An incredible place to build your career! - Anonymous employee Box Employee Review

5.0
2 Apr 2020
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

There are so few companies these days that actually bring their values into every day work, and Box is one of them. We are encouraged to be owners, to take risks and fail fast, and to bring our blank selves to work (amongst others). I have never worked at a company like Box where my ideas are not just heard, but valued and encouraged to be put into use. Everyone, from the most senior leadership down, is transparent in what is happening and what the goals of the company are. The company takes extra care in ensuring we, as employees, are well taken care of in our every day lives in and out of the office. And sure, the benefits of days off to volunteer and for your birthday and free lunches are great, but the benefits that are most impactful to your life outside of Box are what matter the most.

Cons

Very few, I think just continue the transparency or maybe even a little more on what the future holds.

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Pros

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Cons

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5.0
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Pros

Working at Box offers a strong mix of career growth, meaningful impact, and modern tech exposure—you get to sell and support a platform that’s actually solving real-world problems across government, enterprise, and regulated industries, not just pushing software for the sake of it. The company’s focus on AI-powered content management, security, and workflow automation keeps you close to where the market is heading, which builds highly transferable skills. At the same time, the culture tends to emphasize collaboration, autonomy, and ownership, giving you room to develop your own strategies (like your targeted campaigns and use-case-driven outreach) while still having the backing of a well-established platform with strong product-market fit.

Cons

Working at Box isn’t without its challenges—one of the biggest is that the product can be harder to differentiate at a surface level, especially against tools like Microsoft (SharePoint/OneDrive) or Dropbox, which means you have to work much harder in sales to educate prospects on deeper workflow and security value. Sales cycles can be long and complex, requiring patience and persistence with multiple stakeholders. Internally, like many growing tech companies, priorities and messaging can shift as new products (AI, Extract, etc.) roll out, which can create some ambiguity. And because Box is a platform play, success often depends on how well customers adopt and expand usage, so deals don’t always feel “done” at close—you’re thinking long-term from day one.

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