Big Motherf'n Clawback - Anonymous employee BMC Software Employee Review

2.0
15 Oct 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Relatively good enterprise level software, executive relationships at some of the largest enterprise companies in the world. Relaxed work atmosphere - no one's working hard enough to make you feel bad about hiding. You can work there for a long time without doing a whole lot as long as you don't need to feel good about yourself. The pay is pretty good for the amount of work you have to do.

Cons

Field Compensation organization is absolutely incapable of paying people appropriately or in a timely fashion. Large portions of the company have unresolved negative credits (clawbacks) for unknown/inexplicable reasons from deals booked over 12 months ago. Employees are told to just wait until next months cycle and it will be fixed - but it isn't, starting another one-month wait. God help you if you leave the company and expect to be paid commission for your final quarter. Random layoffs have been happening since the company went private without rhyme or reason - regions with 150% quota attainment were forced to cut heads while also doubling quota the following year out of retribution. Company keeps hiring outside senior management from bigger fancier companies just to fire them 1 year later after it didn't work out again, while internal talent abandons ship with lack of advancement opportunities.

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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
26 Jun 2026
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Pros

They hardly ever fire anyone.

Cons

They hardly ever fire anyone. Comp plan is terrible. You get paid on Opportunities sources but there isn't any criteria written down on what makes a discovery call turn into an opportunity. Leading them to cherry-pick deals and choose if you get paid or not. They don't have product market fit. The entire new logo space didn't close anything last year. Getting placed in a good, high paying seat is all dependent upon nepotism. No clear path for growth. Constantly moving the goal post and changing promotion criteria. The promotion path leads you to a role that has historically not closed a deal and the role is a huge pay cut for some BDR's leading to high churn or career BDR's.

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