Going for Gold/Growth/Gong! - Sales Development Representative Gong Employee Review

5.0
Dec 16, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

- Come in every day feeling the excitement/energy of everyone to grow not only the business but themselves as well - Great product that evolves incredibly fast; constant feedback taken from ourselves and our customers. I myself even throw out ideas and our CTO himself + product teams will always respond and chat with me about where on the roadmap this will be, why I suggested something, etc. Super cool to have a voice/see everyone else's and not just be shouting into a void. - Our leadership, specifically CEO/Amit is constantly trying to get to know employees on a personal level. Offering 45 min walk-n-talks, taking 5-7 people from different teams to dinner, etc. - People are recognized for their contributions and impact the impact they make in & outside of their job functions. Win-as-a-team mindset is so huge and you'll have Marketing leverage ideas from all teams for campaigns, conferences, etc. You can always contribute to other projects outside of your main function. - Management & Leadership welcome all/any form of feedback, create a safe place to be raw/up-front. Everyone owns up to their own opportunities/areas for growth. - Personal mindset/wellness is valued and are always encouraged to take the measures necessary to get our minds right. - Since day one I have felt this is a place I am excited & look forward to being at for the long haul!

Cons

- surprise surprise.... GROWING PAINS! As with a lot of fast growing startups, things change a lot to meet our targets. Being in the Sales Dev Org (one of the fastest growing teams/supporting pipeline), often seems like we feel it the most. When changes to quota, verticals, process, etc are made would like more understanding into the thought process, insights, etc. that support. - Haven't been able to find/hire managers as fast as we are hiring reps. Great that everyone is super helpful with lending a hand to new hires/sharing best practices - but leaders are spread thin & can't always give the attention/support necessary. - Don't have a gym membership/benefit anymore. When it comes to free lunch every day & all the perks, this is one of the benefits I was most excited about & now it's gone. - Movement/promotion from the SDR org into other departments (outside of sales) is still very unclear and waiting on more teams to have headcount for more entry-level roles.

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Gong Response
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Wow — what a thorough review — thank you!! So many great Pros and so many things that we still have to work on! As I'm sure you know — we definitely live & breathe our operating principals and we're constantly striving to 'Want More.' You've given us a lot of really positive 'Cons' to strive for and I assure you — we hear you and are working on them now! Thanks for being a Gongster and thank you for the 'No Sugar' review : ) - People Team

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