Unrealistic quota and a lot of stress - Sales Development Representative Confluent Employee Review

1.0
28 Jul 2022
Recommend
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Pros

- Some nice coworkers - Hard work

Cons

- Quota is super unrealistic highest majority of people don’t even get close to hit it. - Poor training and enablement program - Career progression is basically nonexistent - There is other companies with much better pay and where people are actually humanly able to hit quota - Constant feeling of disorganization - Most people leave asap making turn over the highest I have ever seen I don’t recommend working for this company. You will live an environment of high stress for not being able to hit quota and still be asked by management to push harder and make the numbers.

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Cons

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4.0
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Pros

Great product, strong leadership, and talented people across the organization. Excellent place to learn enterprise SaaS sales and grow quickly as an SDR. Supportive team culture, good training, and a fast-paced environment with many opportunities to work with large global accounts. Strong compensation and career development opportunities for high performers.

Cons

Since the IBM acquisition, there has been uncertainty around the future structure and career path for SDRs. Communication could be more transparent regarding organizational changes, promotion opportunities, and long-term strategy for the SDR organization.

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