Samsara culture//will working here look good on my resume?

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Feb 15, 2021 8 Comments

I think I’m about to get an offer at Samsara for a non-eng role and have seen pretty bad reviews online, even though the team I met seems really nice!
Im currently at a startup working extremely hard for people who treat me like shit lol so im not sure if Samsara could be worse than that.
So two questions:
Is it as bad as the reviews say? Is it a company that will look good on my resume to eventually help me go to FAANG/better companies?
Thanks so much in advance - i really appreciate any feedback

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    bananas 🍌

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    bananas 🍌
    Nobody has heard of Samsara - there is no prestige here, gimme a break.
    If you have other options, I’d avoid Samsara. Too far into funding rounds for your equity to be worth anything, so the upside potential has passed. Why deal with the sub-market salary, and all that stuff people complain about in the reviews?! You’ve been warned.
    Feb 23, 2021 1
    • Samsara
      qzwxecrvt

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      qzwxecrvt
      Upside potential is definitely not passed and is actually pretty high given the growth and the value of the last round during covid.
      Not sure if you are aware what is an average growth of most round A, round B startups or the scale of that growth? I am guessing you will be surprised but leave the investigation to you.
      Also, engs have recently received decent comp updates so salaries are competitive even without a pretty obvious and still multiple x upside.
      Feb 24, 2021
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    gsdD28

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    gsdD28
    Will reiterate that company sentiment was really bad for a while post-layoffs, which is a large source of the negative reviews you may find online. I myself was a pretty big detractor. People seem a lot happier nowadays and we are back in high-growth mode.
    Feb 23, 2021 0
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    Jk-bxtt71

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    Jk-bxtt71
    In terms of prestige, I’d say samsara is still high up there. Most people just don’t know about us yet because company is pretty low-key. But I expect that will change this year.
    Feb 16, 2021 0
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    supernerd7

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    supernerd7
    Depends on your role. I’m non-eng too, and the work life balance has been pretty amazing for me recently as long as you hit your goals. The comp has also gotten a lot more competitive recently. I don’t think it’s gonna look bad on your resume to work at a fast-growing startup. Many of the reviews are probably from the times when people were over-worked/underpaid (don’t think it’s true anymore), or are from salespeople, which is just a do-or-get-fired org because of the nature of the job. Overall, I still recommend!
    Feb 15, 2021 0
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    ydvnoydvn

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    ydvnoydvn
    I'm happy here as a SWE. Morale and reviews took a hit after COVID layoffs last year but have mostly recovered as far as I can tell.
    As for getting into FAANG later on, I think it you'd be fine. At least in my experience, recruiters from those companies reach out pretty often.
    Feb 15, 2021 0