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Blue Technologies reviews

3.1

50% would recommend to a friend

(96 total reviews)

Paul Hanna

45% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Blue Technologies has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 96 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Blue Technologies employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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96 reviews
2.0
Dec 12, 2014

So far it is an ok place

Anonymous employee
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Pros

I find it interesting that the only 5 star rating of this place is done by someone in Marketing. And there is only one person in Marketing that I am aware of, the daughter of the owner. It is a workplace intended only for the highly motivated, and so there is great talent across the board.

Cons

They have a difficult time of seeing the great talent. I haven't been here that long but it seems that turnover is quite high. So far the meetings I have had with the leadership have all been a bit berating. They seem to like the tough love approach in getting results, however, that doesn't work for everyone. Compensation is average, nothing spectacular. I have heard from others that the end of the year bonus is an embarrassment, I will see next year, if I haven't left by then.

2.0
Aug 24, 2017

Sales Rep

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Potential to make a lot of money.

Cons

Be prepared to experience favoritism. Deals are thrown to the Sales managers favorites. Favoritism is based on no merit or particular skill, just who they "like" the most.

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Blue Technologies Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We are happy to hear that others agree there is a lot of money to be made here in sales – very true! While the sales department is responsible for bringing in net new business, they also benefit from a solid base of current customers and customer upgrades. Because we have such strong service due to our “Commitment to Excellence – EVERY DAY”, many times customers are upgraded automatically. Moreover, our company’s pay out on current customers is exactly the same as net new – while other companies pay much lower for a current account upgrade! Additionally, as pointed out, we do receive occasional leads – due to our company’s great reputation in the industry. When this occurs, the lead goes to the person who is assigned that particular territory or named account. However, if the territory is not assigned, the manager can either sell it on their own or give it to someone who has been working hard – at their discretion. We are sorry you feel overlooked, and are hopeful you keep working hard so that the next time a lead comes in, you are the recipient based upon your work effort! Outside sales is not a job for all, and by no means is it easy. However, the main focus of an outside sales person needs to be opening doors to net new accounts versus tracking lead distribution in the office.
2.0
Jan 13, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Great bonus structure it seems if you are successful.

Cons

You have to use your own personal laptop and cell phone although they do give you a $50 phone credit. They actually have panty hose as part of the dress code and enforce it. There is a monthly Wednesday evening meeting for those in Cleveland and quarterly for Columbus office. You get 0 vacation or sick days your first year. You can take them unpaid but have to be there for a year to get reimbursed. After a year you only get 5 vacation days and 0 sick days. If you leave before I think it is 3 years you forfeit all 401k match. You have to do training for a month and have to pass a test. If you do not pass the test within a certain time frame then you are fired. The test is both written and oral. You have to memorize a dozen scripts and repeat them. You also have to memorize a 3 page Commitment to Excellence and repeat that verbatim to pass. The turnover rate is ridiculous. People are incredibly mean and rude when you are cold calling. You have to have very thick skin to want to go out every day and endure it. You also will have to spend a lot of time entering all cold call information from the day from the 30 expected cold calls. You are also selling a dying technology which you will be told over and over when you are out cold calling.

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