Run a mile, more of a sinking ship than a rocketship - Account Executive Verkada Employee Review

1.0
5 Oct 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- free food - fun budget (will be used to drink your stress away)

Cons

- Massively unrealistic quotas, very few people hit and they will lie throughout the interview process about this. Will quote some people who are hitting who are on ramp target who just inheritied deals for people who have already fled this sinking ship - Success based on territory - Massive turnover in Sydney, 7 in the last 2 weeks which is around 30% of AE's leaving - Treated like a BDR - forced call blitzes for around 6 hours a week - Horrible leadership style, it's rare you come into the office and you don't find someone crying. QBR's and weekly forecast meetings are treated as a forum to berate and belittle staff whilst leadership take no accountability for the terrible strategy in ANZ which they have copy/pasted from the US. - Micromanaged daily with no room use your own sales acument. You have to literally learn a script for your demo's in your first two weeks. Yo uare regularly tested on this.

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5.0
16 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good management. Fun office environment. However, the culture is a little bit of that frat/tech bro culture. So if that is what you are looking for great. if not, not great

Cons

The territories are not created equal

2.0
16 Apr 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

-Exceptional autonomy and ownership from day one — you'll have real budget, real responsibility, and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact without hand-holding -The work is genuinely interesting, especially for events and marketing roles with large-scale programs and cross-functional exposure -Verkada as a company is investing in culture and it shows — there's visible effort at the organizational level -Strong learning environment for self-starters who thrive in fast-paced, figure-it-out settings

Cons

-Hustle culture is not just encouraged — it's expected, and it flows directly from senior leadership. Work-life balance is essentially non-existent on the marketing team -The CMO is deeply in the weeds, which creates a trickle-down effect across the team. If you're hoping for strategic leadership and visibility from above, you may be disappointed -Manager availability is inconsistent at best. If you need regular 1:1 time and mentorship to feel supported, this environment will be discouraging -In-office culture is celebrated in San Mateo, but remote/field employees are largely an afterthought on the marketing team. The culture doesn't extend meaningfully outside HQ -Pay increases and promotions are rare. Don't expect to be rewarded for strong performance on any predictable timeline -No care or acknowledgement for excessive hours working, traveling, being away from home

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