Avoid - Customer Success Manager (CSM) Vanta Employee Review

2.0
17 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Remote, work life balance is good, you get to work with really nice people. Love working in an org with an executive team with vision.

Cons

Bad middle management that is entirely focused on themselves and has no interest in your success unless it makes them look good. Middle management is political. Red tape everywhere - they dangle opportunity in front of anyone who wants it and then say it’s not the right time (like playing the lottery with your career). When clarity is requested on a path to career growth, they show you 9 unattainable steps (multiple reviews from skip levels who don’t spend any time with you?) Expectations are laughable and do not come with any reward when you meet them. Company continues to grow exponentially, and does not share a drop of that wealth. I’d steer clear unless you want to spend your days doing boring, reactive work for people who don’t care about you.

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5.0
15 Jun 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great salary, I work on a team that has excellent balance. I get recognized when I do good work.

Cons

Company has a big focus on AI, but not sure we’re all marching in the same direction and often doesn’t feel like a good use of resources.

2.0
9 Jun 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good pay and benefits, decent work life balance

Cons

This place is incredibly dysfunctional. Every day feels draining. Toxic and rude coworkers, immature leadership, incompetent and ineffective management, inefficient processes... it's nearly impossible to get anything done without multiple layers of review and endless rounds of revisions. The bureaucracy is exhausting. Decisions are made in siloes and often walked back because they weren’t thought through properly to begin with. Information is shared selectively and you will often learn of things “through the grapevine”. Priorities, goals, metrics are nowhere to be found. There's little sense of culture and very little to no focus on employee experience, DEI, or anything beyond the bottom line. Many people come across as disengaged, transactional, and self-interested. Development opportunities are limited, and career and compensation growth are slow even for strong performers. Office politics are prevalent, employee concerns are rarely acted on, and meaningful feedback is rarely given or asked for. There is an overwhelming focus on AI, often without consideration of resource usage, output quality, or security implications, which is surprising given the industry. Usage is duplicative, disconnected, and directionless. I've honestly never felt less connected to my work. At some point, I found myself emotionally checking out just to preserve my own well-being.

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