Regardless of you position you will sit in a endless sea of connected desks.
You will have absolutely no privacy.
Since there is no HR … you may arrive on your first day and find that no one greets you or shows you where you should sit.
It took several days for me to even get a phone. You won’t be trained and you will be softly reprimanded if you ask anyone else for help, since it may affect his or her efficiency.
People scramble to sit in few rooms with doors… but there are far too few for what needed.
At trade show, there is a expectation that you will work until you collapse, and it you do
need to rest… they will point to the other that are standing are proof that you should still endure.
While I fully understand that Markets require any extra push, this company attends
8 shows a years. For every 14 days in a row that you work, you are given one compensation day off. These are not 8-hour days; you will be working 12-16 hours.
It benefits them to abuse your salary status.
There have been many who have been so utterly exhausted that on their drive home they driven up on median strip or nearly slept at the wheel. These overworked zombies have come dangerously close to crashes.
Firings happen without notice or provocation and with staggering frequency.
During my time spent there I was confused how such immense turn over could benefit them. While I still am unsure, I do believe that there are many unethical and potentially illegal activities being practiced. One highly valued competent executive confided in me that she was fired after working several consecutive weekends. She belived that it was beacause she “saw too much. ” She had recently witnessed a sexual harassment advance from upper management, that left a young girl devastated and weeping.
It is profoundly sad that a company with such a strong public image and extraordinary sales success hasn't managed to treat its hardworking team without a modicum of respect.
