Really Decent Company- Not the easiest product to sell
Pros
Overall pretty solid company. I really enjoyed the investments the company made in helping new employees learn the business and products. Telecom isn’t something most software sellers have a general knowledge of and leadership there recognizes this. To that end the onboarding process is fairly intensive and every week there are available learning sessions that anyone can attend. The other employees there are great (from my experience) and it seems the company focuses on finding and hiring really exceptional people. Other perks of the job are catered food on occasion and pretty fun events thrown on behalf of the company.
Cons
IMO telecom can be a fairly difficult product to sell. From an enterprise perspective, DMs are not in the slightest focusing on their telecom as a potential area to save money or enhance their current standing. If you’re working in the enterprise realm you’ll find yourself calling telecom/network managers constantly with little results until you happen across one that is experiencing a problem right then and there and even then the amount of effort for the lift and shift to Bandwidth’s network will turn people away. So buckle up you’ll be grinding to find those few gems. With all that said I think focusing on the software/API side of things offers a lot of value for SMB/MM. The other con that comes to mind is the lack of work flexibility. CEO is a super nice guy but believes work should be done in person. Lastly there is only one mens bathroom on the sales floor and you’ll find yourself lining up with the other guys to wait your turn.