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Microdesk reviews

3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(16 total reviews)

Michael Delacey

79% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

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3.0
Apr 17, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Decent base pay Good benefits Unlimited time off

Cons

Targets can seem unrealistic Documentation expectations can be overwhelming

1.0
Feb 17, 2022

Toxic and archaic

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Pros

The people are great, smart, and collaborative.

Cons

The pay is well below market value. The commission plan changes nearly every quarter. A very small portion of the sales org actually hits their quota because the goals are unrealistic. It’s constantly a moving target. By the time you adjust to a comp plan and put the mechanics in place to hit it next quarter, something changes. Followthrough on sales initiatives is a joke. You never know why you’re doing some report and how it’s supposed to help you sell more because by the time you finish and submit it to your boss, there’s another report or sheet to fill out and you never hear about that first one. Don’t expect any leads. Marketing is mediocre and you’re expected to be a dialing monkey out of a call center whether you have 6 months of experience or 10 years. Don’t be fooled by the number of job openings there are. It’s not due to growth. It’s to backfill the people who have left this place. This place is toxic. Leadership likes to badmouth people who have quit to the people who are still there. It’s more reflective of the leadership than the sales person. Microdesk leadership talks about having an inclusive and supportive culture but their actions don’t align. They sweep things under the rug—like the fact that there has been extremely high turnover. Morale is so low but leadership chooses to ignore it. Normally would never write a review like this but this place will make you miserable. Save yourself the trouble and look at other opportunities. You’ll be treated as just a number here. When you no longer serve a purpose, they will let you go for bogus reasons.

1.0
Feb 9, 2022

Sales Org is a mess

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Pros

Good pay, solid product. The ops team is pretty on top of their game, and in comparison to other players in the field, they are truly a top company.

Cons

Worst sales organization I've ever been a part of, and probably one of the worst I've ever heard of. The vast majority of senior sales leadership manage with methodology that's been proven counter productive. Level of micromanagement is unreal, and it all stems from the guy managing the entire org. The number of calls you make seems more important than qualified pipeline and total revenue. In the short amount of time I was there, I watched at least a dozen people quit, and several solid sales people fired for no apparent reason. I've never thought I'd write a review like this, but I also didn't think I'd ever be a part of such a mess. If you're looking here, I'd look somewhere else unless a change has been made at the top.

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