Pros
- Industry-leading product from a recognizable company (key in sales). - Coworkers and managers are always willing to help. - I had the opportunity to work with some great people. - Certain AEs became excellent mentors. - The perks were fantastic! Exceptional health care, unlimited PTO (which you’re encouraged to take), 401k (though they don’t match, which is odd), free lunch in the office, stock options, and gym reimbursement. - If you have a decent territory and put in consistent, hard work, it’s not too difficult to hit quota. Most people do, or at the very least come close. - Great pay for an SDR position. - Overall, I felt it was a rewarding first job out of college. I had to work hard, but still enjoyed a great work/life balance and learned a lot about sales.
Kontras
Look, a job’s a job. Overall, I wouldn’t let the negative reviews deter you too much (if you are early in your sales career), especially in today’s tough job market. Every workplace has its downsides, and if you think your previous job didn’t, it’s likely because you left before anything unfortunate had a chance to happen. Regardless, I’ll point out the cons that, in my opinion, are actually worth mentioning (unlike the review complaining about the mid-quality lunch—seriously, get over it). - The Bellevue office being completely shut down while several employees were still actively working there—that was not great. On top of that, not offering those employees severance or a relocation budget? This happened a bit after my time, but I heard about it, and overall, I’d say it was incredibly disappointing and unprofessional. - During my two years at Snowflake as an SDR, the number one grievance across the organization was, without a doubt, the lack of a clear promotion track. It became such a significant issue that our previous VP of Sales held a 45-minute all-hands meeting to reassure us that the organization was working to establish a clearer and more structured promotion pathway. That said, I’d estimate that about 60% of people eventually got promoted, while the other 40% left to take AE positions elsewhere. What was particularly unfortunate was that the vast majority of that 40% were some of the top-performing SDRs in the organization—people who worked incredibly hard. Unfortunately, Snowflake failed to properly recognize their contributions, leading to their departure to continue their careers elsewhere in roles they rightfully deserved. It was an incredibly frustrating situation to witness. I do hope that with time this is something that is improved upon, but I would recommend to anyone interviewing at Snowflake to certainly bring up plans for promotions and to request stats/numbers.