Sales with favoritism and no life - Retail Sales Consultant AT&T Employee Review

2.0
Jan 17, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Raises occur every half year and are pretty decent. Benefits including discount off of service, home services, and the online marketplace. Interacting with different types of people with different backgrounds always makes every day different. Good amount of vacation and retirement plan.

Cons

Certain reps in the company get away with anything, without doing work. There's specific reps in the area I work that are handed sales or accounts to deal with, and can get away by sitting in the backroom or at a computer without being told anything. Shady stuff happens as well, and the same people get away with doing that and receive applause for having good, "numbers" Besides that, be prepared to not have a life for the first few years working here. AT&T could care less about you or your family. You won't have weekends off unless you stay with the company for several years. Another con is the attendance policy. If you miss one day you receive a point. That point does not fall off until after a year. Get 8 of those and you're done. Have fun with that if you have kids

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5.0
Sep 23, 2014
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Pros

1 of the best things about AT&T is the training you receive as a New Hire. The company sends you to a designated location for a month's worth of training. They teach you the basics of sales and how to maximize your customers in-store experiences. While at training if it is necessary, they will pay to put you in a hotel, give you an American Express card for daily meals and reimburse you for any travel expenses in a very timely manor. The training you receive is top of the line. Next, lets talk pay. At&t pays their employees extremely well. With a base salary with paid overtime and full benefits and a compensation program, you won't want to leave the company just for that reason. They take care of their employees for the time you spend with them. Room for advancement. At AT&T moving up is a breeze if your motivated and a hard working individual. My current assistant store manager has only been with the company 10 months and is already looking at becoming a small business rep.

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
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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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