Too heavy at the top, unhealthy ratio of VP/SVP to employee - Mitarbeiter (anonym) bei Box: Mitarbeiterbewertung

2,0
3. Feb. 2014
Mitarbeiter (anonym)
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Fun environment, fast-growing space, potential to disrupt a large market and therefore, potential large business opportunity. Solid board of advisors. If you live in the area or nearby, it is great. For folks in SF or SJ, commute might not be great.

Kontras

Box wants to be another Salesforce.com. It has a very expensive and not too-scalable direct sales model, which sooner or later will weigh them down as a public company.They have hired an unusually large number of VP and above-level individuals, which is also expensive. Too many VP-cooks in the kitchen and politicking slowing down decision-making. Some old-timers (in alliances, sales, product and engineering) stay there because of personal ties, despite their performance and/or behavior being dismal. Some really good folks resigned or were given no other choice but to leave. There have been under the table layoffs and plenty of turnover. Young founders. Diverging views between CEO and COO.

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Amazing product, culture and benefits

Kontras

In office mandate, no need to be in an office to join Zoom meetings

5,0
15. Apr. 2026
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Pros

Working at Box offers a strong mix of career growth, meaningful impact, and modern tech exposure—you get to sell and support a platform that’s actually solving real-world problems across government, enterprise, and regulated industries, not just pushing software for the sake of it. The company’s focus on AI-powered content management, security, and workflow automation keeps you close to where the market is heading, which builds highly transferable skills. At the same time, the culture tends to emphasize collaboration, autonomy, and ownership, giving you room to develop your own strategies (like your targeted campaigns and use-case-driven outreach) while still having the backing of a well-established platform with strong product-market fit.

Kontras

Working at Box isn’t without its challenges—one of the biggest is that the product can be harder to differentiate at a surface level, especially against tools like Microsoft (SharePoint/OneDrive) or Dropbox, which means you have to work much harder in sales to educate prospects on deeper workflow and security value. Sales cycles can be long and complex, requiring patience and persistence with multiple stakeholders. Internally, like many growing tech companies, priorities and messaging can shift as new products (AI, Extract, etc.) roll out, which can create some ambiguity. And because Box is a platform play, success often depends on how well customers adopt and expand usage, so deals don’t always feel “done” at close—you’re thinking long-term from day one.

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