Direct Sales position is getting more challenging and less rewarding! - Direct Sales Representative (Door to Door Sales) Comcast Employee Review

3.0
Jul 8, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Receiving free TV and Internet services is a great benefit. Mileage reimbursement plan works well. Plenty of Holiday, Flex Day, Vacation time and Float days off. Good benefits plan, although a few years ago, senior management did reduce the 401K match from 6% to 4.5% and they also discontinued the stock option plan in our dept. That was a big morale downer for the entire sales team.

Cons

1st level supervisors do the best they can, however senior management is so fixated on delivering stronger and stronger sales numbers that the job is nearly impossible to do if you truly want a satisfying work~life balance. Very poor customer service combined with many inept or lazy co-workers and even worse third-party vendors makes a tough job more difficult. Sales goals are unrealistic and the iCoMP system of reviewing/managing sales claims and pay verification is burdensome and time-consuming. It seems that the Sales Dept supervisors are spending most of their time filing reports and creating spreadsheets than actually doing what a sales supervisor is supposed to do - namely, to reduce/remove sales obstacles so the sales staff can get out to do what they do best. It's tough enough to sell home phone and even TV service in the current tough economy where most folks just want fast Internet and. Netflix account, now I have to sell home security services! I understand that I work in an ever-changing sales environment but it seems that every year I stay at Comcast the workload gets bigger and my pay gets smaller. The "good old days" are long gone, my friends.

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Working at Comcast has given me the opportunity to develop myself; take the time to grow and learn, and that was really important to me during the time in my life when I joined the company. If you have the drive and ambition, there are a ton of ways in which you can grow into a leader if that's what you want to be. I took advantage of the continued education benefit and am finishing my masters degree now... I also joined a couple of the employee resource groups which offer seminars and networking events that support your professional profile. Listen, I'm not a total nerd. The point of my post is that this isn't a company you join and just stay stale within. They encourage your growth, but it's up to you to make it happen. Not only this - it's pretty exciting. We're busy and we have big jobs to do. My salary is in the top percentile for my industry but not only this, I again get the continued education (which is ~$6K/year) plus free cable/internet, top health care benefits and a truly balanced lifestyle - which is rarely the case within the Tech industry.

Cons

Telling people you work at Comcast triggers 2 typical responses: 1) A big hatred rant on customer service 2) A how do I get my foot in the door? The reputation of the company is difficult, but the style of the company is to stay humble - I've never seen the company defend themselves against the harmful and discrediting news that exists. I personally think they should defend themselves a little more - they are between a rock and a hard place in many instances of service. I personally experienced visiting someone's home where the issues they were having with their connection was due to a tree root growing into the cable lines which had been their for over 20 years. Things like that cannot be diagnosed over a phone call. It's hard work in the field for sure. Being a part of the corporate side sometimes we're too disconnected from what's happening on the frontline. So I think the size of the organization comes with its complications, but again if you're a working professional looking for an exciting, robust and sexy career, you can comfortably have it here.

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