BMC Software is like an old Blue Whale. - Anonymous employee BMC Software Employee Review

1.0
Dec 28, 2012
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Still retains a slight halo from the mainframe computer days from 35 years ago. Smart acquisitions have kept the organization alive. But for every "Remedy" they bought five duds.

Cons

BMC is dysfunctional with finger pointing, fearful middle managers and ruthless politics by the old guard as they churn through contractors and newbies. The future is bleak. It is basically run by highly critical, vindictive, venture capital MBAs.

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Cons

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Pros

They hardly ever fire anyone.

Cons

They hardly ever fire anyone. Comp plan is terrible. You get paid on Opportunities sources but there isn't any criteria written down on what makes a discovery call turn into an opportunity. Leading them to cherry-pick deals and choose if you get paid or not. They don't have product market fit. The entire new logo space didn't close anything last year. Getting placed in a good, high paying seat is all dependent upon nepotism. No clear path for growth. Constantly moving the goal post and changing promotion criteria. The promotion path leads you to a role that has historically not closed a deal and the role is a huge pay cut for some BDR's leading to high churn or career BDR's.

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