Was better earlier, but management changes wrecked it - Account Manager (Sales) BMC Software Employee Review

3.0
Sep 26, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Pretty good company for most positions, except sales

Cons

Misleading sales comp plans...they really set it up so the average sales guy is about 60% of quota, but CEO makes his street number. Lots of sales turnover.

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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
Jun 26, 2026
Recommend
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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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