Hard but lucrative - Senior Sales Executive Houzz Employee Review

5.0
Sep 16, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Short sales cycle. Good compensation

Cons

Hard to hit quota, software is wonky

avatar
Houzz Response
1y
Thank you for your 5 star review! It is wonderful to see such a long-term Houzzer sharing like this. I appreciate noting the short sales cycle with Houzz Pro. Thanks to our incredible sales team and their relationships with pros in our industry, we have been able to make our tools more powerful as well. If you have more to share about how we can improve, please reach out anytime. Bridget Wilkerson, Senior Director of Sales - New Business (bridget.wilkerson@houzz.com)

Explore other reviews about Houzz

5.0
Jun 26, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great people and culture within

Cons

Need to up spend on leads

1.0
Jul 1, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Coworkers are super cool and great to work with. Role is remote.

Cons

Fake, cheesy culture and micromanagement with monotonous internal meetings. AE company meetings feel like a time waste with redundant material coverage and group activity work. Managers will message you if you go 10-15 minutes without making a call. It feels like you're working in a demoralizing call center. Tech stack and CRM are disconnected, outdated, and constantly glitch, preventing productivity and conversation tracking. Reporting is also archaic and not customizable. You're working ~9 hour days with below average pay, and will be encouraged to work Saturdays and be a "weekend warrior!” You are expected to make 600+ cold calls weekly and average 2 hours of talk time daily. If you have PTO planned, managers will ask that you raise your call and talk time volume to compensate for your time off. The calls you're making are from a list of old leads that are either no longer in business, have a terrible past experience with Houzz (please do your research on Houzz - they have ripped off many businesses and provide subpar customer service), rarely show up for your meetings, or have zero budget and "owe money to the IRS." Outreach doesn't feel strategic. From those leads, you're expected to hold ~3 demos daily. This is not a sustainable place for a career, and frankly a waste of your time.

6
See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All