Biggest mistake I've made in my professional career. - Account Executive Podium Employee Review

1.0
Apr 4, 2023
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Pros

Remote work, interview process was smooth (although opaque), pleasant people internally.

Cons

Where to begin. They overpromise, under-train, describe the sales cycle differently than it really is. Above all the day-to-day sales expectations are not at all what they say they are throughout the interview process (hence why it went so smooth). I began in a new hire class of approximately 40 people given how many attendees were on the Zoom calls. After failing to reach metrics in order to "graduate" training, I was put on PIP and later terminated. I had a few LinkedIn connects that were apart of the graduating class reach out and ask if I survived, and they filled in that over half of the class had not. The overall tenure for over 50% of the new hire class lasted less than three months. Nowhere will you find any metrics on employee turnover related to Podium. When I believed I was starting a new promising sales role at an exciting growth company, I had actually been stepping away from a rock-solid tech company into a graveyard of salespeople.

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5.0
Jun 4, 2026
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Pros

Great pay, high performing culture and coaching

Cons

High pressure, some can’t handle it

2.0
Jun 4, 2026
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Pros

Cool office building, learn from some of the best sales reps you’ll come across in your career

Cons

I worked at podium for a few years. It was the most toxic sales culture I’ve ever experienced. I do not say that lightly It was worth the money a year/two plus ago. They raised quotas multiple times in the last year and decreased the commission percentages. It is wild how many hoops an ae had to jump through to close a deal. In my 7+ of being in sales it was probably the hardest sale to close and I was a top rep. If you want to join podium it could be a good learning experience but it will come with a lot of headaches, anxiety about job security (they pip sales reps out like no other company I’ve ever worked for) and maybe some tears

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