Worst Job of my Career - Sr. Director of Sales Empowerly Employee Review

1.0
Jul 14, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The team had some great people working for them

Cons

Hanmei is the single worst founder I've met to date. She has no experience running and organization, is a terrible leader, and almost always rejects any employee ideas. Time and time again she disappoints senior leadership in her lack of willingness to collaborate with those she hired to seek council from, as well as her "Co founder". The other "Co-founder" CX has no power and is not an equal in decision making. You can feel the tension between the two whenever they are in a meeting together. The biggest concern I have is for those who remain in Sales. We made a hiring push Q2 22' based on salaries and commission structures that retroactively were changed after the new class had a few weeks in seat. The updated offers have are a 30% cut from what was advertised to hire our sales talent. Majority of these new hires quit existent jobs to This "tactic" from Hanmei was deliberate, predatory, and unethical. This is ultimately my reason for departure as I couldn't ethically support this decision from the Founder.

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5.0
Apr 23, 2026
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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
Jul 11, 2026
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Pros

Paychecks arrived on time, and the software we sold was reliable.

Cons

• Sales reps repeatedly submitted incorrect information to prospects, with only brief corrections and no lasting improvement. • Repeated mistakes across the team were ignored instead of properly addressed. • Those in charge failed to track problems or create solutions, allowing the same errors to continue. • No meaningful coaching or correction followed mistakes.

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