Good place to work temporarily, not long term - Commercial Account Executive Datadog Employee Review

2.0
Sep 30, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- SKO in Disney - Company name opens doors at other companies/gets you interviews - a lot of social events, coworkers are great - benefits - generous ramp - training and onboarding in NYC - good company to work at for a year or so then move elsewhere

Cons

- micromanagement - pay is below market (base is low, OTE can be appealing but unattainable) - very little # of commerical AEs hit quota - No direction or support from management/not helpful at all - So many reps get PIPs so more fear than motivation, seems like a revolving door

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Datadog Response
8mo
Thank you for sharing your perspective. We’re glad to hear you’ve found positives in the training, benefits, and support from colleagues. We are sorry to hear about your concerns regarding management style, compensation, and quota expectations, and we encourage you to share directly with your People Business Partner so your perspective can be heard.

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