G/O Digital reviews

1. Let's start with 'benefits' - There is ONE insurance plan to 'choose' from. Yes, you read that correctly. Not only do you have ZERO CHOICES for insurance plans, but they have the nerve to call the ONE option they give you, the 'choice' plan. It's as if they're purposefully being sarcastic with the name. Now... about this 'choice' plan: United Health Care with a a $1500 DEDUCTIBLE before ANYTHING is covered. Everything health related including a quick trip to the doc, is OUT OF POCKET UNTIL YOU have paid $1500 out of pocket. The monthly payment for '1' is around $220 and nearly $500 for a family. That means you have to spend approx $2500+ as an individual PLUS the initial $1500 PER YEAR, For each family member, they also have the same deductible; it is not combined. Now, after you have paid in the first $1500, from that point they pay 80/20. Same for each of your kids and spouse. Since generally it will take the average person all year to reach this, and likely you won't, basically you pay in all year to the tune of approx $2500 - $5000 in payments PLUS each persons deductible of $1500 EACH, only to RE-SET at the end of the 12 month period and again, you'll have to reach $1500 before even a basic doctor visit or simple prescription is covered. And they have the nerve to call this a 'benefit.' 2. Utter confusion. My role was as an outside sales rep so once I sold a 'product' to an advertiser, it was then 'supposed' to then be managed by a so-called 'Account Manager.' If you are reading this posting, you are likely seeking a sales/business development role and can probably understand how if you are to build a nice clientele base that it is pretty important that once you make a sell to a client, that they stick around long term... otherwise, getting paid on a client for 1 or 2 months is pointless and not worth all of the time you put in up front to get them in the first place. Here's where the issues come into play... almost everything I ever sold churned right out the door once the so-called 'Account Manager' took over. These 'Account Managers' are nothing more than teenagers fresh out of college (if that) who literally do nothing but screw up on a regular basis... CONSISTENTLY. They are too young to be in 'Account Management' roles and are sold to be 'born and bred' on the internet which translates to nothing more than 'spent most of their entitled lives up this point chattering aimlessly about unimportant mindless dribble with their friends on the same platforms that small/medium business now advertise on' like Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. How their being able to 'chat' on these platforms equates to being capable of leveraging these platforms strategically to grow some unsuspecting small business successfully, I have no idea. My very first sale, right out of the gate was a Deal Chicken deal.... no one knew what was going on... no one told me what to do... it was literally just feeling around in the dark and hoping I get it right. Luckily I figured it out but from there, every other sale I had in my limited time with this company, went badly from the beginning. The Account Mangers didn't respond to my calls, left me hang, went on vacations constantly, were always out of the office, couldn't answer questions accurately and on and on and on. It was like talking to an 18 year old about fractional reserve lending or something... they didn't 'get' it. It was painfully clear from the beginning that any clients I brought on board were going to be short runs and churn right away... I began looking for a job almost immediately after my 2nd sale and having the chance to go through the process and see what was 'under the hood' - I was mostly shocked at the fact that whoever was managing these yahoos still has a job. I mean, even one of the incidents I witnessed during my short run would have been grounds for 'firing' in all companies I've worked for in the past. It's just beyond irresponsible and incompetent how bad this team is... it's really that bad. The confusion caused by these inexperienced kids alone is enough to bring cause for a serious review.... I wasted far too much time trying to untangle messes this team made. 3. The other big thing that had me running from this company is the upper management. They seem to think they have it all figured out but then make decisions that anyone could clearly see aren't in good business sense. If I were on the board of this company I would seriously consider firing all of them. Literally. They have been able to build what they have this far on the back of using the name 'USA Today' but that can only get them so far if their not going to do right by the clients they partner with... which brings me to my next point: 4. The 'products' and teams managing them are laughable. I haven't seen any one sales rep yet that has had a long term client as a result of the fact that they simply don't get RESULTS for paying clients. They say they have teams that manage everything in-house yet the sales people are not allowed to interact with them at all... as far as we know they are little green men from outer-space. They have these irresponsible completely incompetent 'Account Managers' that stand between us and these illusory 'in-house' teams. Therefore, when something goes wrong... the only refuge is to babble back n forth with the 'Account Manager' until you just give up and let the account cancel and move on. They make it clear that this is business as usual for them and they make ZERO efforts to attempt to save a client who isn't happy. This makes it very difficult for a serious sales consultant to build a lucrative business. It also begs the question of whether or not these 'teams' are even in-house at all..... many have questioned whether or not they're even in the United States... 5. Finally, the commission is a joke. Less than 5% if your on goal, which is around $40k/month. There is also no pay on renewals so there's no incentive for you to continue building the relationship with the client and grow the business. If/when they renew (which likely will never happen anyway so it's actually kind of a mute point), you get nothing. Zero. Nada. What a joke. 6. This book has a beautiful cover but sadly, when you pull open the pages it's a completely different story... it's all smoke and mirrors and clients figure it out quickly and move on which leaves the sales execs in a constant state of stress and fire dousing. Not worth the pay and certainly not worth losing respect in your community with business owners who associate their bad experience with you in the end. Most of the reps I worked with are already gone or are searching for new jobs now... 7. Finally, they hired more sales reps in my market than I was initially told. There were only supposed to be 2 of us... which was a lie. I've also heard that the manager has changed '3' times since I left... it's only been a couple of months... I do not recommend this company to any serious sales professionals. I recommend you RUN not walk... as titled.