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A Temporary Gig. - Sales Executive MSDSonline Employee Review

3.0
Sep 29, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

This is a learning ground for working in the modern business environment. You will have great times and terrible times, but all in all it will prepare you to handle most situations. It seems like everyone here is starting out, so everyone is just trying to do the best they can with limited oversight. The dress code is relaxed, the people will meet on your teams are great (minus the regional sales managers), the product is relatively straight forward, and being connected to the merchandise mart is a plus. The company events are always a good time, and it is great to work with a purely Gen Y place. The product really does help people and make's their lives easier, and I often don't feel like I'm pushing things on others

Cons

The on-boarding training is not good, but they are continuing to work on it. They say you will have a good work life balance, but in order to do well you will have to put in 50 to 60 hours a week. Not much room for free time there. The mid level management is pretty poor, and have a tendency to try and micro manage in order to meet their numbers. They sometimes give good advice, but tend to have their interest at heart first.

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Cons

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5.0
Mar 26, 2016
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Pros

Reading some of these previous reviews on the company and having been with the organization for 5+ years, I'm shocked to see some of these comments; most more negative than positive. I've seen our Sales Team grow from one market to five and 34 to 150+ reps, which is exciting and a true testament to the company's growth. During this time, I have seen the reps who stay dedicated to the job and sales process do extremely well, while the others that are so focused on what the other rep is doing, or what account the other rep closed, lose steam and fizzle out. As a note, we're selling 3 year contracts, not monthly orders of snacks, so the close does take time. It's not about how is everyone else doing, it's about how you're doing and if you can focus on that, you'll be fine. We have been getting better at having our Sales Team events be focused on Team Building, and while drinking is involved sometimes, it's not as huge a focus as other reviews have stated. In addition, the company revamped it's pay structure and you're getting paid residuals for contracts sold last year, along with a higher salary.

Cons

The biggest con about working at the company is staying away from the rotten apples and letting Management handle them. Our Management Team is provided the resources and tools needed to address, so stay focused on you and you'll do fine.

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