Active Network reviews

The company continues to buy smaller companies in order to dominate the market, and often assigns those offices a manager in another office. The downside is that many people end up having remote managers, and unfortunately these managers aren't equipped to remotely manage. The company says that they offer extensive training no matter your job, but unfortunately that's not true. It's a very corporate environment where everyone is judged on numbers. It's also very difficult to get hired at this company especially at the Canadian branch unless you were purchased as a company. Should you happen to get a manager that thinks more of themselves then actually does work, then you'll want to quit as soon as you started as many have. It's really hard to advance in this company as well. Even if you do your job well, it's no guarantee that you'll move up.

The company grew really fast, and they promoted people who weren't necessarily right for management. As we all know, a good sales rep does not always equal a good manager. It is a chaotic environment and communication is lacking at best. Training is non-existent and it's really an environment of fight or flight. Employees are not given to tools to succeed - they have to find them on their own. Also, there are several markets within the company that have been developed without the proper market and competitor analysis. Quotas are thrown at sales reps who are not trained or prepared to be successful. They have to research the market on their own - which would be fine if quotas weren't doled out so lackadaisically, and base salaries weren't set so low. There is a lack of structure, which is great for some, but detrimental to others. Active can feel like a revolving door - it's a high turnover company, and everyone is alright with that.