Good benefits overshadowed by poor leadership - Sales Development Representative (SDR) CrowdStrike Employee Review

2.0
26 Aug 2025
Recommend
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Pros

- Competitive benefits - Strong brand in cybersecurity

Cons

Working at CrowdStrike as an SDR reveals a very different reality than expected. Management is often unprofessional, displaying vulgar, and biased behavior. SDR managers also operate unethically, failing to practice open communication and instead engaging in toxic behind-the-back conversations that create mistrust and division within the team. Decisions are often made emotionally rather than rationally, and there is little to no accountability. Unfortunately, HR does not take employee opinions seriously, nor do they enforce proper actions when issues are raised. The culture is also weighed down by internal politics, favoritism, and questionable integrity among some team members. There have been cases of SDRs engaging in “under-the-table” opportunities or unethical practices, yet they are protected by management due to favoritism. This further undermines morale and trust within the team. Career growth opportunities are also extremely limited. Internal promotions are rare, with a clear preference to hire externally instead of developing existing talent. Many SDRs have chosen to leave the company, some even without securing another job first, because of the poor management and toxic culture.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
27 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Remote work culture Is excellent, innovative tech, company's growth and opportunities to protect clients. Felt fortunate to have worked for this organization that has a strong growth tragectoruy and protects clients.

Cons

Manager/Director level: Poor communication from team manager/director, with little to no direction and the lack of team morale. Team members were on their own after training and most meetings could've been an email. The presence of the director was the equivalent of a virtual bulletin board. No ownership was taken from management to lead or guide the team and no sense of loyalty exists between management and team members. Good talent was squandered due to complacency and lack of direction. Company: Con for the company is the unfortunate lay offs that happened after leaving the company. It's a shame they laid off veterans from my former team. The writing on the wall was apparent, from outsourced new hires to the non-competitive compensation for newer hires. The company went from a fun and competitive start up to a disconnected company trying to emulate tech industry trends and "balances the budget" AKA lay offs, to look good to share holders. For a company that nets huge profits year after year, layoffs shouldn't be part of the reality.

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