There are much better opportunities - Sales Representative Carahsoft Employee Review

1.0
Mar 22, 2021
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Working here destroyed me within 5 months of employment. To start off, the CEO is a psychopath: if you have your cellphone out he will scream at you and potentially throw it across the room or in the trash. The CEO seems very paranoid of young workers and keeps them on a tight leash with tons on micromanagement (my current employer knows people are adults and would never treat anyone this way). The job itself is depressing - you are required to just make phone calls all day and it is not uncommon to be screamed or cussed at by the “customers” as they are not interested in what is being said to them. The pay is a complete joke, no one can afford to live on the starting “salary”. Do not expect a work life balance working here, the set hours are horrendous and on top of that it’ll take you 30 - 60 minutes to leave the parking lot. I was lucky enough to get out of this place before busy season and I am so thankful. During busy season you have to work mandatory 12+ hour work days without a lunch break and also weekends - you also do not get any extra compensation since you are salaried (there is currently a lawsuit against the company regarding this). You do not accrue PTO - you are given a set number of days of vacation each year which is below the standard. If you talk to your coworkers you will get screamed at since you are taking time out of the day to try and enjoy a few minutes instead of making phone calls. The medical and retirement plans are a joke and not worth it - the CEOs brother runs the 401K accounts which is sketchy. Taxes are done a strange way and I was told multiple employees ended up owing thousands at the end of the year in taxes. You do get free alcohol and a “paid company trip” - this trip is only 2 days so it’s not even worth it. I do think working here helped get me my current job as I probably looked destroyed in my interview since I took time off of work to interview. I also cried multiple days driving to work as I plain hated working here. If this is your only option, it is a job, but do not stay here...it is the worst company I have ever worked at.

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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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