Something is deeply wrong - Sales Development Representative AssemblyAI Employee Review

2.0
Mar 26, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Decent benefits, competitive pay, remote flexibility. Mostly professional, courteous managers.

Cons

Just laid off over half the sales team in a restructuring motion that wouldn't make any sense at a company with a healthy financial outlook. Would be big news if the company were larger. Let go of high performing, productive employees & managers who hit quotas for 2+ years with no warning whatsoever. About half the AEs, all SDRs, and a large chunk of sales management were let go within a few hours of each other with a very vague explanation. Should have seen it coming, though. While SDR team was building pipeline, AE team has missed target for over a year and we've seen 2 CROs in the last 2 years.

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5.0
Jun 17, 2026
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Pros

Pay, flexible schedule, interesting and challenging

Cons

Periodically stressful and demanding at times

5.0
May 21, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Working at AssemblyAI is highly rewarding and exciting. Voice AI research and adoption is developing rapidly, with leaders in the market pushing advancements on a weekly basis. Every week presents a new challenge and employees are given autonomy to make an impact and are rewarded when they do so. If you're looking for a challenge and want to make an impact on the frontlines of AI, this is definitely the place. Our models have been market-leading for the last 3 years and our research and engineering team is constantly improving them at impressive speed. People here are genuinely great to work with, intellectual, collaborative, and eager to make an impact. Everyone wants to win and be part of building the best Voice AI company in the market. Leadership hierarchy has flattened over the last two years which has allowed for more transparency and better communication across teams. Feedback loops have improved. There's a lot you can accomplish here.

Cons

It can be a grind because the whole market is moving so fast. The bar is high for good reason.

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