Rockin' Startup - Sales Samsara Employee Review

5.0
Jul 24, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

1. Leadership Team is second to none 2. Sales team and culture is fun, collaborate & successful 3. Product is strong & presents really well 4. Entire company is resourceful & results driven 5. Industry is exploding 6. Young company, get in while you can

Cons

1. Training is actually really strong & pretty well organized for a start-up, but, some improvements could be made.

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Samsara Response
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Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback. We appreciate your input and are happy to hear you’re enjoying your experience at Samsara. We have recently implemented a “buddy program” for new hires and would love to hear more about suggestions for improving our sales training program. Please email us at hr@samsara.com.

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