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Check Point Software Technologies

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Where Careers go to Die. - Anonymous employee Check Point Software Technologies Employee Review

2.0
5 June 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

-Check Point is known as a provider of high end security solutions. -Vacation. -Meals are provided if working form an office. -Can be a good place to start as they hire with little or no experience.

Cons

-Management is poorly supervised and can be abusive including physical abuse. -Most employees are cowed by Israeli leadership. -A management culture that is condescending and looks down on North American employees exists here. -Poor "On-Boarding" process. -Travel and Expense process is predatory and painful. -Sales quotas are frequently raised and past sales arbitrarily reallocated at EOQ/ EOY.

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
30 May 2026
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Pros

The core responsibilities offer solid experience, and many team members are dedicated, talented, and great to work with.

Cons

Lack of HR Support: The company lacks a safe, objective framework for employee feedback. When legitimate management issues were raised to HR, no corrective action was taken. Instead, it resulted in direct retaliation from leadership, which was left unaddressed by the organization. Significant Under-Market Pay: Compensation is well below industry standards for similar scopes of work. To give context, transitioning into a comparable role at a different company yielded a 37% increase in base pay. Flawed & Inaccurate Sales Compensation: The commission and incentive structures for the sales organization are unnecessarily convoluted. This complexity frequently leads to errors in commission payouts, causing widespread frustration among sellers. Notably, these calculation mistakes are consistently detrimental to the employee and rarely seem to resolve in the seller's favor. Siloed "HQ-Centric" Culture: There is a heavy disconnect between corporate headquarters and regional teams. The culture feels highly insular, creating an "in-group" dynamic where those outside of headquarters have very limited visibility, influence, or opportunities for career progression.

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