Would not recommend - Customer Success Manager (CSM) KnowBe4 Employee Review

1.0
27 Dec 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Unlimited PTO, if you consider that a pro

Cons

Arrogant leadership, disconnected middle management, no room for growth. Pay is beyond abysmal for the work required.

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KnowBe4 Response
1y
Hello Knowster. Stu only addresses personal questions when prompted during Ask Me Anything sessions, as radical transparency is a top priority at KnowBe4. Our compensation is competitive for the Tampa market, as evidenced by the salary section on Glassdoor. We cannot control salary entries there, and as of 1/17/25, it is showing the following: $95k median pay for CSM, Account Manager $96k, Regional Account Manager $154k. We had 198 internal promotions last year. Yes, the rate has slowed since our extreme hypergrowth years, but we always look internally to advance our best employees.

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A welcoming and inclusive environment with a patient onboarding team. Work is always fun and collaborative!

Cons

Training and onboarding process is thorough but only to ensure all employees are keeping themselves and the companies information safe online!

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KnowBe4 Response
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We’re glad to hear you feel supported! Open communication is a huge priority for us — and feedback like yours keeps us motivated. 🤗
1.0
8 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great office snacks, free ev charging, cool coworkers

Cons

Out of about 100 AE's only 10 hit Quota, OTE is a joke there. It's possible to hit quota if you are lucky with your inbound leads, but if you want to hit quota every month you have to do something moreso out of the box. I was trained by hard closers and have a lot of expierence with cold calls so i came up with my own script and was getting a demo a day, and was doing a demo a day. The demos did lead to sales as well, so it wasn't a waste of time. I got fired because of a "lack of professionalism" I spoke off script all the time because speaking on script leads you in to the Kool-aid drinkers club, aka not hitting quota consistently. I was fired without warning, even though I was told I had an incredible work ethic and was exceeding the ramp-up numbers. I just didnt match their sales style, they are not looking for salespeople, they are looking for sales associates. They make you work 9-hour days, 1 hour mandatory lunch that has to be taken in the middle of the day. 9-6pm. Their handbook even says you are allowed to take this lunch at 5 pm to go home sooner, but the managers never let that happen. DO NOT BE CREATIVE AT THIS JOB, DRINK THE JUICE.

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