Sales - 4 year view - Sales ServiceNow Employee Review

3.0
Mar 14, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Comp Plan - CRO wants sales people to make money - technology is relevant and customers are excited. Company has trained their sales operations teams to support sales teams and company has done their best in trying to keep up with high growth.

Cons

Customer success has not been a focus area - salesforce.com focuses in on adoption/consumption and lets the sales person free up to focus on the next new logo. Here you drown in managing customer expectations, managing PS hours/engagement PM, and hoping to get it deployed prior to the renewal date. ServiceNow BU's are now overlay groups that focus on "selling" their vertical solutions into your territory - beginning to feel like TPS report hell or the IBM way of selling. Pricing strategy changes with each release which makes renewals a challenge and customer references/price points far apart.

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5.0
Jun 3, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Big Tech health + vision + dental benefits

Cons

Significant change and movement in org.

2.0
Jun 17, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

ServiceNow had a differentiated platform and products. Early on the culture had a startup energy that was rare for a company this size collaborative teams, ownership, and a sense that people actually cared about outcomes. Working with large enterprise customers on complex workflows was interesting work.

Cons

The ServiceNow I joined was a different company. As headcount increased, so did the bureaucracy, layers, and friction that rewarded politics over execution. The layoffs of the last few years were handled poorly little transparency, inconsistent communication, and decisions that felt made far above with little thought for the people affected. The "cost optimization" messaging rang hollow against continued executive spending. For a company that sells workflow and people process tools, the irony of a chaotic RIF wasn't lost on anyone in the field or on customers. Leadership political dynamics were real. The right team, the right manager you had cover. Performance alone didn't protect you.

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