Nightmare for any field employee - Anonymous employee Splunk Employee Review

1.0
Jun 20, 2013
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

As a sales person, you will probably make money since the technology is hot. They are constantly hiring. The San Francisco office is decent enough and stocked with the usual foods that all software companies have.

Cons

An absolute administrative nightmare, making it as hard as possible to do my job as a sales person. Folks who have never managed are managing teams, and doing an extremely shoddy job. The attitude of 'be happy you are here' doesn't work for talented and strong-willed people, who will find better positions elsewhere quite easily.

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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
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Pros

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Cons

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