Not a bad gig - Direct Sales Representative TDS Employee Review

3.0
Mar 29, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Not constantly looking over your shoulder. They only have meetings on Monday and some Fridays. Sales Manager is way cool and easy going. Regional Manager is freaking awesome, everyone is a pleasure to work with and a joy to be around. You're constantly working along side the marketing manager who is very fun and such a nice person too.

Cons

Departments don't talk to each other. Very little training to become better. Salary stays the same year after a year, and needs to go up. Company still uses paper for order taking instead of using technology. Not very many opportunities to move up.

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TDS Response
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Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. We're glad to hear you enjoy your colleagues and work environment. We also appreciate your sharing feedback about communication and growth opportunities. Based on your job title and location, we believe your review was intended for TDS Telecom (our sister company) and we would encourage you to move your comments to their Glassdoor page, so that they are able to view your feedback and take it into consideration.

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