Smoke and mirrors! - Account Executive Talkdesk Employee Review

1.0
2 Jun 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Talkdesk has a great looking product that demos nicely and looks great.

Cons

Talkdesk loves to answering 'yes' to all questions from a prospect, and then hopefully figuring it out after they sign the paperwork (and will have no way of doing what was necessary or promised). They promote products MONTHS before they're available and ready for market. You have to keep a constant eye on your commissions to ensure that you're getting paid (which there's always an issue), and they track it on some excel doc in Portugal. No transparency. They have a lofty OTE, but the reality is, there's not enough pipeline to come close to it. Also, aside from being evicted from their UT office, and others, under the guise of covid, they also wouldn't pay their partners (which referred leads to the AE's). Sure, they care about bolstering their bottom line, but are cheating the people that drive them to that number right out the gates. Get a real leadership team, treat your employees right, and treat your business partners right!

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Cons

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4.0
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Pros

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Cons

-High-Pressure, Agile Environment: Because we scale on consumption and automation rather than simple headcount, the bar for talent density here is exceptionally high. Things move FAST. If you prefer a slow, highly structured, or static environment, this level of rapid iteration might feel overwhelming - TD doesn't have everything figured out. You have to be OK building as you go, and not always having clear direction.

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