Good luck... - Sales Development Representative (SDR) Snowflake Employee Review

2.0
Nov 24, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Bright future -Good benefits -Good name for resume

Cons

I only left Snowflake recently and worked in the Denver office (which is really only sales.) This is my overview of what being an SDR at Snowflake is like. It used to be more relaxed and enjoyable but became toxic near the time I left and has gotten worse, apparently. -If you interview, ask what territory you have. It WILL matter. It's the difference between 40% of your quota a month at savvy modern companies or 4% of your quota a month at companies that are 180 employees and use Excel spreadsheets. Are you supporting Ohio, or New York? Are you working with Disney or bankrupt Toys R Us? (This is super important to learn about in the interviews. Also go over comp plans and expectations.) -DO NOT WORK IN ENTERPRISE. Apply for Verticals. The management for Enterprise, specifically in Denver, is super toxic. I actually advise against working in Denver. Many of the managers and leaders there are cliquey and some are back-stabbers. Obviously never trust management as a whole but if you are able to work in Atlanta, do that and ask for a Verticals position. -RTO (return-to-office) is not equally enforced and neither is vacation time. It wasn't enforced equally when I left but it's gotten worse apparently. Some people take 2-3 weeks without any questions while my former colleague (who still works there) was rejected for a week of PTO despite hitting their number and being ahead of their team. -Favoritism and politics are massive here. I worked in the Denver office and a former SDR who recently became a manager leveraged all the political tools at their disposal to secure a manager role despite many other SDRs being told they can't become managers because they want people with prior experience. -Like everything else in corporate America, no one cares about you. Keep your head down and do the bare minimum. We are all disposable at the end of the day. I know someone in my office who said she was sexually harassed multiple times and management did nothing about it. This isn't your home.

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