Q&A With ProtectWise, Inc. Employees

It's great! Yes, we work hard and solve big problems, but there is a good balance and our leadership knows that our lives outside of ProtectWise are important.

Extremely flexible with the understanding that exceptionally high performance is both the norm and is expected.

The work/life balance at ProtectWise is good. Like any workplace, you need to be cognizant of your desire to work more than expected -- either for special projects or on an on-going basis. Any of us could easily work 9-18 hours a day, if we let ourselves do so, and ProtectWise is no exception. However, there's no expectation for anyone here to do that. If you get your work done, there's no concern about when you're in the office (or online) or not.

ProtectWise just cut half of its marketing team and brought in a new CFO, which could be indicators of an impending event. I would be cautious when considering employment here, and be sure to do your due diligence to ensure you're not getting into a short-term position.

The sales department at ProtectWise is growing fastest as the product is gaining traction quickly with large, notable customers. All teams are feeling the pressure to keep up, including development, research, marketing, and operations. But that's pretty expected for a startup of this size, and the workload is nothing that these teams can't handle. Everyone is very helpful and ready to pitch in to help. Nobody is left drowning in work.

The pay is fair.

The vibe is hard to describe.

The marketing team itself was excellent, however more than half of those team members are no longer with the organization. Those who are left are capable, confident, friendly people.

The marketing leadership at ProtectWise was top notch, but that leadership was laid-off and the marketing team was re-aligned to report up through product. So it's not a traditional marketing organization any longer.

Use your network to connect with members of the executive team beforehand.

It's not difficult at all.

Very challenged, but in a good way

Open office space with separate offices for executive staff and upper management.

I wish I had asked more questions about its financial situation, including recent rounds of funding and any gap loans or debt financing it had incurred that might impact business decisions.

There's a handful of diversity (women, Asians, LGBT), but for the most part, the company (especially the executive team) is made up of white men.

It is unlimited. People here are treated as high performing adults with all the expectations and privileges that implies.

The interview process at ProtectWise was lengthy. I had several in-person interviews with my manager, one with his manager, and a few with other executives on the team - both in person and by telephone. Overall the process took somewhere between 4 and 6 weeks. At no time did I feel overly pressured to prove myself, and nobody threw at me questions that were intended to trip me up. It's not that kind of place at all.

I think people at ProtectWise generally approve of our CEO. I don't have a lot of direct interaction with him, but he seems plenty nice and knowledgeable.

The culture here is great. I don't think I'd change a thing.

100% paid employee 80/20 medical coverage, full dental and vision.

Amazing.

The technical staff is young but still quite experienced and they have great skill sets. The rest of the team is always ready to help too.

Even though we're distributed geographically, everyone remains very close and everyone is always helpful and collaborative.

Our accomplishments are always recognized, and failures/missteps are pointed out only with constructive feedback, not derision.