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      Almost 6 years of marketing experience with direct Marketing Event Manager role working under SVP of Marketing. - Marketing Event Manager KnowBe4 Employee Review

      2.0
      2 Mar 2022
      Marketing event manager
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Benefits are definitely great and competitive. Transparent CEO. Team feeling for the company as a whole. They solicit their benefits a lot in recruiting. Lots of ERG options. Culture was great during the startup but unfortunately it has become a more corporate environment. Some of the employees you meet and relationships you create are awesome.

      Cons

      It depends what department you are in and who your manager is, as that will determine what benefits you can actually take advantage of, such as their “unlimited time off” policy. Marketing management is chaotic and very poor leadership in place. (Examples of direct experience throughout the years include SVP denying PTO because you’re told you are taking too much time off or “not enough coverage” because they won’t hire support in a timely manner, unprofessional verbal comments, toxic culture and unrealistic demands from management, etc.) Most within the department are overloaded with too much expected from just one employee. Employees within the department are definitely taken advantage of if you do not set boundaries for your own mental health. Growth in marketing directly is turned down without explanation other than “not enough experience” and it may depend who you are personally to management. When issues are told to upper management, nothing is done. Unprofessional connections within the company with upper management that results in special treatment, heads will turn the other with upper management/SVPs who directly violate policy and culture.

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      KnowBe4 Response
      4y
      Hello. I am glad to hear there is so much you loved about KnowBe4 as a company. As for your experience in your department and with your leadership, I want you to know that I do take these reviews very seriously and will investigate further. As you said, people quit managers, which is why we invest so heavily into management training and provide consistent support to managers so they can best support their teams. Of course hearing about situations as they occur assist our team in being able to resolve these types of issues. Our goal is to create an amazing work environment where any employee could have any manager in the organization and receive the same great treatment and level of support. I wish you the very best in your future endeavors and thank you for your feedback.

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      5.0
      22 May 2026
      Social media/multimedia
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      Pros

      A welcoming and inclusive environment with a patient onboarding team. Work is always fun and collaborative!

      Cons

      Training and onboarding process is thorough but only to ensure all employees are keeping themselves and the companies information safe online!

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      KnowBe4 Response
      1w
      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
      Account executive
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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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