Pros
I felt compelled to write this after reading the other "sales" review on here... 1) I was an SDR at other companies. The sales role here is so so far from an SDR job. We have 0 cold calling and no daily/weekly dial metrics. You are never pressured to waste your time just to hit pointless activity quotas. 2) "Not true sales" could be accurate if you consider high pressure and scripted sales tactics to be "true sales". Other Valley software companies are pushing reps to dial 100 times a day and close contracts + set up fees etc. Stripe allows for a low pressure, consultative sale because the product is actually incredibly good and clients are happy 99% of the time. You will have a much longer sales cycle here but you can at least be proud that you are helping your clients and not just forcing them into something so that you can get paid. 3) We have a team environment and quota instead of individual numbers. This allows for a much less stressful day to day experience and lets you concentrate on doing your job properly. It also makes it possible to actually feel happy for other people on your team when they make a sale. 4) Food team is incredible. 5) You can work on side projects and contribute to other parts of the company instead of just doing the same thing everyday. "True Salespeople" might just want to dial all day and make the biggest check possible, but that is not the environment promoted here.
Cons
1) Pay - team quota means no individual goal and no bonuses. Most reps make ~130k and always less than 175. If you are looking for a saas sales job where you will clear 300k this is certainly not the place for you. This is only a con because its not typical for sales jobs. 130k is still pretty decent wage in SF though. 2) Career Paths - Stripe has not figured out what is going on with levels and ladders and promotions and that causes some resentment and anger. I assume some of the 1 star reviews are from people who have not been promoted after several years. 3) Quiet office. The culture built here does not encourage much excitement or buzz in the office space. This has led to a dead silent office - Music was banned except in the kitchen and people don't even take calls at their desks. Wish there was a bit more fun going on!
