Fine to start career - low pay and low felxibility - Sales Associate Toast Inc Employee Review

3.0
Oct 12, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

CEO seems to be a genuine person Honestly believe in the product, it was fun to sell because I actually believed it could help restaurants Some of the people that I worked with were incredibly driven and I learned a lot from them

Cons

The sales team is very homogeneous - white, young, and majority male. This dynamic creates a bro-y culture (a label they do not care for, but never made hiring/culture changes to change). If you want to be in sales, good place to learn skills for low pay (which is pretty industry standard) - takes 6 months to "unlock" commission. The sales goals are calculated based on team performance - if everyone is hitting the quotas they raise them. Tight quotas make it very tough to plan to take time off -- if you want to take a day off you have to be well above quota -- Good luck cashing in that "unlimited PTO,"

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Toast Inc Response
3y
Thank you for taking the time to share this feedback. I’m glad you felt connected to our product and mission, however, I am disappointed to hear the concerns you’ve mentioned here. If you’re open to it, I’d encourage you to reach out to me directly so we can discuss some of these concerns in more detail. I hope to hear from you soon. - Joe Starzec, VP of Sales

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5.0
Jun 10, 2026
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Pros

Fantastic company culture and excellent, full support from a highly collaborative cross-functional team that genuinely wants to see enterprise deals succeed. Overall, it is well inclusive and supportive company culture.

Cons

Rapidly changing product landscape can occasionally make cross-functional alignment a bit complex.

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Toast Inc Response
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We truly appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts! It's fantastic to know that you’re enjoying your time at Toast. We're proud to have Toasters like you driving our success!
2.0
Jun 26, 2026
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Pros

The benefits and health insurance are amazing and the company culture as a whole is very positive. It was a pleasure to work with almost everyone I met in my time there.

Cons

Lower management, especially for care teams, deeply lacks integrity. Retaliatory practices, lack of communication, and failure to adhere to their own policies are very common behavior depending on who your manager is. The inconsistencies across what is expected from leadership are profound and it is disappointing how much this can derail your career trajectory at Toast. It’s also very difficult to help customers at times, as Toast is notorious for launching new products at customers and providing little to no support to agents that are then expected to troubleshoot using sparse or nonexistent resources and absolutely no training. Cross-collaboration with teams that occasionally intersect is also very challenging, particularly Sales/Onboarding and Care. There were many instances where sales and onboarding specialists set customers up with false expectations of the product, which leaves care teams to deal with the aftermath.

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