Goosehead has some real issues - Account Executive Goosehead Insurance Employee Review

There are 2 main cons that keep being mentioned in the REAL reviews on here for good reason - the HOURS and the SALARY. They try to call any real feedback about these issues "negativity" which is a cop out. Do NOT get baited by this. Their main job is to SELL this job to others, which they desperately try to do with fake salary projections and fake reviews. Do not be fooled. Their motto is "Work 60 hours a week - or else you are a negative person and not a hard worker. If you don't work that much you are not giving enough to the team, not being a servant leader, not an A player..." You will see through this pretty quickly. They will make you feel bad for not working extra hours, but they don't feel an ounce of sympathy for making it impossible to have a life outside of work. This job will take a toll on your mental and physical health, which I have witnessed happen to many people during my time there. People pump themselves full of energy drinks, adderall, coffee, etc, just to get through the day. Think of it as "finals week" in college, except it will be your everyday life now. VERY few people last there longer than 1-2 years. People literally have breakdowns and lead very stressful lives because of Goosehead. They say "Be smart with your time" so they break down a perfect schedule where you have time to work, commute, eat dinner, and go back to sleep and start over. That will be your routine because you will not have time for other things. Management tries to mask their huge turnover issue by saying they weed out "bad seeds" to try to make you feel better about it, when in reality people smart up and leave. If this was such an "amazing" and "lucrative" opportunity, people that quit would be begging to go back. You work early, leave late, work through lunches, and work weekends constantly. It does not matter if you are behind or ahead of goal. It will NEVER be enough. They increase your goal spontaneously, making it almost impossible to ever be ahead of your goal. They also cannot explain why your goal is higher than another agent that started at the same time as you. You could easily fall behind on your goal while still producing more than that other agent just because expectations are higher for you, yet you will be in trouble for being behind and the other agent will be in the clear. Another word for this is favoritism. They try desperately to make you feel like you are part of an elite group, when in reality you work with people straight out of college that have no real experience and don't know better. Their definition of a "great culture" is going out drinking every night. If you don't have the energy to do that after a long week, especially if you have a family, or just want to spend time at home or other dedicating time to other hobbies, you will have a hard time fitting in and impressing your manager. Finally, the salary is really low for a sales job. No one actually makes the amount of money they say you will. You paycheck should reflect your grind, but it does NOT. Most agents live at home with their parents.