Doesn't value employees. Jeff Russell should be ashamed. - Wireless Sales Consultant Russell Cellular Employee Review

1.0
Jul 8, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Easy job Learn sales skills Good on resume

Cons

Poor pay compared to rest of industry. Cut our hours when minimum wage went up 20 cents. Gave us a grand opening budget of $200 aka enough to only print flyers. Grand opening i remind you. Capped at $10/hr maximum when other companies that do the exact same job, with less responsibilities, start their reps at $11/hr. And the commission structure is worse. Don't let them tell you its minimum wage because they pay more commissions like they told me. Trust me, they pay less commission and less hourly. Expect employees to drive and market all business. Yet they don't trust their employees to do returns, exchanges, discounts, etc..all require a call to corporate which makes the customer wait longer and the employee look bad. Had customers ask why they didn't trust their own employees judgment. Required to make 20 calls a day or you won't hear the end of it. Or you will get written up. May as well be at a call center. Manager lacked any knowledge of the wireless industry and had to ask us employees simple things. Worst selection of accessories. Worst premium retailer ive stepped into. No security system or cameras could end up very bad for some employees. Stay away

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Russell Cellular Response
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Dear Former Wireless Sales Representative, Thank you for your feedback. We encourage you to reach out to your former Regional Manager or the HR department at our corporate office in a professional manner if you have concerns regarding your employment at Russell Cellular. It is Russell Cellular's goal to communicate and value each team member, and help each individual succeed. We want to offer the BEST employee and customer experience, and it is not our goal for employees to feel stressed or unappreciated.

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