Beekeeper Reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(77 total reviews)
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Dr. Cristian Grossmann

85% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

Beekeeper has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 77 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Beekeeper employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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77 reviews
4.0
20 Sept 2020

Great culture, little opportunity to make money

Anonymous employee
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Pros

-You will have a hard time finding a company that beats Beekeeper's culture. Everyone is nice and positive. Management values work life balance and your mental health. You're essentially getting a 9 to 5 sales job. Huge benefit. -Guaranteed to become a junior AE after 1 year. -No smile and dial culture. Sales team is big on personalized outreach. -No one in Sales or Marketing knows what they are doing, so you are free to take charge

Cons

-You are being underpaid unless you live outside the Bay Area -There is a very bad practice of giving reps their bonus plans towards the end of the quarter. You don't know how much each SQL is worth and your goals will change half-way through. As a sales professional, I find this practice disrespectful. You will have very little opportunity to make money given how much each SQL is worth. Also, 25% of your commission is withheld, so you won't get paid out until a whole year later. This is done in part to motivate you to pursue bigger opportunities, however, the bonus plan (75% of your payout) incentivizes you to get as many small opportunities as possible. How else would you be meeting your goals or making money outside of your small base salary? There are no financial incentives to work harder. Management thinks that an occasional $50 Amazon gift card will do the trick. This is wrong. I recommend the CEO read "0 to 1" by Peter Thiel. Product isn't everything and sales teams matter. -The stock options (4 year vesting schedule) you'll receive are too puny to matter in the long run. -Expect a small 3% raise after 1 year with the company. -The sales and marketing teams are inexperienced. Give reps the freedom to make money instead of pushing campaigns that make no sense and prove to fail -This market is saturated. Unless the company treats sales professionals better by properly incentivizing them, they will start running into trouble.

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Beekeeper Response
5y
We would like to thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts. We strive to implement our core values, maintain a work-life balance, and promote an engaging work environment. We are glad you were able to experience and see the value in our culture. We take all feedback seriously and appreciate your candor. We align our incentive structure to benchmark in the market and ensure the commission structure is both fair and lucrative. That said, we will review your thoughts and keep them in mind as we continue to grow and build out our Sales and Marketing teams locally in North America as well as globally. Again, we appreciate the feedback and wish you all the best.
1.0
14 Apr 2023

The longest year of my life

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Good benefits and work life balance. - Amazing colleagues. - Pay is decent.

Cons

- Zero accountability and consistency from the C-suite down to front-line management. - Lack on training. - Don't feel that my voice is heard. - Lots of office politics. - Lots of platform limitations.

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Beekeeper Response
3y
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your thoughts. We would like to recommend you, if you feel comfortable, to share more details on this feedback with the People Team. Also, you’re welcome to reach out to one of us directly or provide some additional context and examples using our anonymous feedback tool, OfficeVibe. We are eager to learn more to be able to address your concerns. Thanks again for the honesty!
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