Red Ventures reviews

3.1

53% would recommend to a friend

(2,051 total reviews)
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Ric Elias

56% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

Red Ventures has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,051 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Red Ventures employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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1.0
Apr 29, 2010
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Pros

Benefits are free if single. Cool building. Free coffee.

Cons

This is a very sophisticated sweat shop. Lots of PR money spent to burnish public image, while internally the level of dissatisfaction, mistrust and turnover is astounding. Executive level is remarkably disconnected from sales force. The cult of Red Ventures brainwashes a few people, while chewing up and spitting out 90% of all employees. Average length of employment is <90 days. Don't get too comfortable here. You won't be around very long.

5.0
Apr 15, 2010
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Pros

I have worked at Red Ventures for over 4 years and honestly love my job. Sure there are certain days that are better than others but of all of my friends outside of Red Ventures I'm one of the few people that actually enjoy coming to work. We work extremely hard here (both corporate and sales) but its rewarding work that gets recognized by my peers and others here. Our benefits plan is really strong and the company covers the vast majority of the costs (even 100% in some cases so the employee pays nothing). More often than not these days companies are dropping the benefits they offer or making the employee incur more of the costs - at Red Ventures we are doing the opposite. For those out there that say we only recruit because we are firing people or there is high turnover you should know that I currently work in our 5th office location - we have moved multiple times because we have outgrown the space in our previous offices. If a company is just firing people and replacing them then you don't outgrow your office. If you do the simple math you will understand why we have job fairs: the company was started in 2000 by 2 people - we now employ over 800 people and will be well over 1000 by the end of the year - that much growth requires a lot of recruiting. Our interview process is thorough for both corporate and sales positions because we know that we aren't for everyone and all candidates are not a good fit for us. In the sales interview process you get to sit with other sales consultants and listen to calls - we can't possibly be more transparent about the position and the work. For the corporate positions you get multiple chances to understand what day to day work would be like in your position through whiteboard sessions or case study style questions pertaining to our business. The senior leadership team is involved in every aspect of our business, they are in the office every single day with their doors open to our employees. They love getting suggestions on continuous ways to improve our business and expect our employees to be innovative and challenge the current ways of doing things. That is extremely rare.

Cons

I live near Uptown Charlotte and the commute is longer than I would like but still only about 35 minutes and its against traffic.

4.0
Apr 7, 2010
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Pros

I'm a top performer and I make great money. The base is average at best but the commission is where you make the bulk of your paycheck. I average about 4k a month in commission and I now drive an Audi Q7!!! The contest are sweet. I've gone on 3 Carnival cruises, won a 42 in Plasma, and a 50 in plasma. I've gotten a bunch of little prizes like a digital camera, a cellphone, and a trip to Hilton Head. I know I have an advantage because I can sell!! It's a cake job. I get calls from people asking about my product. It's easy pic kin's!! I don't see why there aren't more people that can get on my level but I'll take every call that I can get. My previous employer had me cold calling out of the phone book!!! (Don't worry, I blasted them!) The people are pretty cool. The folks that I hang around are the people who have been here for a while. They know the ends and outs of the commission plans and I want to know how to make the most money I can. They played the NCAA tournament on big screen TV''s throughout the entire center. Some Director named Zo put them up and they even had a bracket pool. It was like a $1000 for the winner. My old job actually fired people one year for doing a pool. The building is pretty sweet. It's in a pretty safe location and it's not too bad of a drive for me but I'm in South Charlotte.

Cons

Although I do understand why, it's still pretty tough to ask to go take a break. On the business I work on they're pretty cool about it. "The Corp people upstairs" I'm so sick and tired of hearing about the people upstairs. Fact of the matter is that I know sales is where I want to be. In sales you write your own paycheck. If you want to make the same pay as the slacker next to you, then go upstairs. The job responsibilities are different so I don't worry about the people in "Corporate." I know that I'm needed because if I don't convert what they give me, none of us eat!! Yes, sometime there is pressure put upon you to perform. but as I think about it, I've never heard of a sales job that doesn't. Personally I don't get pressure put upon me because I work hard every day. I hear some of these people on the phones, they miss so many sales it's ridiculous. The compensation plan does change a lot. I stay one step ahead of them though. The past couple have been cool but I just figure out what they want to push and focus all of my energy on those things. Duh !!!!

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