Unattainable Quota + Micromanagement - Commercial Account Executive Datadog Employee Review

2.0
1 Jul 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Nice office space - Free lunch - Great colleagues - Strong sales culture - Great product - Very good training programs - Lots of learning

Cons

- Unattainable quota!!! - Micromanagement on some teams - Lack of job guarantee in NL due to year contract - Monitoring when you come into the office - High pressure environment - Low reward, commissions are a joke

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Datadog Response
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Thank you for sharing this review, and we're glad to hear that you're enjoying the training, sales culture, and working alongside your colleagues. However, the cons you've shared are not representative of the Datadog experience we strive to provide our employees - and we're sorry this has been your experience while on our Sales team. We encourage you to escalate these concerns to your People Business Partner so we can learn more about your situation, and work with you and your manager so you feel better supported at Datadog.

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