Pros
Freedom to work your own schedule. Opportunity to build accounts with your own skills. Opportunity to create sales strategies with your clients/customers. Outside sales, travel within a region. develop sales skills..management skills....self management...time management....business math...marketing....recruiting...skills. FUN BUSINESS...Variety of customers from Wholesalers to Retailers.....
Cons
Top Management disconnected from reality of marketplace. Pricing dept. has NO CLUE to your individual markets...and pricing structures of COMPETITION. Not given the TOOLS or STRATEGIES company wants to accomplish. Too many CHIEFS...NOT enough Indians...( sooo to speak ) No clear path to ADVANCEMENT within the Company... Management inside Politics...detriment to company growth.