Cellular Sales reviews

3.6

68% would recommend to a friend

(3,794 total reviews)
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Dane Scism

76% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Cellular Sales has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 3,794 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Cellular Sales employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Telecommunications industry (3.6 stars).

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1.0
Nov 6, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

They built a new building which is nice.

Cons

Have angry customers call you all day No raises for 3-4 years and it's done across the entire call center Supervisors are pretentious and unwilling to help when needed, pass the buck system Equipment was out-of-date, old Dell computers and the data systems they used were terrible

2.0
Oct 15, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

If you're at the right locations you can make very good money Decent training program Medical/Dental insurance are decent Schedules are very flexible, if you need a day off they are really good about accommodating you. Or you can just find someone to pick up your shift.

Cons

Your systems are VERY limited compared to corporate stores, so this will create LOTS of customer service issues. Their "chargeback" system, basically if one of your clients cancels their contract within 6 months and the phone isn't returned, you will have the commission you earned PLUS the cost of the phone revoked. I saw people lose anywhere between $300-$700 per month from their paychecks because of this. (in all fairness however upon being hired they do disclose this chargeback system to you) If something turns up missing, they take it out of the employees paycheck. Up front prices of phones and accessories are much higher than corporate stores, making it that much harder to close sales (typically $50-$100 higher than corporate stores). The customers in a lot of cases have to do mail in rebates to get any cost differences back, which again creates lots of unnecessary customer service issues. Floating to different locations is mandatory, sometimes having to drive 40-50 miles to work with no reimbursement for fuel. Also making it harder to see your referrals and client base. It seems like they encourage a cut throat/unethical sales environment. Nobody is really disciplined or discouraged from stealing other sales peoples sales. Lying to customers is pretty common, i've seen quite a few people sell these "open box" phones to customers without disclosing it was a returned item, just so they can make a higher commission. No vacation time. All in all it's a decent place for a young kid to start out in sales, or maybe a wife who's using this as a supplemental income. . I wouldn't recommend this place if you're the main source of income for your family, or expect this to be a long term career path.

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Cellular Sales Response
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This is very concerning. Please contact our Knoxville headquarters via email hr@cellularsales.com and give us specific examples of how you are encouraged to be unethical. That is not something we want practiced or taught, and goes against our core belief of hiring honest, personally responsible sales professionals.
5.0
Oct 14, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

I am a proud employee of Cellular Sales! Cellular Sales is a family-style workplace that holds it's pride through honesty, hard work ethic, and personal responsibility. Here at Cellular Sales, hard work ethic is recognized and with hard work comes benefits and promotions. As our company is expanding, there are constant openings for new positions in several campaigns and with our 'only promote within' policy, it holds a standard that every employee is equally eligible to move up, as well as, every employee starts from the same point to guarantee that everyone above you has 'been where you are' and knows empathy to the core. Not only are you able to move up from hard work, but you also have the ability in gaining bonuses each month! You must be asking yourself, "It's easy to move up and you can earn bonuses, the environment must be the catch." Well you've never been more wrong! I look forward to coming to work every day (including over time when it's available!), seeing my bosses and co-workers, and having some of the best laughs and conversations.. I'm so happy I'm with this company. It's by far my favorite vocation I've ever been a part of.

Cons

Every job has Pros and Cons, but those are purely opinionated per individual. I personally, don't have any issues with this vocation. It's based at an awesome location, so lunch time is full of options (plus, we have our own built-in cafeteria and are catered everyday in-case you do not want to venture away from work)! Parking is not an issue. You have complete flexibilty with schedules! What's not to like?

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