A Wireless advertises $32,000-$40,000 as average pay for a first year sales rep. Perhaps that was true 2 years ago! Average is more like $24,000 a year, combining a wage of 7.50 an hour and commission. No one takes accountability for this lie.
Pay structure changes all the time and it's very hard to move up within the organization. The emphasis now is on selling Verizon's tertiary products (read: Verizon's lower quality and unnecessary products) which means salespeople are in fear for their jobs if they don't sell Verizon's home phones or wireless internet cards which most customers aren't interested in.
It's hard to believe A Wireless offers a better service to customers than corporate stores when, unlike corporate stores, you will find:
- $3 fee for customers to pay bill with cash, $10 fee to transfer contacts
- fewer live phone models on display, less variety of any phones or accessories
- often higher prices. Brand New: A Wireless does not allow Iphone sales without $75 in accessories. Already bought a case and car charger for your Iphone? Too bad, you still have to buy $75 extra in accessories if you want to get that "free" Iphone 4 upgrade you saw on TV.
- can't look at monthly bill details, approve early upgrades, or apply phone purchases to bill
- Unlike corporate stores, A Wireless salespersons are paid varying amounts according to the models of phone they sell. This results in salespersons pushing what is most profitable to them, not what the customer wants.
