Toxic and political - join only if it is not sales - Anonymous employee Twilio Employee Review

1.0
Jun 25, 2020
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- great benefits - generally competent ceo and leadership

Cons

- Forced voluntary resignation - Certain hr personnel in a certain region likes to make jokes/comments that are rather unprofessional and personal. Though without malicious intents, it can be rather uncomfortable and annoying to deal with in the workplace - High risk low reward industry - Sales process, comp structure and politics is a mess - Think through every word you say during your 1 on 1 manager and with your colleagues as you never know when it might come back to haunt you.

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