CrowdStrike reviews

>Over segmented. Too many layers of teams from SMB to Enterprise, plus geographic territories, plus finance and healthcare having their own teams. ROE is a mess and quotas go up while territories get chopped down more and more >Reseller driven sales model. Can only sell direct in very specific circumstances. We are forced to sell through channel partners but CrowdStrike has underinvested in channel relationships so it’s a very one sided relationship or CrowdStrike AEs bringing deals to resellers who do nothing, add a huge margin on top of CrowdStrike’s already expensive price, and bring few deals back to us in return >Way too many internal meetings. Takes away time that would be better spent attempting to sell CrowdStrike’s products and services >A return to office will be forced despite CrowdStrike having some of its best quarters ever during the pandemic >Pay is below market rate for AEs. once you have accumulated enough stock staying at CrowdStrike doesn’t make sense from a financial perspective >Sandler training is a big waste of time and is a joke among the AEs. Investing in learning and development is great but maybe shift resources to other training programs

-The company is definitely past the startup stage and is a full-on big megacorporation. That means corporate culture and lots of it. The company loves to waste your time. -Endless internal meetings. Sometimes there's no time in the day to get work done. Lots of middle managers middle managing for the sake of middle managing. -Definitely political; a big "cover your butt" kind of place -Boomer sales leadership is super old school. Getting WFH used to be like pulling teeth, they really emphasized the call quota, etc. -Pay is suppar for the industry, and internal hires are paid SIGNIFICANTLY less than external. Really engenders a lot of loyalty. -AE promotion takes about a year and half minimum, and is pretty political. No guarantees you'll get promoted, an AE manager has to like you and needs an opening. You'll have to go through a "readiness" AE training program that's just a bunk excuse to keep you in the seat a few more months. -Sales territories are shrinking all the time, especially in corporate.