Get in, get out. - Compliance Sovos Employee Review

2.0
6 Oct 2022
Recommend
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Pros

The benefits are decent and you'll find some really great people here, but that is just about it. Granted some departments are better than others.

Cons

Management is a joke. People who advocate for better processes get fired or ignored. They'd instead promote people to management who have a poor attitude, gossip to teams, are so green and don't have enough knowledge of the job, and pass off tasks. Turnover is insane because the training and management are so lacking, and the workload is completely unmanageable, so no one wants to stay here long term - so expect to have several managers in your time here even if it's as short as a year. The amount of stress in TRR specifically you will NOT be compensated for. You're going to work an average of 60-70 hour weeks in a season, and then be passed up for bonuses & promotions, repeatedly. Favorites get recognized, and the rest end up getting pushed out and either transfer or quit. And forget seeing even a little bit of diversity here, they might say they strive for diversity with the added DEI team, but it's not true. In the years I've been here I've rarely seen anyone hired who isn't white and totally conventional.

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Sovos Response
3y
Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts. I agree, great people work at Sovos. I consider myself fortunate to work alongside so many talented, engaged people. I am sorry to hear that you have had a negative experience with some managers. Career development is incredibly important to our organization and, in managed services specifically, having managers who have done the work themselves and understand the challenges that their frontline employees face is a tremendous asset. I am also sorry to hear you feel you were passed over for bonuses and promotions. In Managed Services, there are multiple opportunities over the course of a year for our employees to receive both merit increases, bonuses, and promotions to acknowledge the work that goes into our busy tax season. I can also assure you that we have never fired anyone for advocating for better processes. To the contrary, I encourage all our employees to proactively advocate for change where they see opportunity for improvement. Our commitment to process improvement is what led us to hiring our first ever Global Leader in Managed Services, who spent time in our Minneapolis office recently listening to the team's feedback and concerns. Finally, to address your comments about diversity, we are still early in our journey (but nearly 2 years since we purposefully chose this path). We have made great strides with our DEI team but agree more work to be done. We know that having a diverse group of employees benefits all our employees, and I am committed to continuing to work with our leaders to impact positive change there. I wish you luck in your future endeavors, and thanks again for the feedback.

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5.0
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Pros

I had a great experience thru the Recruiting process with Sovos. Cassie was very honest and open answering all my questions.

Cons

There were no cons at all.

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Sovos Response
1w
Thank you for sharing this, and welcome to the team! It's wonderful to hear that your recruiting experience set such a positive tone from the start. Cassie is a great example of the kind of Sovosians we are proud to have representing our culture, and knowing she made you feel informed and at ease throughout the process genuinely matters to us. We also love hearing that your first day onboarding helped you connect with our values and get a feel for what we do. That experience is something we work hard to get right, and your feedback confirms it's landing the way we intend. We're glad you're here, and we look forward to growing together. Gregg Spratto President
1.0
20 May 2026
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Pros

Being Remote and standard benefits

Cons

Sales leadership is horrendous. New people are brought in not trained, aggressive targets (that have never been hit) usually designed to be the escape goats to protect the old guard. Long tenured sales protects the existing power structures. When results slip, they blame newer reps. New hires don’t hit, quotas unrealistic, weak implementation. Nightmare of a company, the worst I have ever worked at.

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Sovos Response
6d
Thank you for taking the time to share this. Feedback matters, even when we see things differently. Quota-setting and new hire ramp structures are areas we invest in seriously - they're because we want our sellers to win, not to set anyone up to fail. That's the culture we've built, and it's one I'm proud of. That said, I do hear that your experience hasn't matched that intent. If there are specific gaps in how you were onboarded or supported, I'd genuinely like to understand them so we can keep getting better. Please connect with HR or reach out to me directly. We're committed to building a team where every rep has a real shot at success! Alice Katwan, President of Revenue, Sovos
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