Pros
Good training is provided on the items that you will be selling and the technical staff are very knowledgeable with excellent support a phone call away should you need it.
Cons
Sadly, a lot of cons to the role. First of which is the inter office culture which is very staid and not really in keeping with that of a vibrant sales force and that can lead to frustration. The next is the work life balance, there simply isn't one. You are made to feel as if they own you and they are somehow doing you a massive favour by employing you. Salary is another issue; they only recruit the best people and then pay them rather poorly. Forget the bonus system, it's impossible to achieve. Geographic territories during my time there were vast, and to achieve a KPI of 5 calls per day meant a lot of travel time consisted in your own time. 5am starts were not uncommon as were 9pm walking back in the door, only to complete your mandatory paperwork for the day. Everything is Japan centric. Even your business cards are printed in Japan as a way to keep every penny possible in the Japanese economy. As for promoting, no, it's always a Japanese guy at the helm in the UK and that's not changed.
