Time for the yearly Layoff - Senior Solutions Architect Equifax Employee Review

1.0
Jan 26, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The few remaining experienced FTEs are great to work with.

Cons

It will be difficult for this review to be seen with the plethora of "great place to work" and "awesome work-life balance" reviews entered by Equifax themselves. Although Glassdoor does not allow employers to change reviews, they have not worked out a way to prevent spamming reviews to keep the ratings up. This is a review from an actual employee that will probably be buried under the HR ones. Equifax was a decent enough company before the breach. We had issues like any other company, but it was a good place to work. Then came Bryson Koehler, the visionary from The Weather Channel, who would revolutionize everything. Fast forward a couple of years... He has indeed made his mark on the company. Under his brilliant leadership, we now have a work-life balance, in that you work double time most of the year and then get a much-needed break from work when the yearly layoffs come around. His gentle messages explaining why no raises can be given warms my heart since I assume he is also forgoing any additional compensation. It is hard to imagine him having to scrape by another year on a mere $3 million yearly compensation. I would be remiss if I didn't bring up the inclusivity. All the photoshoots with him dancing at Diwalli, or standing momentarily by a person of color are inspiring. I, for one, can never forget his inspiring speech at our Woman's Day event when he explained that women are great at being moms. (Yeah, that happened) For anyone that missed the hints of sarcasm, please, do yourself a favor and do not apply for any positions at Equifax.

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Cons

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2.0
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Recommend
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Pros

My direct manager. Comp plan if you’re lucky enough to find several whale clients, and if you’re lucky, the commission is approved.

Cons

There are a lot. First, office politics. Equifax expects employees to be very corporate and robotic. Metrics metrics metrics. 100% focused on revenue, not customers. Metrics, metrics, metrics. PIP overuse. Even when you’re 150% to yearly plan 6mo in, they expect 300%. Make sure to keep receipts. Senior management will find the most ridiculous ways to push reps out, continently right before a huge payout of a very delayed commission plan. (Sell something in Jan 2025, you will only get a fraction of commission until June 26). That’s if the exception committee approves payout (which never happens). If you sell a big deal, don’t expect to get paid 100% of what the plan says.

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