STAY AWAY PLEASE. NOT A REAL COMPANY - Account Manager Carahsoft Employee Review

1.0
Jan 15, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

none. THE CEO MAKES THE MANAGERS GIVE FAKE REVIEWS ON GLASSDOOR TO MAKE IT SEEM LEGIT. BEWARE. I get that every company there are bad experiences but this job was a joke. I left with no bad blood but do not want people making the same mistake I did.

Cons

THINGS I WISH PEOPLE TOLD ME: -no HR department -starting salary is a joke ($34K) - long hours and weekends (no OT) -barely any federal holidays off -cold calling all day -you have to send a "daily update" every day which is pointless -you have a system on your computer that tracks how long you are away from your desk -10 days PTO (another joke) -Micromanaging -CEO treats you like a kid and will take your phone if you are on it -no growth -the managers and directors are a joke and are only there bc they couldn't get a job anywhere else and stayed at the company -they hire anyone that can speak english (lots of 19 year olds with no college degree work there) -takes 45 min to get out of the parking lot -hours are 8:30 to 5:30 but if you leave right at 5:30 you get yelled at -your paycheck each month is up to your directors discretion - the CEO makes his money by hiring people at a low ($34K) salary and then making them cold call until they quit within 6 months -highest turnover rate -busy season you have to stay until 10pm all of September and even weekends (again no OT) -treated like a kid - please do not think that I am just one employee that feels this way. 90% of the company quits before a year and these are the reasons. please stay away.

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Cons

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5.0
Jun 19, 2026
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Pros

4.5 years working at Carahsoft, I’ve seen and heard it all. Work from home, too many people take this for granted. They promote within! Plenty of opportunity to move up if you work hard and deserve obviously. Work hard, be proactive, take accountability, be reliable, consistent aka do your job and you aren’t micromanaged. If the above is done, they compensate you very nicely. Craig pays 50% of health insurance (not sure if this has changed for new hires) that is unheard of and extremely helpful. Insurance is great, never had any issues. Craig cares and does so much for his employees, way more than I think some people deserve and take for granted. Team Trip, 401k match, Shoe Day, Epic Bar Tab, Reggae Fest, milestone and birthday gift cards, Trophy Bottle, snack boxes, and more.

Cons

They hire kids right out of college with zero work ethic and work experience. They don’t fire people enough, you have a handful of top performers picking up the slack for their colleagues and carrying the team. 60+% of my pay is bonus which makes tax season daunting and stressful.

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