Austin Branch (Horrible) - Account Manager BrightView Employee Review

1.0
Jul 10, 2017
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Pros

Working with plants and being active

Cons

Facts: No Support or Guidance Berated for Sales Zero Appreciation 98+% of the managers left in 2016 12 hour work days are common place Focus on time spent at office instead of productivity Not a professional working environment (racist/ anti-semitic, homophobic comments, constant cursing and locker room humor) Hostile work environment – I literally heard my boss say, “I’m about to cold clock someone," in the conference room. When asking about commission I was not receiving, was told not to focus on it. No answer after months of asking with zero commission for sales 6 months old. Two different managers offered to give previous employees sales to me. Commissions are structured so they are never paid. Sales goal went from $18.5k/ month to 32k and eventually $60k When told that in contact, 3rd party chem applications would not be done to save money, attempts to hold branch ethically accountable to the scope of work, I was again berated for doing the right thing. Opinion - Worst place I have ever worked

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