Some of my cons have silver linings. A lot of this is what I observed and just didn't think it fit in the whole heartily in the "Pros" section.
• The job is a grind (50+calls a day plus emails). Management tries very hard to break up the grind with growth and self improvement through development team meetings. Essentially learning how to think positively, have resilience, and get out of your comfort zone.
• The position is best suited grow into a sales career. If you know that is what you want to do, then hit your goals and talk to the sales managers.
• Moving to a different position in AppFolio besides sales can be pretty difficult. So the downside being if you are inconsistent your options could be a bit limited. I was lucky another position came along that I was able to peruse hard and get but most other positions require 1-2 years knowledge of the AppFolio software.
• The SDR formula works but it isn't for everyone. Follow what management and the senior team teaches you. STC is an amazing tool but you need to find your way (be a person not a robot) while still utilizing the training you get. It can be hard to explain that to management at times but if you are showing results then you will be left alone.
• This may be a stretch but I would say too many meetings. I came from a job that had a lot of meetings but this has even more. I get that meetings were used to break up the day and improve us as callers but there were a lot of times I just wanted to be on the phone hitting goals and not in another meeting. Just added to my stress but maybe that is just me.
