A good company that thinks they are an amazing company. - Solutions Consultant PagerDuty Employee Review

3.0
Jul 2, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Compensation is in line with the tech industry. Wellness Days and 'Hibernation Duty' weeks are ahead of industry norms. Commercial sales leadership and teams are excellent, and the product is well suited for this market. The product is good, and has a great deal of value for many customers.

Cons

There is an over-emphasis on Diversity, Inclusion and Equity to the point that it is a distraction in all-hands meetings and has deleterious effects in team planning and recruiting. It is counterproductive and making the company less diverse in unintended ways. (Example: The mascot 'Pagey' uses they/them pronouns. The fact that a mascot has preferred pronouns should tell you everything you need to know.) Other reviewers have correctly commented on the heavy influx of SFDC management, which has created an executive 'in-crowd' of those who have recently arrived, made some bad decisions that have eroded the culture of the organization, then pat themselves on the back for 30% YoY growth that was initiated by other people's hard work two years prior. This has crowded out experienced leadership that brought PD through the IPO period to the detriment of the organization. The company desperately wants to think of themselves as scrappy and in late start-up mode, but this is very much not the case. They are very slow to move on product advances, are highly siloed in communications among departments, and new executives are free to eliminate entire job functions while parroting "People First" slogans. This is a good company that believes they are an amazing company. Although great for executive talking points at kick-off meetings and CNBC appearances, the gap in intellectual honesty is preventing these same executives from effective assessments about the performance and direction of the company.

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5.0
May 14, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

It was a wonderful company when I joined back in 2017. Truly the best place I've ever worked for in my 10+ years in sales. People were helpful, intelligent, humble (including almost all execs), and driven. Benefits were fantastic as well, and pay was just under industry average but lots of room to make a lot more than OTE due to uncapped commissions. Execs were willing to join customer meetings even with smaller accounts, thinking strategically, not transactionally. I enjoyed my 4 years there, and while this review is extremely overdue, it was my experience and I'd go back there in a heartbeat if I were still doing sales.

Cons

Some things have changed since I left, but there are still many people remaining at the company for over 5-8 years and tell me things are still better than some other tech companies their spouses or friends work. PD tightened up spend to get to profitability, which resulted in some layoffs over the last couple years as well. Now with the departure of Jenn Tejada and new CEO coming onboard, it's going to be interesting to see where he'll take the company moving forward.

3.0
Feb 14, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Colleagues are intelligent, supportive, and the workforce is very diverse, with a strong culture of collaboration. The company is forward‑thinking in its use of AI and innovation. Overall compensation and benefits are very competitive.

Cons

This environment isn’t for the faint of heart. You’ll push beyond your limits, and the work never really stops. There’s always a light at the end of the tunnel, but it often feels just out of reach. One year here can feel like five. The pace is relentless, and it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. The AI strategy has strong potential, but it urgently needs clearer guardrails. The stock performance hasn’t been ideal, and the company would benefit from slowing down to recalibrate. There are far too many meetings devoted to information that is already clearly visible on the dashboard. There are wellness days, which is appreciated, but the fact that they feel essential highlights how intense and draining it is.

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