Pros
With the right management, Varonis can offer incredible options for career advancement. In my time, I've seen multiple highly capable colleagues move from entry level positions into leadership positions or even building teams from scratch. The company also goes beyond what I've seen from previous employers when it comes to physically caring for their employees, with regular care packages and the best office I've ever worked in. I've also seen the company go out of its way to assist employees who suffered severe personal loss or hardship, and during the pandemic, the company avoided layoffs wherever possible. On a more personal level, the company has given me a lot of space to deal with a plethora of personal issues, despite the relentless stress that I've outlined below, mostly due to some excellent direct managers I've been privileged to work with.
Cons
Relentless stress. Yaki Faitelson, the CEO, regularly closes his all hands emails to staff with the phrase "Don't lose a day", which in Varonis terms is interpreted as perfect is not good enough. Success is rarely rewarded, exceeding your sales quota is expected, merely reaching your target is seen as a failure. More than one highly qualified colleague has been driven to the brink of burnout or even over the edge, with nary a concern shown by senior management. The company is also incredibly US-Centric. I've worked in US tech companies before, so I know that these companies often have a hard time understanding that Europe is an incredibly heterogeneous business environment and not just an extension of the US. Varonis however has dialled this lack of understanding up to 11. No heed is paid to the idiosyncrasies of the likes of Germany or Spain, no deviation from US processes is allowed, and business failures related to this lack of flexibility are laid at the blame of the local sales teams. Finally, there is a massive lack of organisation or documentation within the company. Entire departments operate without any clear procedures or documentation, information is purely tribal and provided either only orally or in chats or emails. There is no single source of truth within the company, and attempts to introduce such a single source of truth have so far been met with indifference at best.