Ask Questions. Ask a lot of Questions
Pros
The departments are great. Professional, creative talented, and hard working. The only department that does not meet up to this is sales/acquisitions
Cons
Transparency is not something the leadership team is used to on the sales floor. If you are applying for a job in acquisitions ask a lot of questions. I mean a lot of questions. Ask questions like what are the realistic salary expectations and how is bonus structure set up. Ask questions like how often does it change? They change a lot. What happens if you do not meet expectations and how often does that change? Then ask about the management staff. Some of them act like used car salesmen, most of them are helicopter managers and buzz over you, another one is a jittery spaz, aka a lot of drugs but HR seems to look the other way, constantly micromanaging you through 6AM texts to make sure we get to work. All of the managers seem to tolerate people being late, hung over, and people being entitled. The management team will also look the other way if you are doing something shady but you are making sales. If you have a trip planned in your 6 months there is no such thing as quota relief and management makes you feel guilty about taking any time off including sick days because we have an obligation to the stockholders If there is a company event the sales management team discourages you from going even if you are doing well. Training is a joke. Learn everything you can on your own and not from those around you. I have been there for almost a year and the thing that is consistent is the endless amounts of dials, horrible quick sales pitches, and new scripts to guilt agents into buying. You do not learn any new skills other than to close hard and fast. This is a boiler room environment. Take this job if you need money and do not have a degree because if you do it is not valued on the sales floor. Word of advice, just read the script.
