Connection reviews

3.3

54% would recommend to a friend

(252 total reviews)

Timothy McGrath

48% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

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3.0
Jul 7, 2016

Sales Rep

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Treated very well when starting out (bonuses, paid training, etc.). Constantly has different events, free food, giveaways, etc.

Cons

After a short time, your sales goals jump through the roof dramatically. Lots of cold calling as well.

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Connection Response
9y
Thank you for your feedback. We do offer our sales representatives excellent opportunities to be successful via training and variable compensation opportunities. Thank you for suggesting to have our more senior sales representatives help our newer people. We will let the President of our SMB sales division aware of your comment.
5.0
Jul 2, 2016
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Pros

-Management that does not micromanage. -Just introduced a good base salary of $40k year 1, $38k year 2 and $36k year 3. This salary allows a livable wage as you build your book of business. -VERY high earning potential. -Lots of perks and free lunches/swag. Plus perks for hitting goal, getting calls with vendors and creating opportunities. -Lots of bonuses.

Cons

-Some luck involved, can be disheartening when a newer person gets a big deal even when they haven’t talked to anyone and the vendor reaches out to PC Connection and that person luckily is tagged to that account. Can be good if it happens to you though! -It’s a grind. 50-70 calls everyday, lots of hang ups and people not answering or blocking/screening your calls. Sometimes feel like a typical telemarketer, even though you’re not. -Takes time to build your book of business. Have to stick it out for 2 years or so. -Can be tough to ask the right questions when you get a decision maker on the phone if you’r not tech. savvy. -Training is good, but does not really stick. You need to just do it in order to learn the systems. -The software program JDE is INCREDIBLY old and NOT intuitive. Something out of the 80’s. Literally looks like MS dos.

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Connection Response
9y
Thank you for your positive comments about working at PC Connection. Glad to hear you feel we are providing you with tools to be successful. We understand your concern over JDE being an outdated system and our IT organization has several initiatives underway to improve our systems.
5.0
Jun 21, 2016

Solid people centric culture

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Pros

Stable, consistent and healthy work environment. Amazing people to work with across the board. High average tenure for high performers indicating job longevity and constant career progress. Enjoyable day to day engagement for those with the right mindset.

Cons

None that I have faced recently.

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10y
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