Boring and low pay - Anonymous employee Tech Data Employee Review

I accepted this job even though the pay was very low because of the pros. The pros really aren’t worth it at all. I thought the company culture was going to be a lot better than it was. The company is just so large which is cool in a lot of ways but the company culture really isn’t there. Most of the jobs are boring so people spend all day gossiping which is annoying to listen to. The pay is very low and getting raises is a standardized process so they are low and after certain lengths of time. Switching positions or moving up to a higher role takes about 18 months I think.. and then you have to stay at that role for another 18 months I believe. So it is a slow and long process to move up in the company. There are also so many other people with the exact same boring, low pay job as you who also want to move up. I wasn’t in sales so the interview and hiring process took over a month. My friend who works in sales ended up applying for a higher level job after 18 months of employment and that process took her 4 months to transition to the new job. I think she had to wait a whole month to hear back. That personally would be really stressful for me. That was when i knew i didn’t see a future with the company. I couldn’t imagine waiting 18 months to be able to apply for a barely better job, get a $3 raise, and then have to patiently wait a month to hear back. You have to be very patient to work here i guess. Overall, tons of boring low paying jobs and very few higher up jobs that may or may not be just as boring.