Pros
The SolarWinds products are solid (applause to the developers). And if a salesperson works hard - which should be a standard expectation by any company comprised of competent adults - he/she can earn a solid living. The kicker comes in the amount of emotional abuse and professional injustice this person is willing to endure to attain financial success. I was very successful at SolarWinds. I departed on my own volition after reaching a peak level of manager-induced stress that far outweighed the worth of my paycheck. The truth is that there are no pros, apart from attainment potential. But that will only last as long as a person can endure and/or tune out managerial noise and rhetoric. The smoke-and-mirrors nonsense begins with the CEO and drips down to his band of minions. I had to get out to maintain my sanity, as well as establish a true career path. As many Glassdoor reviewers have pointed out, there are all the unhealthy snacks you can stomach. If you like your snacks with a side of unconscionable rule by intimidation and treatment more suited for Marine grunts, then the whole SolarWinds gig might be one big pro!
Cons
Relentless bullying and condescension from all levels of management. It's what they're taught to do - and threatened to do - if they want to advance up the ranks of the fraternal order of tyrants. Nobody is truly happy at SolarWinds, including the CEO, who once needed bodyguards at his home because he has pushed a disgruntled employee to the brink of rationality. That should scream loudly about the climate that has been set. I regard myself as a rational person, and my good sense was tested daily near the end of my tenure. If you want an idea about the kind of individual who "thrives" at SolarWinds, read a review that precedes mine entitled "Haters Gon Hate" (that is, if you can get past the deplorable grammar from someone who clearly drank too much of the punch). Congratulations to the author; he has hit his professional ceiling. You see, respectable companies don't sink so low as your beloved SolarWinds in their corporate values and treatment of employees. You may make a good paycheck, but you won't ever know how good freedom feels in your career. And quite honestly, you're getting what you deserve.
