Sales Development Representative - Sales Development Representative Smartsheet Employee Review

1.0
10 Mar 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Free snacks and coffee every day. Catered lunch is offered once per month. Happy hours happen once per quarter. I've met some close friends through working here.

Cons

Like other recent reviews here have described, there are major problems with management and culture that lead to unhappy experiences for many employees. Most people on the team feel undervalued. There's a lot of bitterness and conflict due to a culture of office politics and favoritism. The hardest working and best employees often go unrecognized and get left behind because managers don't manage fairly. Several team members have left recently because of frustration with how management runs their business. Morale is low and a lot more people are actively looking for other places to work.

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Smartsheet Response
7y
Thank you for providing your perspective. The Sales Development (SDR) motion is important to our commercial sales structure in Boston and Bellevue, and our goal is to support the team members serving in that role. As a current SDR team member, my hope is that (1) you attended the SDR all-team breakout session during sales kick off and found it valuable, (2) have received information on updated SDR processes and metrics, (3) have taken advantage of internal feedback options we have in place, including your manager, your HR business partner, and general employee feedback (direct line to CEO and me, available on the employee resource center). Although we can't guarantee a certain outcome, we discuss and openly consider​ all feedback. You ended your review with “there's still a chance to turn things around” -- I hope we can count on your commitment as we begin a new fiscal year together. --Kara Hamilton, Chief People & Culture Officer

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Great collaborative environment and competitive

Cons

Easily overwhelmed with phone calls, chats, and emails.

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Smartsheet Response
1w
We're so happy to hear that you're happy here! Collaboration with a healthy dose of competition is always great to hear, thank you for your review!
1.0
26 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Supportive of AI tooling. I had a great manager. I heard the severance packages are great, but I left of my own volition, so I don’t have personal experience.

Cons

Complete lack of direction or management at the mid to high levels of the company in product and engineering (most everyone left or was pushed out by cronyism from the private equity acquisition). No more equity offered to employees. No opportunities for promotion. They’ve shipped or are shipping most of the core products (including the core “sheet” aka Grid app) to India and have laid off tons of employees (somewhere between 12% and 15% of the company). Upper management did the thing where they had the US developers interview tons of people out of India, and then about half a year later laid off tons US developers, including several of the people that did the interviews. Upper management said that the India teams would be working on other projects, but clearly that was a lie. They laid off people without consulting their managers, or their manager’s managers, and without knowing what team they actually worked on or what they did. So entire teams were laid off unbeknownst to them. Very quick and poor handoffs to India, if any. You will likely be working on multiple teams at once, or moved to multiple teams during your time there in short periods of time. On-call can be a nightmare. There is no culture of any kind. Basically do not work here, whether you’re out of the US, India, or Bulgaria (the main countries for developers).

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Smartsheet Response
3w
Thank you for your honesty. While we’re glad that you had a great team and the tools you needed, it’s incredibly tough to hear that other aspects of your experience were less than great. To your point about equity, we’d like to clarify that we do offer a limited equity pool with specific eligibility. That said, navigating transition is already tough, and adding in other aspects like global shifts and new leadership can make it feel even harder. We know the dust hasn’t completely settled, and we understand that we have a lot of work to do to repair employee trust and morale. We’ve set off on that journey, and we appreciate all of this feedback along the way. Thank you, and we wish you all the best in your next chapter.
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