Great product, poorly managed company - BDR Business Development Representative Brightfield Employee Review

2.0
Jun 28, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

The product itself is valuable to the firms that actually buy it. Fully remote and good work life balance if that's your thing. Everyone is knowledgeable about the industry and product and is supportive when you ask them to be.

Cons

-Fully remote and no training. Beyond boring day in and day out -The company is terribly managed. To be specific, metrics are arbitrary and you can expect a "do what you're told" type of culture where you're treated like a child. -Here's what kills me...I've booked great meetings for the rep I support and it takes them DAYS to send follow up. They let deal after deal fall through and go cold. They don't care to sell anything. When this was addressed with HR it doesn't resonate and you're told that you're wrong because they're the top sales person there. Well guess what - that's relative to the others! Imagine if you actually promoted a hungry BDR or hired someone who was hungry to sell. They'd blow your top performing rep out of the water. Having a lackadaisical rep like this in the best territory, holding onto any and every deal despite not actually following up with the customer is just taking a seat away from someone else who would actually put in the effort.

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5.0
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Pros

Good people at a growing company

Cons

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5.0
Sep 8, 2025
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Recommend
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Pros

Colleagues are smart, innovative, and hard-working. Hands-off management in most teams. Internal career growth is very strong and Brightfield is a culture of continuous learning. Diversity of thought and personal backgrounds is truly valued, it is not part of marketing efforts. Unlimited PTO. Flexible working hours and working arrangements. Free employee health insurance. Colleagues who care about your life outside of work.

Cons

As with any 'non-essential' business, we are impacted by the whims of the economy. This can mean making pivots in priority and company direction in the face of big economic changes. No 401k match, which is a real bummer. No opportunity for in-person connection with others from the company. The remote work is convenient, but we would still benefit from getting to know each other in person, even though that can be expensive.

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