First and foremost, when I gave two week notice they cut me that day and my benefits ended that day so I had to pay COBRA to bridge the two weeks notice I gave. That’s incredibly inhuman. DO NOT GIVE NOTICE TO THIS COMPANY IF YOU NEED BENEFITS. Also…
Incredible micromanagement. I never imagined in a million years that a company would have this much micromanagement. Countless mandatory meetings per day (many of them spontaneous) where we’re asked for information so have to stay tuned in, call blitzes several times per week, role plays a couple of times per week, mandatory drop ins where you are forced to drop in as a cold call to prospects (Knock Knock — Hi I’m your ADP rep and you haven’t returned my calls because you’re busy so instead am going door to door to interrupt your flow). They remind us we need to take a vacation day if we want to work — say — half a day on July 3 and then schedule a mandatory meeting at 4pm on July 3rd to make sure we’re working…
Zero — I mean zero — autonomy. This is okay maybe for a junior sales person, but anyone with a few years of experience needs autonomy. Maybe if 80 percent of reps were at quota this might be okay, but only about 1 in 3 (maybe 1 in 2) makes quota so it’s not like their methods are miraculous.
Incredible pressure. If the fiscal year closes out on June 30, and most of the world is on vacation for the month of July, they panic if you’re not at 1/12th your annual quota on August 1st. They treat July — and every month — like it’s the last month of the fiscal year which just creates this relentless pressure cooker of a role.
No draw. The salary is very very low, especial in relation to everything they ask and require.
