If I could give 0 Stars I would... - Account Manager Carahsoft Employee Review

1.0
Jan 8, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Nothing - they lie about everything, pay sucks, management is a joke. Not worth the roller coaster of emotions and empty promises

Cons

The CEO is a money hungry fraud, the weekly emails from him are exhausting, the impossible sales goals are a joke and management sucks. If you want to work for a company that requires over time and offers "promotions", (title change and more work only) but refuses to raise base pay than Carahsoft is the place for you!! Management sucks, HR is non existent, constant problems with 401k withdrawals, paychecks, tax deductions, health care deductions. Bonus pay structure is beyond insane and can never be explained (consistently changed, could be a set amount for a year and then drastically decrease with no explanation) Management gaslights like crazy and tires to brain wash you to live and breathe Carahsoft. New hires make more than seasoned employees, it's almost impossible to receive a base pay increase, team trips haven't happened since covid. There is really no reason to work here. Its so unorganized, I was hired for renewals and ended up being thrown in new biz sales and then bounced around from position to position, the work load is unbearable, cold calling sucks (they also failed to mention the cold calls during the hiring/interview process) call expectations are insane, micromanagement is encouraged on specific teams, gaslighting is expected, bulling from management is expected- just avoid it at all costs. Take it from someone who worked here for 4 years and received nothing but extreme anxiety from it. Save your sanity and apply elsewhere -I promise you will have a better experience avoiding this place.

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5.0
Jul 9, 2026
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Pros

If you get good team, your in good hands

Cons

Pay is bit below average.

5.0
Jun 19, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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