Better be political....or be gone! - Sales Manager Rain Bird Employee Review

2.0
Dec 12, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good money, good name on product helps sell in market place. Good benefits and take care of your expense needs to work your market. I get a fair amount of freedom to run my territory as I see fit. As long as I hit my numbers they leave me alone and don't care how I get there.

Cons

Unrealistic expectations. Out of touch with customer and markets. Degree snobs. Know nothing about building relationships nor do they care to. Engineering driven company that thinks the name on the box sells the product. Very political, have to be careful what you say. Even if you are right and say it the right way it could be career suicide.

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Pros

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Cons

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