Great people, great product, great time
Pros
The people at Tableau are awesome. The people I worked with were fun, thoughtful, laid-back, helpful, and smart. Company makes an effort to listen to its employees and respond to their needs. For example, they changed our quota structure after several reps and managers had shared w/ upper management about some issues we were having. Managers very receptive and responsive to feedback. Company invests heavily in your professional development. The best training I've had in my career came at Tableau. Tableau offers a lot of perks -- great company parties, team outings, regular contests, etc. Customers LOVE Tableau. It's energizing to be working for a company that customers love. It also helps in sales. Despite note hitting quota very often, I still felt like I got paid pretty well. I got a salary bump while I was there, cashed in about $3,000 in stock after the first year, and was still able to make decent commision. Benefits are great too.
Cons
This isn't necessarily a con w/ Tableau, but inside sales is brutal. The Sales Area Manager, Acquisition role (aka Account Executive) is a grind. It was hard for me to hit my quota and thus collect the amount of commission I would've liked. During my short time there, there were a lot of acquisition reps in the DC office who struggled to hit their number. But, again, upper management and the sales managers and directors did everything they could to help struggling reps meet their quotas and get paid. Me not hitting quota is not necessarily a reflection on Tableau, but I think it's important for people interested in working in sales at Tableau to be aware of.
