Half Prison Half High School, with a little cultism for good measure - Sales KnowBe4 Employee Review

1.0
21 Feb 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Free Snacks. Bizarre monthly cash comps (are these legal?)

Cons

Stepford employees reporting to inexperienced, poorly skilled (read: inept) managers who fell into place due to a period of rapid growth. Coercive tactics to achieve positive employee satisfaction surveys. Interview to employment was a real bait n' switch. Highly successful corporations do not operate in this manner! Work- Life balance should not be ignored, employees have families.

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KnowBe4 Response
8y
Hi, let me introduce myself. My name is Stu and I'm KnowBe4's CEO. We have an open-door policy (a no-door policy really!) and I'm always interested in your observations and suggestions for improvement. Sorry to hear you are not happy here. I would have loved to talk to you about that in person, instead of seeing this here. Come and see me and we'll have a chat! Your experience is not the norm, we were just chosen as third best place to work in medium-size high-tech companies *nationwide*. It can't be all that bad. And of course if you do not like it here, you are free to work anywhere else. Warm regards, Stu

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We’re glad to hear you feel supported! Open communication is a huge priority for us — and feedback like yours keeps us motivated. 🤗
1.0
8 June 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great office snacks, free ev charging, cool coworkers

Cons

Out of about 100 AE's only 10 hit Quota, OTE is a joke there. It's possible to hit quota if you are lucky with your inbound leads, but if you want to hit quota every month you have to do something moreso out of the box. I was trained by hard closers and have a lot of expierence with cold calls so i came up with my own script and was getting a demo a day, and was doing a demo a day. The demos did lead to sales as well, so it wasn't a waste of time. I got fired because of a "lack of professionalism" I spoke off script all the time because speaking on script leads you in to the Kool-aid drinkers club, aka not hitting quota consistently. I was fired without warning, even though I was told I had an incredible work ethic and was exceeding the ramp-up numbers. I just didnt match their sales style, they are not looking for salespeople, they are looking for sales associates. They make you work 9-hour days, 1 hour mandatory lunch that has to be taken in the middle of the day. 9-6pm. Their handbook even says you are allowed to take this lunch at 5 pm to go home sooner, but the managers never let that happen. DO NOT BE CREATIVE AT THIS JOB, DRINK THE JUICE.

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