Great job if you can handle the pressure - Retail Sales Consultant AT&T Employee Review

4.0
Jun 4, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Working in cellular can be extremely rewarding, personally, professionally, and especially monetarily. If you're good with people and electronics, this job is heaven! You get to help people make tough decisions in an ever changing market, find solutions for their needs (some they didn't know they had), and make their lives better with every sale! At least, that's a good day.

Cons

It's a sales job. At the end of the day, you need to remember your metrics are everything to the management. It can be a little soul crushing being a number, but it's the way these jobs are. Unfortunately, in my time, I saw more and more individual metrics appear without much support from management in maintaining all of them at once. The company wants one thing boosted, everything else suffers, and it becomes a balancing act on a canoe. (Careful not to capsize!) As a result, it can be very stressful at times, especially since not every customer is happy to see you. The key is turning those disgruntled frowners into happy customers, and nailing sales in the process. It's a delicate balance and it can be frustrating until you get the right groove going. Even then, you're bound to hit some bumps along the way.

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AT&T Response
10y
Thanks for your input! Goals help us stay competitive and to grow as individuals and as a company. But we try to balance the challenge of meeting sales goals by providing top notch pay and benefits. We appreciate you and will ensure your feedback is heard.

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Cons

The work and life balance. The hours are long and tiring to the point were when you get home all you want to do is sleep and on your days off as well. Customers you have to deal with and the ability for a sales rep to control the interaction . That is one of the biggest complaint I have about the company. A lot of times customers come into the store hot and as sales reps we don't have the discretion or ability to waive ridiculous fees or fix issues. Everything seems like it has to be refereed to customer care which makes for a bad customer experience in store.

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AT&T Response
11y
We pride ourselves on providing world class pay, benefits, training, and growth opportunities. Thank you for acknowledging one of the things we do well. But more importantly, thank you for your overall feedback and what we can improve upon. We look to develop and empower our employees and make every experience, whether internal or external, seamless. We will ensure your feedback is heard. Thanks again.
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