Lots of Potential...Wasted - Inside Sales Representative WM Employee Review

2.0
Apr 22, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

In all honesty, the job itself wasn't very difficult and the chances to make money were potentially there, but because of other elements and factors what should've been easy and profitable became unnecessarily difficult, tedious, and unattainable.

Cons

Oh boy where to begin... -Incredibly mismanaged sales department as a whole, but especially on the Snapshot team -There is no actual sales *management* in this department. There are people in charge who approve your paychecks and who occasionally may have a meeting with you, but there's no sales coaching, no strategies, no regular meetings or pipeline conversations etc. They seem to have no interest or ability to develop skills. I was there for over a year and I NEVER had a one-on-one with my leader. I never found out my conversation rates. When asked once if we could get that info, we were told (in a formal meeting environment) that we could "calculate our conversion rates ourselves" even though that's what Salesforce SHOULD do for us -The commission payout for 100% to goal was SO uneven it was insulting and laughable. On this team if you hit 100% to goal you get paid $2k. But each team has a different monthly goal. Some teams need to only sell $5k and others have to sell $17k in order to hit 100%. There is NO difference in what you get paid if you sell TRIPLE another rep. If your market has a $17,000 goal you'll get paid the SAME as the rep who sold $5,000 -Leadership does not care about their sales reps at all. I have seen this happen myself and have had it happen to me, but MULTIPLE times we would approach our leaders about issues we were having that impact our abilities to do our jobs. Often these issues were technical and on WM's side to fix. When asked we would get shoulder shrugs and management would walk away. No urgency at all. These were things our goals DEPEND on and we would go MONTHS without resolutions and get a bunch of halfhearted answers. They do not care about our success. They just care about their OWN success. No training, no coaching, no REAL sales leadership here, just a bunch of people with some seniority who carry around laptops and call themselves leaders.

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WM Response
7y
Thank you for your review. We are sorry to hear that your experience with us was not a completely positive one. At Waste Management, we strive to equip all our employees with the proper tools and skills they need to be successful. This is an issue that we take very seriously and we will actively be taking steps to amend. We are committed to promoting and fostering equal opportunity for all employees in all areas of our company.

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Cons

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Thank you for taking the time to share this! We’re so glad to hear that your experience here has been a good one. It’s feedback like yours that reminds us why creating a workplace where people feel respected, supported, and proud of what they do is so important. We're grateful to have you on the team.
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Cons

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WM Response
2mo
Your experience matters to us and we are so glad you took the time to share it. We value all feedback and take it seriously because it helps us learn and improve. We’re sorry things haven’t felt right, and your feedback helps us understand where we need to do better. Our people are at the heart of everything we do, and we’re committed to growing as leaders and creating a workplace where everyone feels supported and valued.
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