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2.0
Nov 14, 2016

Big Changes

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Pros

Great people happy motivated environment great HR department, good benefits and bonuses a company that excels with trying to keep up with the latest employee perks such as a great beautiful office with occasional in house chair massage appointments available, great coffee bar, fresh fruit available all of the time and constant motivational contests with awesome prizes. There is also a gym and yoga classes available. Fabulous cafe on site and also a Doctor's office and full service bank and postal service within this office building. It is truly a great office setting. Base pay is great if you can meet set goals which are sometimes unreasonable your commissions are great as well.

Cons

The office space is amazing but unfortunately you never get a chance to leave your seat to utilize any of the great accommodations offered. The parking is horrible and the office is freezing or baking hot there is no happy medium. At times you are so busy it is a challenge to leave your seat to use the restroom. The other big con is that the management has changed and now so are many other things such as commission schedule and bonuses and some consultants territories are constantly changing and there is no chance to build and keep good rapor with your customers to build a good business. Also the systems concerning what division things are going to be placed in have changed which affects commissions dramatically.

2.0
Oct 11, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Working with schools, meeting new people. Great company mission, getting students access and choice to affordabe books, helping children love and get excited about reading.

Cons

Sales Reps are micromanaged, constant reporting. You must enter time consuming daily notes on each and every account you had contact with in their system.They also email out 2-3 different weekly reports on what you did in your territory, then management will send out an email questioning, which you already reported on in your daily notes but again must report back on. You spend more time reporting back to management and less time with your customers and prospecting. Commissions are very low, rules changing not in Reps favor and also complicated. Most reps are so overloaded plus low com. they don't have the time to figure it out. This is also a SEASONAL JOB as you are laid off every summer for 7 weeks, so when they tell you what your salary is (which is really hourly) you must minus 7 weeks of hourly pay off that. Be prepared to pay for you benefits(med/dental) during time laid off, you must deal with the unemployment office every summer.

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