Its a mess over there right now... Don't apply! - Inbound Sales Bluehost Employee Review

1.0
Aug 31, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

+ They teach this cool Challenger Sales Process. Its amazing with how it works and I think it was the most interesting thing about it + As an employee they give a lot of discounts and services free. It was the best thing I was able to take away from it. + They Don't micro-manage + Free fruits and Veggies + Really laid back + Modern working environment + They give you hosting to try and you can use it to build your own website

Cons

+ Probation period. If you even seem like your not getting it then they will fire you. I didn't know about it until I was fired by one of the managers to not worry about my performance. + Trainers tell you that Bluehost cares about you and they will work with you to make sure you do well and yet they have a probation period they don't tell you about. + If they know you are working with the Training Dept they wont give you the proper time to succeed. + They only want you use the challenger sales process which is bad cause they don't give you time to learn it. + They cut the commissions almost as soon as I got there. They took away all the easy sales from reps. + The environment was depressing because you work with a lot of people that remember how good it used to be before they were bought out. Feels like you started working their too late + If they use their hosting and you get fired they will delete your sites without warning and you have to pay full price to get them restored. + Managers don't communicate with each other + They want you to unlearn what you know about sales. + They don't want you to sell a lot + They don't want you to sell using your personal experience. + They lost the best part of Bluehost, the founder.

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Like any large, fast-moving company, priorities can shift quickly, and there’s always a lot happening at once. This can be challenging at times, but it also creates opportunities to learn and stretch.

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