Pros
The dogs were nice before shelter in place. The Friday boba and several great people I’ve met here.
Cons
The cons are innumerable. They use extreme micromanagement in sales and in other departments it is also used. Samsara is by far the worst in sales. Many truly talented people have left the company pretty quickly after starting and I can see why. This is it dead end job in all ways you look at it and you can see several managers in commercial just flailing and praying for a promotion to move to mid-market and it never happens. Micromanagement in mid-market is not quite as bad as commercial but it is still there and you don’t feel like you’re valued. Sales reps are extremely disposable no matter what segment you working even if it’s enterprise. Pressure cooker environment. If you have a bad month after being very consistent you are stressed to no end. Firing without a consistent practices is super common. If you’re in SF, SJ, Atlanta, or the UK it still is a TERRIBLE experience where middle and upper management people are immature and inexperienced. SF is the hub of you being an account executive and a guinea pig for first time managers promoted from AE and being led by other first time higher ups. It’s a NIGHTMARE to come in and cold call daily and pressure folks to buy this fleet solution. Ever had your calls counted daily? This is like being an ADR on steroids. Ever been told to “do more” constantly even after hitting over 115% of quota for several months and quarters. This place is horrible to work at and don’t expect your sales skills to grow because they discount like flea markets here and Keeptruckin’ keeps kicking our butt because enablement stinks too. Discount heavy, transaction heavy, trial sell. Bro culture all the way and all day.