Gitlab is good, but .... - Sales GitLab Employee Review

3.0
Apr 23, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Good benefits in relation to family and time off. Smart and caring people, overall a very good company culture. Remote-only company with proper procedures and practices to assist in productivity. Great product that works and customers love.

Cons

If you are thinking of joining Gitlab do it. Gitlab sales, think twice. Then ensure you negotiate a good territory prior to starting and get it in writing. Incompetent and lazy territory/account allocation from senior management is causing some reps to vastly overachieve, while most are struggling to gain little commission. Typically favouring reps with 3 or more years of tenure, that have secured the largest/best accounts. Some guidelines have been put in place to reduce inequality but are not followed by certain regions. The BDR function is poor and need a refresh as well as proper investment. Our solution, for all its goodness is all encompassing, and therefor exciting/new differentiated features are perceived as expensive and difficult introduce into new clients. All of this leaves an enormous attainment gap between reps, frustration for new reps to hit target and ultimately more attrition.

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5.0
May 28, 2026
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Pros

Good culture and interesting product.

Cons

Lots of churn in leadership

2.0
May 16, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

OK pay or benefits in the market. Fully remote. Still is trying to frame itself as a big player.

Cons

Leadership went from being collaborative, communicative, and transparent, to being mercurial, secretive, and out of touch with the actual work. OBSESSSES over your AI usage metrics - even if AI doesn't help you and slows you down. The current layoff in progress was communicated poorly and not planned at all. And now they want us to adore the leaders and the company? Cultish vibes. We went from a company that plans ahead to a company that reacts.

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