Declining - werkgeversreview Anonieme werknemer bij Proofpoint

2,0
18 nov 2025
Anonieme werknemer
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Goedkeuring directeur
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Pluspunten

My direct manager is amazing. Also, I'm employed, which is saying something while employment continues to cool. Strong product in a huge market

Minpunten

The CEO is a Thoma Bravo "yes man" who does their bidding. He has no real values. He rage quit a town hall meeting when people started asking questions about how return to office has improved productivity. He parks his G Wagon in the visitor parking spots (if/when he comes in to office). The CPO doesn't come into the office. After a big push for people to return to office (including firing people who spoke out against it), she gets to work from home. Thoma Bravo is in trouble right now for not delivering returns for investors. Orlando Bravo also needs to pay for his mansion in Miami Beach. He's got bills to pay! Proofpoint borrowed a bunch of money to pay everyone $5 per share on our incentive units because we aren't returning the value we promised. They hand out incentive units like they are rare, made of platinum, and HIGHLY valued. But they are only worth about $8-10 per unit after the "strike price" hits (if what management said is true... and we go public...). If you are terminated, regardless of cause, they will "buy back" your incentive units at $0. Regardless if they have vested or not. When we were public, RSUs were handed out much more freely and with a much higher, clearer value. Upper management fired all of the smart people who kept things running smoothly. The new CTO doesn't focus on day to day activities, which leads to problems. We've had MANY outages since he was hired and development was moved overseas. Support is in the toilet after similar moves as well. He also has this infatuation with the founder of Apple. His profile picture looks like he had ChatGPT make him look very "jobby" Benefits were announced recently with no improvements. The 401k is the most discussed "benefit" we have, and nothing has been done to increase the match or the yearly amount.

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Reactie van Proofpoint
5mo
Thank you for sharing your experience. Although the concerns you raised differ from the broader themes we see across our employee feedback channels, we appreciate you taking the time to provide your perspective. We continue to review our policies, communications, and leadership practices to ensure clarity, consistency, and a strong employee experience. Feedback from engagement surveys and direct input from employees helps guide this work, and your comments will be included in that process. If you are open to discussing your experience further, our HR team would welcome the opportunity to learn more. Thank you again for your feedback.

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5,0
15 apr 2026
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Great company culture with positive outlook

Minpunten

Lower base salary than industry standards

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1mo
Thank you for sharing this. It’s great to hear the culture and team have stood out in a positive way. We also hear you on compensation and it’s something we continue to evaluate to stay aligned with the market and support our employees. We appreciate you being part of the team. Thank you for your review again.
2,0
4 apr 2026
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Goedkeuring directeur
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Pluspunten

Products work for the most part. You are selling technology that cyber professionals need. It’s easier than most companies in the space to get meetings with security executives.

Minpunten

Micro management that doesn’t add value or help love deals. They are paper pushing and reporting and continuously have last min reporting needs that take precedence over getting deals done. They bring a lot of problems to the table with few solutions. Many came with out management experience and do not have the people skills to manage different people and personalities. Proofpoint is extremely cheap with expenses. Be prepared to have to cover bills yourself if you take clients out to dinner because if you go to a nice restaurant and the client orders an app, a few drinks, a meal and desert, Proofpoint will not even cover this when it’s reasonable. There is a lot of competition in the space and that makes every deal a knife fight going back and forth on price. In general they treat women very poorly. No support for maternity or post partum with very bad benefits that don’t match other tech companies.

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1mo
Hi, thank you for sharing this candid feedback. It’s great to hear you found value in the product and the opportunity to engage with customers in such a competitive space. At the same time, you’ve raised several important points around management approach, internal processes, and overall team support. These are not small things, and they directly shape the day to day experiences of our teams and the culture of our company. That being said, they will continue to be areas of focus. We also want to address your comments around the experience for women, including support during maternity and postpartum. Maintaining an environment where every employee feels supported through all stages of life is important, and feedback like this highlights where there may be gaps between intent and experience. That insight is critical and we thank you for sharing it with us. We appreciate you taking the time to share your perspective on your time here on the team.
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