Rearragning Deck Chairs on Titanic - Account Manager Zones Employee Review

2.0
Feb 14, 2020
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Pros

There are not a whole lot of pros anymore. There are some cool people who still work here but a lot have left, and many more are looking. This ship is going down and going down fast. Sales are down, micromanaging is up as middle and senior management have entered CYA mode.

Cons

Where should I start. Our comp is a nightmare, and has decreased every year for the past 3 yrs. The culture is toxic, it would take the EPA to clean it up. For the last two years we transitioned accounts to "right size books", we were told relationships don't matter, even though relationships with our customers fueled our growth in our heyday. Now that all of that has failed, we are told this year is a year of acquiring new accounts, but our pay plan doesn't compensate us to do so. We are told our core sales are down, but then they roll out a pay plan that doesn't pay a whole lot and encourage us to chase whales. Run rate business is important to the company, but they don't want to pay for it. Run away, don't take a job here. We have closed the Dallas and Bellevue offices, the parking lot in Auburn is empty most days, 5yrs ago, if you arrived after 7am you would be hosed finding a parking space, now you can park up front cause everyone is gone.

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Cons

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Pros

If you need money it’s fine.

Cons

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