Great Job For White Men - Territory Manager Priority1 Employee Review

3.0
Oct 26, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

-When people leave you inherit their books if you work hard -Opportunity to learn important skills that can translate to other jobs -Meeting interesting people while cold-calling door to door -Capitalist mindset goes a long way in this role

Cons

-NO diversity, mostly white men and if you don't fit into that mold you can easily feel ostracized when they all hang out outside of work with the boss golfing and never make an effort to include you -You hit the same territories every rep has ran through and most of the good business is gone, you have to fight tooth and nail for a daily shipper -They micromanage to the point where if work starts at 7:30am and you walk in at 7:31am, you will get sent home for the day -Priority1 as a broker has no control over variances and other companies can offer FAKs, so you lose a lot of customers -If your customers don't pay their bills and have a debt less than $3000, it will come out of your gross profit at the end of the year. -When you're promoted to RSM you don't earn commission until you hit the baseline, so you can take on more responsibility and move states and not really be getting a raise -

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5.0
Jun 18, 2026
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Pros

Training is very extensive and the pay is great

Cons

None, i just started and im enjoying it

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Priority1 Response
3w
Thank you for the great review and welcome to the Priority1 family! We're so glad the training and compensation have been a strong start to your journey with us. We can't wait to see everything you accomplish — the best is ahead!
5.0
May 26, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Great benefits - Great people - Tons of opportunity for QUICK advancement (supervisor, manager, director, etc) - Aggressive and residual commission structure - Great training programs throughout your tenure at the company - Recession proof industry & company (privately held since 1995 and never done layoffs) - An incredible product, top of the line in the industry - The Knoxville office specifically is making a lot of strides in the right direction

Cons

Not necessarily cons, but important to know because this job is not for everyone. - It is a grind. You have to be willing to hear "I'm not interested" and not let it impact your next call. - You can't let it crush your spirit if you are "slow" to close your first deal. The big money is made in year 2, 3, 4, etc. You have to be willing to hustle for the first 2 years or so to build up a solid book. After that, you'll still be selling on the phones but you'll work a lot off of referrals and upsells. - Fragmented industry: there are a lot of competitors out there who offer completely different services than us. We are a top tier service/reliability based transportation brokerage and consultant. Sometimes the leads we call are used to lower level service than what we provide so you have to be able to show them that we are different than the people who burned them in the past. The hardest part will be getting the meeting set - once they see what we have to offer it is a no brainer

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Priority1 Response
3w
Thank you so much for this incredible review and for your five-plus years with Priority1! We love the way you framed it — high effort, high reward really does say it all. You've captured the Priority1 opportunity better than we ever could, and the growth you've shown from rep to Director of Sales in Knoxville is exactly the kind of story we love to see. We're proud to have ambitious, driven people like you on the team and we can't wait to see what's ahead.
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