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Cogent Communications

Is this your company?

Highly Saturated Market; Way too many employees. - Regional Account Manager Cogent Communications Employee Review

3.0
Jul 28, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

-Full benefits package, medical, dental etc... -You can a $4000.00 sign on bonus (it pays $1000.00 extra each month for 4 months) -Easy going environment in most circumstances, I loved my office, co-workers, and manager but absolutely hated the work I was doing.

Cons

You basically sell fiber internet to tenants in Cogent fiber lit buildings. This means that you and 500 other employees are calling the same tenants over and over again. I think they keep hiring more people so that they can weed out the people who do not desperately need a job, and throw the rest out. You get 6 months to make a sale or you are out the door, and I assure you it is extremely, extremely difficult. It is required of you to make about 50-60 calls a day and input 45+ activities in the system. You are just a number, not very much job security if you are hounding on same tenants who tell you they are in contract for the billionth time. Starting RAM salary is $40000.

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
Jul 1, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Free coffee and soda that's it.

Cons

Where do you even start. The company has no direction and the stock has dropped over $70 in a year. All the cutbacks that they make to cover losses come from reps compensation. You have to clock in and clock out everyday like you work in a candy factory and if you miss clocking in or clocking out they fire you. So many lazy people .They equip you with a laptop from 2017 that barely works and an iPhone SE from 2006. Most of the prospects block the numbers so cogent can't call . They have no one to sell to.

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