Pivot3 Reviews

3.0

47% would recommend to a friend

(106 total reviews)

Bill Stover

32% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

Pivot3 has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 106 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Pivot3 employee rating is 22% below average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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106 reviews
1.0
22 Jul 2016

Fear and loathing in Austin.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Video Surveillance solution works, all big deals in Pivot 3 are Video Surveillance. Nothing else to add.

Cons

Do not choose to work here. The worst management team and structure I've ever had the misfortune to be part of. Pivot 3's culture is one of fear. If you dare to speak out with an idea that goes against the status quo then you are fired, pronto. If you your face does not fit, then you are out, pronto. There are so many AVP's, VP's & directors for such a small company. A company in 10 years which has yet to turn a profit. Think of the worst manager you've ever worked with, we've all had one from time to time. Now imagine a management structure where EVERY management position is filled with that worst manager. Not good. The HCI product is way behind competitive products from both a feature and price perspective. Forced to position a 'solution' with third party products to cover the HCI products lack of replication or snapshots. This makes the solution more complex and expensive plus you would not get any commission for including the 3rd party software. The only company where you are actively encouraged to sell on futures. Yes, that's right: sell on futures! That goes against the first rule of sales: sell what's on the truck. Every negative review on Glassdoor is true, the positive ones are the from senior management or employees who have been asked (in Pivot 3, that's TOLD) to complete a positive review. There is so much wrong with Pivot 3. The worst company I've ever had the misfortune to be associated with in a 26 year IT career. If you want to step back in time from a technology & management perspective, say around 10 years then Pivot 3 is the perfect place for you. Do not get me wrong, Pivot 3 is a great fit for a certain type of individual. If you have no morals, zero ethics and enjoy bullying, then you would fit in just fine. I'm currently working my exit plan, otherwise I'd be very fearful of the repercussions this review will have. Thank you for taking the time to read this, do not choose to work at Pivot 3.

1.0
11 Apr 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Flexible Schedules Other employees are very nice

Cons

Locations are against each other Ever since NexGen was acquired it was hell to work for this company. Anything they said or did was perfect and there is no changing that. Spring were the bad guys that no one liked, Austin was the land of executives, marketing and sales and Colorado were the angels. I was just sick of it. Management didn't really care about the employees at all. All they wanted was to take this company IPO or to get acquired at a large amount so they could make their money from their shares. They have fired dedicated employees over and over again who have been with the company through really tough times and who did absolutely nothing wrong but because they didn't fit the "public company" mold, they were tossed aside. None of their work for this company nor their loyalty meant anything. I personally had had enough and have spoken to very many others who are currently looking for other opportunities. My advise, if you are large company minded and don't mind just being a number, go work for Pivot3. If you want to be appreciated and actually feel like you make a difference, please seek work opportunities elsewhere.

1.0
4 Aug 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

can you give me a minute while I try and think of one.

Cons

Close yours eyes and imagine getting the crap beat out of you every day by the biggest kids on the playground . Working as a Pivot3 sales rep you'll have to fight some of the biggest tech giants in the industry; EMC, VMWare, Dell, HP, Cisco and Nutanix. You'll get constantly beat down by these giants and you'll have zero advantage over them ! You wont have better technology , You wont have a better sales or SE team. You wont have better funding, R&D, pricing, documentation, channels , support, pro-services, inside sales, marketing or technology partnerships. Marketing may put out some great stuff touting how awesome Pivot3 is but as soon as prospects kick the tires they’ll soon realize its just a bunch of fluff. In the land of HCI there is simply no good reason for a prospect to choose Pivot3 when there are so many other choices from Big companies with solid technology and that our financially stable .

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Pivot3 Response
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I'm sorry to read about your frustrations in the field. I think there are lots of good reasons that customers should- and do- select Pivot3, and that only improves with our latest release. But I would appreciate the opportunity to speak with you and to hear your challenges first-hand; we're working hard to make Pivot3 a place where everyone is excited to come to work. Hearing your concerns is the first step in correcting the issues. You know where to reach me; I'm the Chief Marketing Officer. Thanks.
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