Pros
To preface this review, I think it's helpful to know that management will frequently write reviews on here in an effort to push out the unfavorable ones. That can give you an idea of how recruiting is going for Gigya, and how they are misleading right from the beginning. Just know, that any review here with 5 stars, was written by Gigya management. As far as pros go, Gigya has some of the best people, at the lower level, that I have ever met in a work environment. This is what made leaving Gigya the hardest, and is the core reason to why I think most people decide to "stick it out", when they are not happy with their position. I'm not sure if I will find another job that has people as cool as some of the people that I met here. Unfortunately, most of the people that made Gigya great are now gone, or on their way out, which is leaving the company very stagnant. Most of their hires in the last 6 months have not panned out well, from both a productivity and morale standpoint. Another one of the few pros, is that traditionally, Gigya has been very lenient on their quota. A matter of fact, they are forced to be lenient, since only 2% of people will actually achieve it. Quota is more of a goal at Gigya, rather then a way for a sales person to make money. However, they do know that it is a complicated product, so they will usually give you a bit of a break there.
Cons
There is absolutely no career growth at Gigya. The BDR role is a great position to gain some sales experience for a recent college graduate, but do not think you are coming to Gigya for career advancement. Management will try to sell you on the fact that they were promoted quickly, but that was during a time when Gigya would promote anyone with a pulse. I was at Gigya for nearly a year, and only saw 1 promotion out of the BDR organization. Lack of Stability. Every couple months, there is some new focus or new direction the company is moving, and BDRs suffer from these ripple effects. It is impossible for a sales person to measure success and growth, when your measurement of success means something differently every couple months. I think this is due to a lack of leadership in the company. During my year, 2 C-levels, 3 VPs, 3 Directors, and countless managers and non-managers had left the company. Sales usually has high turnover, but I have never heard of a company that has as much turnover throughout the whole organization as Gigya does. BDRs are treated like second class citizens. This is most noticed during events when Gigya has all their remote employees in town. Gigya will plan dinners, events, lunches, etc. for everybody in the company to attend, except BDRs. They are the only ones required to be at their desks, making calls, while the rest of the company is catching up with employees from other offices, attending a lunch, and really doing whatever they want. Someone at Gigya summarized it best, "being a BDR at Gigya is like working on the Titanic. You're down in the bottom of the ship, shoveling coal, while everybody else is at a ballroom party, right above you."