Russell Cellular reviews

2.9

43% would recommend to a friend

(751 total reviews)

Jeff Russell

60% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

Russell Cellular has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 751 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Russell Cellular employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Telecommunications industry (3.6 stars).

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751 reviews
3.0
Aug 8, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

The people and owner seem great. They treat employees very well and seem to do their best to make working there good time. They give many chances and understand they are paying bottom dollar but asking for top dollar performance. You can play music and take breaks whenever you want. You don't have to dress like a car salesman (buy you basically are one). Management is like anywhere else if you do your job then they are great and if you are slacking then they are not.

Cons

The pay is absurdly low and had only got lower the longer I been there. Your pay is almost entirely commission based and the targets get raised or changed every 6 months or so. They do not seen to know what they are doing a lot of the time new expect you to perform like a seasoned sales professional. You have to deal with the Verizon people a lot, to, who will blame your store for everything that is wrong with Verizon. They take zero ownership of anyting. You have to deal with terrible second tier stock that is always behind any launch date and got are selling at higher prices than the corporate store but expected to sell like you are a corporate store. Seriously the expectations go up every year but the stock gets worse. You will spend most of your day cold calling people to. They won't call it cold calling for some reason but they run an old school sales floor straight or of Glengary Glen Ross but with polo shirts instead of suits. Also, if it matters to you, they are very religious and don't mind telling you but you won't find that in their ads. Just so you know ahead of time.

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Russell Cellular Response
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Dear Current Manager, Russell Cellular appreciates the feedback you've provided as it will allow us to improve our current practices. We encourage you to reach out to the HR department at our corporate office in a professional manner if you have concerns regarding your employment at Russell Cellular. Russell Cellular wants to offer the BEST employee and customer experience, and it is our goal to offer employees a competitive pay and a chance for growing opportunities with us.
5.0
Aug 2, 2014

Treated like family

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Always respectful, always willing to work with your schedule, and always willing to help

Cons

Some customers can be a pain, can't make everyone happy. Doesn't matter what job you have, if it's dealing with the public there are going to be jerks.

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Russell Cellular Response
11y
Dear Current Employee, Thank you for your review of our company! We truly value and appreciate your honest feedback. We encourage you to reach out to the HR department at our corporate office if you have concerns regarding your employment at Russell Cellular. Russell Cellular wants to offer the BEST employee and customer experience, and it is our goal to offer employees a competitive pay and a chance for growing opportunities with us.
1.0
Jul 8, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Easy job Learn sales skills Good on resume

Cons

Poor pay compared to rest of industry. Cut our hours when minimum wage went up 20 cents. Gave us a grand opening budget of $200 aka enough to only print flyers. Grand opening i remind you. Capped at $10/hr maximum when other companies that do the exact same job, with less responsibilities, start their reps at $11/hr. And the commission structure is worse. Don't let them tell you its minimum wage because they pay more commissions like they told me. Trust me, they pay less commission and less hourly. Expect employees to drive and market all business. Yet they don't trust their employees to do returns, exchanges, discounts, etc..all require a call to corporate which makes the customer wait longer and the employee look bad. Had customers ask why they didn't trust their own employees judgment. Required to make 20 calls a day or you won't hear the end of it. Or you will get written up. May as well be at a call center. Manager lacked any knowledge of the wireless industry and had to ask us employees simple things. Worst selection of accessories. Worst premium retailer ive stepped into. No security system or cameras could end up very bad for some employees. Stay away

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Russell Cellular Response
11y
Dear Former Wireless Sales Representative, Thank you for your feedback. We encourage you to reach out to your former Regional Manager or the HR department at our corporate office in a professional manner if you have concerns regarding your employment at Russell Cellular. It is Russell Cellular's goal to communicate and value each team member, and help each individual succeed. We want to offer the BEST employee and customer experience, and it is not our goal for employees to feel stressed or unappreciated.
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