Does ThoughtSpot pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, ThoughtSpot employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at ThoughtSpot. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at ThoughtSpot?

70% of ThoughtSpot employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated ThoughtSpot 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at ThoughtSpot?

Software Engineer (25) , Account Executive (24) , Member Of Technical Staff (18) , Member of Technical Staff(MTS) (18) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (15) , Sales (14) , Director (7) , Senior Software Engineer (6) , Product Manager (5) , SMTS - Senior Member of Technical Staff (5) , Solutions Analyst (5) , Staff Engineer (5) , Staff Software Engineer (5) , Engagement Manager (4) , MTS-2 Software Engineer (4)

What are the pros of working at ThoughtSpot according to real employee reviews?

"The culture and people have been great here and it surprised me initially in a good way." ((in 61 reviews)); "Wage and benefits are good." ((in 52 reviews)); "great people to work with." ((in 46 reviews)); "Great leadership better product!" ((in 25 reviews)); "work culture is good & people are good ." ((in 18 reviews))

What are the cons of working at ThoughtSpot according to real employee reviews?

"Management is terrible and they have frequent layoffs." ((in 16 reviews)); "The company could use more diversity across the board, but we are aware of this and are actively finding new ways to expand recruiting to create a more diverse population." ((in 7 reviews)); "Managers just assign stuff without discussion." ((in 6 reviews)); "Upper management is very inexperienced." ((in 5 reviews)); "Little bit work life as sometimes need to work in off hours" ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about ThoughtSpot layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about ThoughtSpot layoffs and their outlook for job security at ThoughtSpot in 2026.

What are the top reviewed ThoughtSpot locations?

Palo Alto , Sunnyvale , Mountain View , Chicago , New York , Dallas , San Francisco , San Jose , Plano , San Diego , Boston , Mullica Hill , Bloomington , Chesapeake , Buffalo , Madison , Phoenix , Washington , Charlotte , Austin , Indianapolis , Los Angeles , Stamford , Seattle , Orlando , Charleston , Atlanta , Foster City

ThoughtSpot reviews

3.8

70% would recommend to a friend

(458 total reviews)

Ketan Karkhanis

77% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

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ThoughtSpot has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 458 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ThoughtSpot 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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458 reviews

1.0

May 1, 2018

Don’t do it

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting tech which some people are initially interested in, well funded, decent pay, free food (?) nothing much else though.

Cons

Corrosive sales ‘management’ who hire and fire reps at will based on gossip and hearsay. Very few reps are selling anything with an average sales cycle of over 12 months. Drill down hard on this if you interview. Even top performers leave with an AE tenure being measured in months. Again, ask about this. Backstabbing and back channeling is the norm. (I hear this is even worse in the London office) Genuinely shocking.

ThoughtSpot Response

8y

I appreciate your feedback, and I hope you have had a chance to share it directly with your manager. If not, please reach out to HR. The details you share are not aligned with the data we have, and we would sincerely like to address the discrepancy with you directly. We encourage all applicants to ask during their interview process about all aspects of working with us, and we are happy to be transparent about our average Sales cycle, tenure of our Sales reps and our Sales culture. We are proud to share that our average sales cycle is 5.5 months from pipeline to close, and that many of our Sales reps have been successful and happy at ThoughtSpot for several years. While we always have room to improve, we pride ourselves on the care we have for our employees and the efforts we take to ensure their success, so please do reach out so we can align our perspectives.

3.0

Feb 14, 2022

Leadership is too result centric

Member of technical staff(mts)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Product usability and future scope ( easy to use ) 2. Good customers count 3. Non CTC related benifits ( insurance , internet etc ) 4. Competitive salary

Cons

1. Titles are not aligned with market standard.many seniors folks with MTS title and slow career growth within company 2. Layoff ( regular layoff in name of business restructuring ) .Performance driven fear culture . Any company can't run only with rockstar and no employee can be productive all time .No PIP 3. Very slow promotion and career growth 4. No work life balance 5. Multilayer hierarchy and less transparency ( though leaders are experienced but no real skip level interaction etc. Most of discussion goes where leaders are telling more instead of listening ground level folks issue) 6. Trying to scale in terms of headcount but not able to maintain good culture 7 monolith system Recruitment team sell themselves as Google to justify flat hierarchy but hardly near that.More of carrot and stick culture.

ThoughtSpot Response

4y

We appreciate you sharing your feedback. We continually evaluate how we structure teams and strive for a culture of transparency and candid feedback, but recognize there is always room to improve. As a business, it's critical we continue to balance performance that creates value for both current and former Spotters, while giving our team what they need to find work-life balance, such as flexible working hours and industry leading healthcare benefits for both employees and their dependents. If you'd like to discuss any of your concerns further, please reach out to me or someone on my team. We are always open to exploring best ways to support our teams.

1.0

Feb 26, 2021

Life's too short to be treated this badly

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A couple of years ago? Many! Now? Wouldn't wish it upon my worst enemy.

Cons

What once was a great company to work for under Ajeet's leadership has been torn apart by fake niceness, cruelty, false promises and constant pressure without any chance of a break. If you enjoy being micro-managed to death, this one is a good one to join.

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