Retail Sales Rep...your pay, it should go up YOY but instead it keeps going Down Down Down!
Pros
Great 401K, medical, dental, etc coverage from Day 1, thats how they trap you Great friends made as a sales rep Great training Great service makes it easier to sell based on reliability Used to enjoy going to work, had a a smile on my face and a skip in my step on the way to work...that was 2+ years ago
Cons
Verizon Wireless is going downhill..all of a sudden 2 yrs ago drastic changes started.. Pay - when I started base+commission was 65k+, it has gone down every year since, 2012 - 60k, 2013 - 54k and 2014 was trending for under 50k...and thats for a top performer. I thought you are supposed to get paid more the longer you stay with a company. Mediocre reps make about 40k-45k Mgmt - when asked about the pay decreasing, they dont care, just tell you to try harder, mid mgmt keeps a low profile to stay afloat, most reps know more than them anyway, upper mgmt disconnected from customers and dont care when you give them suggestions, they change the commission structure almost every month when it used to be once a year making it harder and harder to make any consistent pay. The company is getting rid of all their older top performers, bringing in part-time reps and paying them less, great way to repay your reps for all their hard work
