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Cogent Communications

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Good place to work, potential to make good money, but constant grind and if you don't sell fast they let you go - Anonymous employee Cogent Communications Employee Review

4.0
Aug 19, 2010
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good base salary, great commission rate Managers are very accessible and helpful

Cons

They don't give you enough time to build a book, they fire you after 6-9 months if you're below quota Veterans of the company are shady, exploit the system to keep accounts they shouldn't have and steal yours out from under you You only have 30 days to find an opportunity with a potential client, but contracts last 3 years long so most companies aren't in a position to buy (like finding a needle in a haystack) You aren't paid until the service is installed, sometimes that's 90-120 days after you close the deal

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Cons

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Jul 1, 2026
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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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