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1.0
26 Mar 2023
Recommend
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Pros

The company itself is very cool, good office locations, free food, great benefits and the perks of having Datadog on your resume will set you up for success. Individual contributors are amazing and I loved hanging with my coworkers.

Cons

None of the benefits matter when you are not cared for and given tools to succeed. Account Execs in Denver have no opportunity to be successful because of first line managers that do not support them. I continually asked for help and was hit with “what do you think you should do?” which made me not want to ask for help anymore because it often resulted in zero guidance and direction. There is constant blame on “not working hard enough” but strategies constantly change and it feels as if you are just riding the wave of whatever method worked for one person one time last week. They claim 70% of reps hit quota and that’s so false. In an org of 35 reps about 3 hit quota. Very transactional sales cycle so if you are ok with hitting the phones hard then this could be a good fit. If you are relationship focused, be aware. Promised flexibility in interviews but got told not to go to doctors appointments during the day. In office days changed and they would randomly ask people to come in another day of the week (already did 3 days and had to pay for parking) so there wasn’t a ton of predictability. I have never been in an environment where my mental health was so bad. If you want to be successful, go somewhere else. they don’t have the desire to take care of their people. They will bring you in, give you barely any training and put you on a PIP 6 months in. Read the reviews, I wish someone would have been honest with me.

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Datadog Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts with us. We're happy to hear about what you enjoyed in your time at Datadog; we're also disappointed to hear your concerns. This is not the culture that we strive for. Supporting our employees is of top priority for us, and it drives much of the ongoing work in the organization. We continue to focus on manager development so they can better guide and lead their teams, and we continue to refine our sales processes to improve on effectiveness and efficiency. We appreciate this feedback, and we will take this into account as we continue to evolve. We wish you all the best in your future endeavors.

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Cons

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4.0
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Pros

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