Don't ignore the red flags - Sales Development Representative (SDR) Deel Employee Review

1.0
Jul 19, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Nice team members and working remote in different countries

Cons

My time at Deel was mentally draining and I ignored many red flags from the beginning. This started with a recruitment process where I was 'forced' to make a decision within 24 hours and where negotiation wasn't possible. Onboarding was short and sales performance was expected after only a couple of weeks. Targets were unrealistic and we were micromanaged intensely. Expect doing 100 cold calls a day and mass emailing every company in the country. Being ill and taking time off were frowned upon and don't be surprised if your manager calls you after work hours or during your holiday.

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Deel Response
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We’re sorry to hear this; we really appreciate your transparent feedback on having friendly team members and the ability to work remotely from various locations. We are still in a startup growth mode, building what we hope to be a remarkable team experience in the near future. It’s feedback like this that helps us improve. We value and appreciate our team members and are committed to creating a great culture and environment for all. We have taken action items from your comments on the speedy recruitment, ambitious sales targets, and insufficient support for time-off, and will bring this back to our leadership and people teams.

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5.0
Jun 10, 2026
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Pros

- Fully Remote - Global team - Best talent in the world - People genuinely care, not only about customers but also the team mates - Deel speed is real - Real collaborative environment where you are valued - Amazing team culture with work life balance

Cons

No negotiation route for compensation during promotions

2.0
May 25, 2026
Anonymous contractor
Recommend
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Pros

- Fully remote - Mostly nice and talented people, you can learn a bunch and the atmosphere is good in the beginning - Once you realize you're not ever getting a raise you can get by doing bare minimum - You can write the ceo on slack and he will respond, which is actually insane considering its such a huge company

Cons

- Everyone is underpaid, even the senior directors. They present employee equity as extra compensation, but make it very difficult to sell shares at secondaries. - Raise/promotion policies are set up in a way where most ppl will never get it. I've seen superstar employees get 2% annual raise. The rest got 1%. - Pay is localized, so you can do the same exact job but get pay half of the compensation if you're not based in the US. - It's either employee contract for less money, and you have some employee rights given to you by your country, or more money but you're getting misclassified on a b2b contract and using vaction days when you get sick. The actual work requirements and responsibilities are the same in both cases. - If you're not drinking the koolaid you better fall in line and keep any opinions challenging the status quo to yourself - Manager can get pretty manipulative, they'll say anything to appease you, but will not act in your interest unless it aligns with their internal politics play

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