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RedLightning

Mid-Market AE

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What company has the most "cultish" culture?

We all see employees from a certain company post on LI constantly, making it seem like their company is their life.


From your own experiences or from friends, what company do you think has the most "cultish" culture?

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Big Shot
17
Enterprise Account Executive
Gong / Outreach via LinkedIn....
RedLightning
Politicker
1
Mid-Market AE
Haha that's who I was referring to
SaaSbod
Contributor
0
Sr Sales Account Exec
Fucking a 1000%. Plus how can Pitbull be the CEO of a tech company?
Money
Executive
0
Head of Sales
Pretty sure you’re not allowed to work at those spots unless you’ve got three emojis next to your name and spend 2 hours a day in engagement pods.
paddy
WR Officer
10
Director of Business Development
Oracle...we used to call it the Oracult lol
chubbspeterson
Politicker
10
Business Development
Wework. Have you ever seen a wework employee post about leaving wework to “take on their next challenge”? Holy fuck, i think they give their people a template to post when theyre leaving
ExtremeVibeChecker44
Arsonist
11
Inside Sales
"For my next challenge, I'm moving on to a company that actually reports their financials"
Ozz
Politicker
2
Account Executive
They bought commercial real estate and leased it as office space. Their competitors are like Regus were fairly valued and WeWork had a high growth tech evaluation. Adding a keg to the common space doesn’t justify a tech evaluation.
looper1010
Celebrated Contributor
0
Solutions Specialist
Burn.  But seriously, are they still as cult-ish after the IPO fiasco?
CaneWolf
Politicker
4
Call me what you want, just sign the damn contract
Oh, and when the sham finally got exposed, a bunch employees, former employees and people WHO JUST HAD BEEN LET GO, all posted about how WeWork had changed the world. Really? Please explain that one.
SaaSguy
Tycoon
9
Account Executive
Salesforce is up there
Sgt_Trollingham
Valued Contributor
2
Business Development Director
Ohana broooo
Hoopnip
Politicker
1
Commercial AE
There is nothing Hawaiian / Ohana about Salesforce besides the new wallpaper and the annual Prez club.
Sgt_Trollingham
Valued Contributor
1
Business Development Director
Exactly.
CuriousFox
WR Officer
6
🦊
Insert MLM company here...
JoeRogasm
Politicker
6
Sales Development Rep
Zoom. Had an old co-worker go be an SMB AE over there. He came to dinner with us wearing a zoom shirt & hoodie while telling us about how Zoom prefers you to eat lunch on campus and do Zoom meetings all day with prospects...
looper1010
Celebrated Contributor
3
Solutions Specialist
When you wear the swag outside of work, it's a sure sign of drinking the kool-aid...
Sgt_Trollingham
Valued Contributor
3
Business Development Director
Sign that the Kool-Aid is spiked... and not with fun juice lol
looper1010
Celebrated Contributor
1
Solutions Specialist
haha, I mean you sell better if you have a sip of the kool-aid.  It shows you're passionate!
Hoopnip
Politicker
3
Commercial AE
I’d wear Zoom condoms in public if I made $10-20M in the post IPO as an earlier sales rep….
looper1010
Celebrated Contributor
0
Solutions Specialist
lol, I wouldn't blame you!
SaaSbod
Contributor
0
Sr Sales Account Exec
Woah! Unless the swag is useful or cool. 
SaaSKicker1000
Politicker
6
AE II
Seamless.ai

fuckers cold-called me 3 times for SDR / AE positions… bro culture 9000 + shitty salary / comp according to GlassDoor. Fuck that.  
Rallier
Politicker
4
SDR Manager and Consultant
This is the answer hands down. Not only is their product shitty, but their sales tactics are terrible and their CEO is the most annoying person on LinkedIn.

When I was an SDR manager I would CONSTANTLY get hit up by them even after I told them to stop (we had just signed a big contract with ZoomInfo).
Stratifyz
Big Shot
1
Account Executive
You mean you don’t enjoy the videos of the Ferrari and how you can accomplish anything you set your mind to?
MCP
Valued Contributor
0
Sales Director
There’s a video where it’s just one? LFG
GDO
Politicker
4
BDM
Salesforce
DrSmallprint
Politicker
4
Account Executive
This is the answer. I'm pretty sure you have to sign a 5 billion year contract to go to the dream force conference. 
GDO
Politicker
1
BDM
Haha it really feels like a cult. Even when going through the hiring process. In the Benelux we have AFAS they are 10 times worse.
SaaSbod
Contributor
0
Sr Sales Account Exec
They recruit the top scientologists
funcoupons
WR Officer
3
👑
Google
RedLightning
Politicker
0
Mid-Market AE
really? I don't know any google employees. What have you heard?
AutoSmiler
Arsonist
1
Account Executive
I feel like you dont know about the Noogle world unless you're a noogler yourself, but every silicon valley giant probably has some sort of cultish behavior going on. 
looper1010
Celebrated Contributor
0
Solutions Specialist
This for sure.  Googlers kinda insulate themselves with other googlers even outside of work.  This sort of creates some co-dependency.  Some googlers I've spoken to have literally said they wouldn't know what to do without google.  It's a love hate relationship
EH20
Politicker
3
Manager
I would say Facebook. They are clearly way to happy with their subversion of news and sure they bought Instagram and Whatsapp that was very prescient but that doesn't mean they creates Whatsapp and Instagram. If anything it was luck. Facebook is a network of trolls. And their employees sound like the worst of the religious community (not the best which is to say there are good people who are religious so please don't twist my meaning). 
HappyGilmore
Politicker
2
Account Executive
Gong for sure. 
fuzzy
Notable Contributor
2
CMO (Chief Meme Officer)
Apple. All of you have zero idea. It is a religion.
KPIMaster
Politicker
0
Enterprise Account Executive
Yea, all the LI posts I see about people joining Apple and it’s the best decision of their life and going to work on the beautiful campus, ugh.
MCP
Valued Contributor
0
Sales Director
Looks like a compound built like a roach motel. Can’t get out.
fuzzy
Notable Contributor
2
CMO (Chief Meme Officer)
For all those mentioning Google, check out recently released internal comics: https://goomics.net
KendallRoy
Politicker
2
AM
Can't believe there's zero results for HubSpot. Interviewed there and it was like being in Midsommar
hauru.sales
Celebrated Contributor
1
Sales Enthusiast
Gong of course lol
thesecretsauce
Politicker
1
Business Development
Have y’all worked for Gong?!
cifu
Opinionated
1
SDR
where do I start? the company I work for makes us use our personal linkedin for their business xD
ExtremeVibeChecker44
Arsonist
7
Inside Sales
Uhhh every company does this
NorthernSalesGuru
Politicker
1
Manager, Outbound Sales
Gong….
Chep
WR Officer
1
Bitcoin Adoption Specialist
I have enjoyed reading this thread way too much hahahahaha. All jokes aside though remember to take care of yourself before your company no matter how toxic the culture might be. Facebook, google, zoom, gong, sales force, and the rest of these companies are more worried about their bottom line than you as a person so I advise you think the same way to protect yourself. Your well-being is not worth sacrificing for a job‼️
thesecretsauce
Politicker
0
Business Development
Apple
Hudsonsmom
Opinionated
0
Area Sales Manager
Automotive manufacturers
Hudsonsmom
Opinionated
0
Area Sales Manager
They really are culty, I work for one and can attest to it
Kinonez
Celebrated Contributor
0
War Room Enthusiast
I’d probably say  Google
Justatitle
Big Shot
0
Account Executive
Without a doubt it’s Gong. 
bamageorge
Celebrated Contributor
0
International Sales Director
Oracle HD
looper1010
Celebrated Contributor
0
Solutions Specialist
WeWork before the IPO.
JuicyKlay
Celebrated Contributor
0
AM
WeWork
alecabral
Arsonist
0
Director - Digital Sales Transformation
Google
bamageorge
Celebrated Contributor
0
International Sales Director
P&G too
hellogrinch
Valued Contributor
0
Sales Exec
Apple IMO

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