AppNeta reviews about "training"

* If you're not a pro-active person it is very easy for you to slip under the cracks. You need to ask questions, ask for help and just be proactive. No one's going to say no, but you need to make those opportunities for yourself.

I came from a background where I did not have to be in an office every day. For me, coming to AppNeta, I understood that I was changing roles and would need to be in the office every day. This for me was a transition, not so much a con, as there is good work life balance (better than average for most companies in Boston) and the office is in a great area of the city (Seaport).

- No work/life balance. - High turnover. - Very minimal sales training. - High stress.

Lack of career growth and training could be lacking

Where to begin: don’t let the fact that Bain invested $16 million in this company or that SolarWinds, another Bain company, the company they were supposedly competing against and whose product they constantly trashed on, also invested in them fool you- there is a reason why no new investors have come on board. Zero continuity within the organization. Every department does things their own way, since management has no set processes in place. This is a major reason why the company is losing money and why customers routinely churn. If you have a pulse, you will get hired. Recent college grads make up the majority of the sales floor. Most of them are only there for a paycheck, and don’t put in any real work. This, combined with NO training and NO guidance by management = the company not hitting its number. This should not be happening, especially having technology that is actually pretty good. They frown upon you having an opinion. It’s called a “start up”, but if you have an opinion of your own and express any sort of dissatisfaction to the wrong person, you will get ratted on. Two grown men cannot have a conversation regarding major changes that were taking place without one of them getting over sensitive about the truth and crying about it to the VP. If you are a robot with no sense of self worth, this is the place for you. Marketing is comprised of a handful of rich and spoiled 20 somethings who come in after 10, leave at 4 and take an hour and a half lunch break. Seeing them at their desk is a rarity, and when they are they spend their time either on Facebook or not distributing the “leads” that come in through 3rd, 4th, and 10th party websites who have no idea AppNeta exists. Commissions are not always paid on time, and management will constantly try to find ways NOT to pay them in full. As it turns out, the smartest people at AppNeta are the several who quit after a week because, in their words, “this place sucks”. Extremely high turnover on all levels, especially in sales. They place no value on employees who actually care and are willing to put the work in. I challenge anyone who interviews there to bring any of these things up. They will either A. Try to get around the topic, or B. Say that the opinions of one person do not reflect the company. The truth is these are the feelings of both current and former employees. If you need further proof, look at any one of the sales people in the eye- they will remind you of a neglected dog from an ASPCA commercial. Everyone is miserable, but they stay because A. “it’s a paycheck”, or B. they hope things will get better.

Horrible place to work if you intend to have a career. From a business stand point, they have gone through multiple VCs who have all dumped them. They do not have the management to keep solvent beyond whatever scraps they get from various VCs. From the tech side, they are now considered irrelevant.

Where does one start? I'll start by saying most of the reviews on here are dead on accurate. Poor morale, poor management and poor training. This list can go on... Be prepared. The company changes it's mind/strategy/sales focus/branding like one would change their underwear. Essentially, it's a company setting it's employees up to fail from day one. I was optimistic, but quickly learned everything that was said on here, is true, and nothing has changed (even from the first review). Management is too determined to make a sales model work that clearly is too hands-off for a technology that requires more hands-on (i.e. account management - which is a role that doesn't exist here). Especially since they're hiring college graduates with zero sales experience and providing them no training. Sure, the compensation plan is pretty good (which is why people stick around and don't leave unless they are fired/laid off), but if you get fired or laid off, be prepared to set realistic expectations that you won't find something that has a compensation plan set-up quite the same way. You aren't that entitled. Be prepared to come in, sit at a desk and start dialing for dollars. If marketing is hiring - find another company. Any best practice you come in with, throw it out the window. It's all about lists, and being a "yes person." Definitely don't have a good idea, it's wasted here. Don't be fooled by the location, paid snacks, ping-pong tourney's, beer Thursdays/Fridays and loud music. It's all smoke and mirrors. I've seen more people who have quit, been laid off or fired in the short amount of time I was there, than I have in my entire career. All departments on alert[sales, marketing, operations) - no one is safe. It's sad, but there's a lot of opportunity, but too bad they have no clue about how to capitalize on it.