Does Proofpoint pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Proofpoint employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Proofpoint. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Proofpoint?

64% of Proofpoint employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Proofpoint 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Proofpoint?

Software Engineer (64) , Account Manager (57) , Sales (56) , Account Executive (49) , Senior Software Engineer (34) , Sales Engineer (19) , Product Support Engineer (14) , Manager (13) , Named Account Manager (13) , Director (11) , Business Development Representative (BDR) (10) , Devops Engineer (10) , Marketing (10) , Product Manager (10) , Sales Manager (10)

What are the pros of working at Proofpoint according to real employee reviews?

"One of the main reasons I joined PP was because of the people and great feedback from customers on technology." ((in 133 reviews)); "work life balance is good and company mission is nice" ((in 70 reviews)); "Teams are great and we work well with our customers providing them value." ((in 53 reviews)); "Good benefits and package at the point of signing up." ((in 53 reviews)); "Great leadership and vision" ((in 40 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Proofpoint according to real employee reviews?

"Poor Management: Internal processes for everything are slow and bureaucratic." ((in 61 reviews)); "1. Constant Layoffs." ((in 22 reviews)); "No training and no onboarding procedures in place." ((in 18 reviews)); "401K match is 5% up to $1,500 total..." ((in 17 reviews)); "No 401k match" ((in 15 reviews))

What are employees saying about Proofpoint layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Proofpoint layoffs and their outlook for job security at Proofpoint in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Proofpoint locations?

Reading , Belfast , London , Glasgow

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3.6

64% would recommend to a friend

(1,175 total reviews)

Sumit Dhawan

59% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

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Proofpoint has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,175 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Proofpoint employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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1K reviews

3.0

Feb 3, 2024

Profits Over People

Software engineer

Recommend

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Pros

Decent Pay Good coworkers Good direct management Some decent benefits (but probably won't last)

Cons

Until a couple of months ago I'd have had very little to put here, but the Thoma Bravo has decided at last that it's time to throw their weight around. They ousted the old executive staff that built the company into what it is and brought in their own hatchet man with a "suck it up or leave" attitude. Forced return to office after almost 4 years of full flexibility. Not willing to listen to concerns as his loyalty is not to the employees but to generate short term profits for Thoma Bravo. Whether Proofpoint sinks after it's sold is not their concern. I would not advise anyone to join the company at this stage if they have any other prospects as even the staff currently here are either looking out or half expecting to be laid off to give the company finances a quick boost before sale.

1.0

May 30, 2016

not a good choice if one works in Reading UK

Sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The products are rather advanced compared to the industry, otherwise not many pros to mention. The sales compensation plan as well as the benefits in the UK are rather average.

Cons

They try to match almost every salary expectations because nobody is interested in a career with them. In the beginning they blind new employees with nice trips to the US but often unhelpful training and then let them work totally unsupported. Support from 1st. line management is mostly non-existent, even for important sales related decisions. There is no culture, other than bullying, back-stabbing and hostility in the Reading office. In general the work-environment is rather ridiculous and anything else but professional. The Reading UK office is also based in a business park which is rather hard to reach, often clogged with traffic jams or unreliable public transport.

1.0

Jul 20, 2021

HR Issues swept under the carpet

Sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Initially a very good place to work, great team spirit and collaboration plus opportunities to learn and progress. This unfortunately changed quickly.

Cons

- Huge HR violations (alcoholism and grotesque sexual harassment), which the entire team were aware of, were swept under the carpet by management because the culprits were hitting targets. - Big switch to micromanagement - Mass issuing of PIPs to motivate sales reps through intimidation

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