Dealt with alot of headaches, but made some decent $$. - Territory Sales Manager Makita Employee Review

3.0
Aug 25, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Autonomy, at least at the begining it was. - Good $$ if you're on pace/plan (I mostly was) - Great product (they make excellent power tools) - Car, demo tools, expense account, work from home; all the good sales job perks

Cons

I don't even know where to start on this. - "90% of your time on job sites"; Distribution writes POs not the josites; Own the end user is very important, other companies have dedicated teams, (DeWalt, Milwaukee), that do this and let the IC guys forge strong RLATIONSHIPS with their dealers - "anti-IC Distributor" stance is distgusting; the market share is terrible and you increase by getting on shelves - Fear culture instilled by upper management are common to middle management and down the chain to the field.

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5.0
Dec 14, 2024
Anonymous contractor
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Pros

Great team with lots of female members

Cons

Everyone has to wear uniform

1.0
Jul 13, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

- Great work/life balance. - Great teammembers (outside of IT management) - Near market pay. - Good health coverage. - Annual Christmas tool raffle/prizes. - Professional development/e-learning materials are provided. - Working in a beautiful and modern facility (clean and well-kept)

Cons

- Toxic motivation practices by IT management (threats of termination, frequent negative reinforcement, calling out a mistake in a large email group with the intent to embarass the employee rather than addressing it one-on-one, asking other employees their opinion about another employee that is late once what they think about the tardy), - Misleading employees about new opportunities that don't materialize. - Micromanagement practices (reviewing every support incident, reprimanding after a single Teams message sent during a lunch break), - No performance-based raises. - No bonuses (except an $85 gift card annually). - Little-to-no advancement opportunities (layoffs to reduce headcounts were performed in 2023). - Very minimal (almost non-existent) training and sparse knowledge base documentation for new hires. It is mostly sink or swim. - No performance metrics or SLA to determine employee performance. Performance is often measured by emotions and the personal relationship with management.

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