I would like more product specific training prior to getting on the phones, especially being that I am not selling ZI's core offering, and most of my onboarding experience and training has been related to that product.
I do feel that disengaged staff fly under the radar here for just a tad too long, looking at their performance, office attendance and hearing the overall attitude towards their job/the company. This doesn't impact my ability to do my role, but it does take away from the culture a bit and feels like a bummer to connect with people who I am excited to learn from, and then find that they kind of do the bare minimum.
I was a little terrified of the sales culture at first, attending the first few trainings. I will say, many of the sales reps here give off SALES and BRO. I was worried I would be expected to communicate and behave the same way, but as I have become more acclimated, I have realized this is more of the inbound (Newbies) department who are using every last sales tactic they can to win an outbound promotion, so I don't blame them. I can tell I will likely not be challenged on my individual sales style being more of a relationship building approach than hard sales, and also being more of an "energy matcher" who meets prospects where they're at with communication. There are lots of women in this org who sell more like I do vs. the fresh college grad bro energy, and they have expressed to me that they enjoy being able to do their job as their authentic self, without being challenged by their leaders to change, so long as their performance is good. I appreciate this aspect SO much, being that I have always thrived doing things just a hair different than those around me, and with autonomy and support, I will perform better than most in doing things my own way.