Pros
After reading some reviews from Echo employees (both present and past), I felt obligated to write a review in regards to the culture & day-to-day life working at Echo Global Logistics. As a top 5 inside sales representative in 2015, I've experienced great success thus far at this company. It was my first job out of college, and my first ever "desk-job", but I honestly could not be happier. In my opinion, when you move into a sales role, you have to hold yourself accountable. Management's job is to put the right tools in front of you to allow YOU to do well. I would be shocked to hear if anybody can make a case against Echo putting the right tools in our hands, especially in regards to our technology, to succeed. While things will go wrong (and I assure you, things have happened in my stay here that I may not agree with), the biggest thing to realize is Echo is a growing company. Just as I learn new things each week, they're learning. The whole goal is to continue to grow, and to do that growing together. If you look at the numbers for this company, as well as the employees who stick around, everything is growing. The only factor is HOW QUICK it's growing, and if it's in regards to compensation, and you are in sales, that factor depends soley on yourself. I will continue to work at this company, and continue to enjoy my job all the while knowing that I'm making more money than most of my college friends.
Cons
Hours can be long. Mind you, my typical day for the first 2-3 years here had me in the office @ 7:30 a.m. (by choice, we are required to be here by 8a.m.) and out of the office at 5p.m... Those hours are not bad whatsoever. As I've grown, and had some "surge busy times", While this defientely is a con, the choice to come in early and stay late is soley mine.
