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Silver Peak Systems

Is this your company?

AVOID this place. - Sales Professional Silver Peak Systems Employee Review

1.0
31 Jan 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Excellent enterprise SD-WAN product. Right product at the right time. Smart people. Many very nice people. Decent pay if you're smart and persistent enough to negotiate it. I didn't waste my whole life at this place.

Cons

Prepare To Be: 1) Asked to deceive your prospects to close the deal. 2) Sitting around and waiting for months if you lose your SE or account manager - and wait at your own expense. 3) Disappointed in just about every way with your sales leadership. 4) Broke, because sales leadership will steal your large opp right out from under you and you'll never see a dime in commission. They call this "Major Accounts". 5) Confused because someone immediately above or below in your reporting structure / org has been let go a week ago and nobody bothered to tell you, which is why your emails and calls to that person involved with a certain business process have gone unanswered, and now your deal is slipping. 6) Uncompetitive as basic features are lacking and new features are barely even half-baked. 7) Neglected in the field. If you're not at HQ all the time, you're not in the "good ole boys network" and you're likely NOT going to come out on top at this place. 8) Ready to let this job de-rail your career. No thanks!

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5.0
26 Feb 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great coworkers, kind and competent leadership

Cons

I cannot think of any cons

4.0
23 Apr 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Product is superior to any other in the SD-WAN market, the marketing team really does an incredible job with creative plays and brand awareness. Tough market to be in with so much competition but they seem to rise above. Small company feel can be a pro and con at the same time.

Cons

If you are in sales (field or inside) there is no career path based on the company being so small - segmentation and comp plans are constantly changing. There always seems to be a shiny new penny where resources are allocated and budget given. There have been multiple heads of Sales, can't seem to get the right fit there....Channel leadership as well - the turnover is high which creates inconsistencies and starts and stops in sales plays and programs. The new leadership for inside sales is inept at best and there is no leader for business development organization which severely hinders the fields capabilities

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