It was ok. - Retail Store Manager AT&T Employee Review

2.0
Aug 27, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Potential Pay (don’t count on 100% commission) Work/life balance wasn’t awful They offer cheap benefits

Cons

Conference calls all day every day. Let your managers actually work instead of being on wasted calls Salary was not worth the headache. Opportunity was there for commission, but ridiculous goals keep you from making your at-risk While benefits were cheap, so was the coverage. Better buy the expensive plan or you’ll be out a fortune in doctor bills This company has no clear direction in which it wants to go. I understand we all have goals, but focus areas change hourly for upper management. Nothing is ever good enough yet they can’t tell you what they want you to focus on long-term. Business accounts? Directv? Fiber? Get back to your roots of selling phones and internet and forget the rest Keep cutting headcount thus making stores short staffed. That leaves less time for management to actually coach and more time for management to wait on customers and play the part of a sales person

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Pros

1 of the best things about AT&T is the training you receive as a New Hire. The company sends you to a designated location for a month's worth of training. They teach you the basics of sales and how to maximize your customers in-store experiences. While at training if it is necessary, they will pay to put you in a hotel, give you an American Express card for daily meals and reimburse you for any travel expenses in a very timely manor. The training you receive is top of the line. Next, lets talk pay. At&t pays their employees extremely well. With a base salary with paid overtime and full benefits and a compensation program, you won't want to leave the company just for that reason. They take care of their employees for the time you spend with them. Room for advancement. At AT&T moving up is a breeze if your motivated and a hard working individual. My current assistant store manager has only been with the company 10 months and is already looking at becoming a small business rep.

Cons

The work and life balance. The hours are long and tiring to the point were when you get home all you want to do is sleep and on your days off as well. Customers you have to deal with and the ability for a sales rep to control the interaction . That is one of the biggest complaint I have about the company. A lot of times customers come into the store hot and as sales reps we don't have the discretion or ability to waive ridiculous fees or fix issues. Everything seems like it has to be refereed to customer care which makes for a bad customer experience in store.

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AT&T Response
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We pride ourselves on providing world class pay, benefits, training, and growth opportunities. Thank you for acknowledging one of the things we do well. But more importantly, thank you for your overall feedback and what we can improve upon. We look to develop and empower our employees and make every experience, whether internal or external, seamless. We will ensure your feedback is heard. Thanks again.
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