MongoDB reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(2,530 total reviews)

CJ Desai

74% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

MongoDB has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,530 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The MongoDB employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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3K reviews
1.0
Aug 11, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

As an enterprise account manager, they pay you a very high commission rate (15%) for your first 6 months. Thats the only pro I saw.

Cons

Extreme micro managing in the sales org. Upper layers of sales management do not respect the RSM role, as a rep your direct boss is a puppet who can't effect any change or make any decisions on their own. "Sales/pipeline generation process" is more rewarded than actual results, they keep and love people who follow their process to a T, but have poor numbers. The churn policy is the worst in SW sales right now. You get docked -11% on your commission for not bringing a renewal in, even if it is an account you are taking over from a previous rep. Problem is, Mongo waited to long to build an enterprise product that corporations would use, so there is significant churn. These companies that signed up for support a while ago are not renewing, because they have figured out how to do all the "cool things" that are in MongoDB Enterprise Advanced. Sales management are good from a sales perspective, but they are are poor in regular areas of life. You start to look at these guys and understand, they have nothing in their life but work, it's a pretty sad scenario. They assume all their reps have no life as well, but indeed they do.

1.0
Sep 9, 2020

Toxic CULT!

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Compensation is good -- it has to be, given that you have to provide your soul in return. SaaS offering (Atlas) is pretty good.

Cons

Product is overblown. It's touted as a replacement for Oracle and SQL Server, but the architecture and query language remind me of dBase III+. The core value "be intellectually honest" means to be as mean as possible to your peers and/or subordinates, and has nothing to do with customers. It's a cult. There are people so money-hungry here that they'll say anything, no matter how untrue. The 5-star reviews are likely from employees just hoping to get rich from the stock. Managers are as arrogant as they come -- and many are scumbags. The product isn't a database -- it's a stock.

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MongoDB Response
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Thank you for sharing your review. We respect your concerns and take them seriously. Our goal is to ensure everyone has a positive experience working here. Our leaders have an open door policy and are open to hearing more about the MongoDB employee experience either through small intimate group discussions or one-to-one conversations. We encourage you to reach out to your team leader or People Partner to discuss any thoughts you may have. The more information we have, the better we can help address these. One of MongoDB’s company values is “Be Intellectually Honest,” which means having courage in our convictions. It’s important to us that each employee feels that they can voice their opinion and be honest about their beliefs while being open-minded to different perspectives. However, this value should not result in being unkind or disrespectful to peers and it is important to maintain an environment where all employees feel a sense of respect and belonging. As always, we encourage all current employees to reach out to their respective People Partner or anyone in their chain of communication to raise concerns and talk through issues to ensure everyone is working in an environment in which they can thrive.
1.0
Jul 10, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Growing company, the open source database speaks for itself. Seamless twice a week.

Cons

The sales org at MongoDB is a 'me too' movement waiting to happen. Zero diversity and they use fear internally to motivate. There is absolutely zero culture. Forced "happy hours" are awkward and there is no work life balance. People come early and stay late to appear like they are putting in work. Extremely low base salary in the software industry that is non negotiable. Difficult to sell an open source database platform. Total chop shop - SALES PEOPLE BEWARE.

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