Decent place to work, low commission rates - Senior Account Executive Datapeople Employee Review

I've been with Datapeople for just about three years and it's been so rewarding to see how the company has grown and changed (for the better) over time. We've always balanced investing heavily in growth and being fiscally-responsible, and it's really paid dividends during these turbulent economic times. We haven't had cash problems or layoffs since the market crashed and are still growing robustly, which feels rare when looking around the startup ecosystem. We've also been able to hire some stellar VPs across the organization in the past 6 to 8 months, who have really helped accelerate our data-driven GTM approach and product direction. It's been reassuring to see our senior leadership gain an even stronger sense of clarity when it comes to product and GTM direction, especially in the midst of the market's ups and downs. I haven't been more confident in the Datapeople vision and our ability to execute since joining the team back in 2020. Culturally, I haven't been at a company where I've felt more respected and trusted than here at Datapeople. As cliché as it sounds, the people here make the company and it's ultimately why I continue to (virtually) show up to work everyday. Relatedly, I've had some serious life twists and turns since joining that have required me taking extended time off and needing flexible work schedules. I've been very grateful that my needs have not only been accommodated, but also deeply cared for in a way that I didn't expect. For this reason (and the many others listed above), I continually find myself very grateful to work here at Datapeople.

We're a fully-remote company, which has it's pluses and minuses based on each individual's personal situation. Being an extrovert, I sometimes miss being in a bustling office, but tradeoffs, ya know? We also have our own unique growing pains as every startup does. (That's part of the nature of this whole startup thing.) I believe that this fact-of-life is only a "con" if you're expecting everything to be perfectly figured out upon your arrival. After all, we hire new teammates not because we have everything figured out, but because we need new perspectives to actually help us figure it out.

Hey, at least there's tons of trauma bonded former colleagues now

This is hands down the most abusive environment I've ever had the displeasure to work in, all created by the married cofounders. The number of extremely talented, passionate employees they have chewed through over the years is astounding. They berate, belittle, snap at, emotionally abuse, and manipulate their employees. They pick people to pick on and make their lives miserable, until that person is fired/laid off/leaves, then repeat the cycle over and over and over again. Multiple employees who have worked here have had to undergo therapy because of how they were treated. I have never seen cofounders with such open disrespect for their own employees, and they speak to everyone behind closed doors (AKA when customers aren't present) as if their employees are the stupidest people in the world, and only they know the right answers. For a company with such high ideals about creating diverse, equitable companies, they have created a toxic environment that is fundamentally at odds operationally with the values they pretend to care about. It's extremely disappointing, because with different leadership this company could have been something really amazing.