pressure during onboarding - Anonymous employee Samsara Employee Review

1.0
Jul 9, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great people around to work with. Good product.

Cons

You are under a huge pressure to prospect and bring revenue when you are in the early stage of onboarding. They will throw you with a large quota while you are just getting started on training and you are bound for a failure.

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Cons

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