Let me just start by saying that most employees are extremely unhappy (sorry Pluralsight, the Kool-Aid drinking days are over for about 70% of us and that number is always growing), despite all of the best places awards (that we buy) and the number of phony 5-star reviews on Glassdoor. Pluralsight is ALL about image so what you see on the outside is far from what you get on the inside. On the inside this place is toxic and full of a bunch of employees running scared. I agree with much of the other reviews about their so-called “culture” being completely manufactured.
If you’re thinking about accepting a position here I recommend you negotiate a very high salary because it likely won’t ever change. Ever. There are so many of people here earning the same salary as three years ago and all the while the company is bringing in new heads for those same exact roles at 40-50% higher salary. Virtually all of the sales employees are aware of this incredible pay gap so it’s become a huge cancer in the sales organization, causing an incredible divide in the company and many ill feelings towards the company and how employees are treated. It’s both laughable and sad that the company doesn’t see how this huge problem. Can you imagine starting a job and making $30-40K more than your colleague that’s training you? How about the reverse? Awkward.... I don’t know anyone in the sales org who actually wants to be here in one years time — which makes sense since the inventive and natural urge is to leave, not invest more time.
Pluralsight is now losing top talent with many Sr. AE’s leaving to go earn their market worth at other tech companies in Utah such as Teem, Qualtrics, Lucid, and many others. What’s probably the saddest part is that leadership allegedly realized an exedus would likely result from these decisions but estimated this turnover to be 20% and as long as they didn’t go over that threshold the company would come out “ahead.”
Here’s some other things to look forward to if working in a sales role at Pluralsight:
-A quota that nearly doubles every year (but remember, you earn the same!).
-Selling a WAY over-marketed and over-priced product that’s completely out of line with industry pricing.
-Waiting months into the year before getting your territory and quota assignment.
-Being force-fed a bunch of “values” mumbo jumbo in almost every meeting, especially in Town Halls with our fearless and über rich leaders (who btw have all seen pay increases and promotions while the rest of us sit stagnant in our roles and pay!).
-Being told to “remember our commitment to our values” if you ever speak up about any of the many issues we face that are going ignored at the highest levels. “Are you not committed to something bigger?”
- “Unlimited” PTO that most employees would trade for 28 ACTUAL days PTO in a heartbeat.
-Anita, our company cheerleader and Chief People (HR) Officer that allows this all to happen and doesn’t really do anything at all that’s HR related to begin with (we will hear from her below!). Anita is a great cheerleader and wears the best fake smile of anyone on this side of the Mississippi. Anita, thanks for nothing.
