Terrible Comp Plan - Account Executive GigSmart Employee Review

2.0
May 22, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

-Leadership will listen to suggestions you make to improve the service -Everyone is very supportive and will help you if you need it -Great product with low pricing in a time where there's a national labor shortage

Cons

-The comp plan is atrocious because it's both capped and requires 100% attainment to get paid anything. They try to say that it's uncapped, but the uncapped portion is very insignificant. The OTE is already lower than other AE jobs out there, so you won't be making much in commission at this company. -It's unclear how monthly quotas are calculated. If you do really well one month, expect your quota to shoot up the next. -You might not get any equity here because they decide a year into the job if they'll offer it to you or not. -Leadership's main goal is for reps to bring in larger national accounts, yet they run the sales team like a call center instead of using a more strategic approach -Lots of micromanaging. You have to make 100 calls per day and you will be harassed about calls daily. -It's a family owned business without any outside investors, so they don't have the resources or expertise that a VC would have in scaling a business. The lack of funding is probably why the comp plan is as terrible as it is.

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5.0
Sep 10, 2025
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Pros

Great people, great product, great leadership. The coffee game is out of this world.

Cons

Downtown location is cool, but could be better situated to encourage spending more time in the neighborhood vs. the office.

3.0
Apr 6, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Select your jobs and hours easily without requiring any more than you're willing to work. Also nice to have reviews on most jobs to help you make an informed decision on what you want to work or not.

Cons

Most of the work is I-9 and will require you to track all of your expenses and such so you're not royally screwed come tax season. Work descriptions will regularly be outdated, vague, or just wildly inaccurate. Services to help you are limited and tedious to get.

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