Pros
POTENTIAL! This place has so much potential in every category, but as you read, you'll see how 1 person and/or manager can truly MAKE or BREAK a culture/atmosphere. Its a job. DIRECTLY across the street from the future site of the Atlanta Braves. Downstairs café has a good selection, with good food and exceptional service. Mike is the man! I got a free Nike dry-fit polo. Free office supplies. A large majority of the sales staff are really good people to work with and be around. $50K base for ALL hires/employees is decent for a sales job.
Cons
I honestly don't know where to begin, so I guess I'll be blunt and just list examples. Absolutely negative place/culture/atmosphere. This place will literally suck the life out of you! -They scare you, saying you'll NEVER be able to find another sales base salary at $50K anywhere else. This is laughable because I received 3+ job offers after leaving Granite and each were above that astonishing mark of $50K and I ended up accepted the 65. Thanks Granite! -I just couldn't take the stress or walking into work every day knowing I'd be looked down upon for petty, non-business related things. -You'll get "fined" $5 for every late/absent internal meeting. (Regardless, whether you were discussing business with a client/prospect, still $5) -You'll get a Vacation Day taken away if you show up to work with a little bit of scruff or haven't shaved. (This is no joke.) -You WILL receive weekly, if not daily emails discussing things such as showing up late a minute late to work or not shaving, threatening your job and livelihood. -I can take getting heckled, but Granite really started becoming a "bully" type atmosphere where employees would just stay reserved to ensure they wouldn't be chastised or made fun of. -One meeting, I had a manager tell me, he'd support and/or assist me in any way possible to help me out. At the end of the meeting I requested my manager join me on a call. ***His response: "I'd love to, but I have to take my dog out."*** -I saw a close friend/coworker quit/resign for "personal reasons" the same week he closed a $5K+ commission deal because he couldn't take one more hour, let alone day/week in that place. If that doesn't speak volumes to you, then hey, maybe this is the place for you!