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Prime Communications

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Prime Communications reviews

3.0

46% would recommend to a friend

(2,269 total reviews)

Akbar Mohamed

58% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Prime Communications has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,269 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Prime Communications employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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2K reviews
1.0
Feb 23, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

If you have one of the very few high volume stores (maybe 2 or 3 out of 30 California locations), you can make descent money (and by descent, I mean average). I can't think of any other pros.....sorry....

Cons

Very unprofessional, at least from California corporate higher ups. VP cannot conduct a meeting without using foul language. No training program at all. High turnover rate. Company gets new phones too late after they come out. Corporate does not want us to sell iPhones because we don't make enough money on them, but it's our best phone and we're forced to lie to customers to try to change their minds. I was told iPhone are only to be sold if a customer wants a family deal and they are also buying another non-iphone, otherwise let them walk. Too much pressure to slam customers with "free gifts" which is basically features customers don't want but we give them for free for the first 30 days then they hopefully forget about to cancel it and we then get commission. Also, too much pressure to upsell customers on products they simply don't need. They don't care if we do it by deceptive means, just as long as we upell them. Commission structure set up as an all or nothing and with goals being so high, its usually nothing so you end up working 60+ hours a week for basically minimum wage. Almost every location is understaffed

2.0
Feb 7, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The work environment was comfortable. Co-workers were usually great. The pay wasn't horrible. If you were a good sales person in a high traffic store you could make money. There were great competition between stores. Recognized for hard work on a lower level (managers and district managers). Training about products and plan features was usually okay.

Cons

The top office wasn't on the ball with anything. If you had great ideas, trying to implement them was a nightmare, even if the manager and district managers agreed with you. The expectations sometimes were out of this world. Unfortunately, you can't make customers come through the door. Hard work was not recognized by the senior level executives. They will walk on you if you let them. Was running a store with no manager, doing the management work for sales associate pay. I was the only person to apply for the management position and didn't get it. Spending your own money for lead tables, displays, signs etc. was allowed but there was absolutely no compensation for it, even if it increased sales. Getting commissions after you left (suppose to be paid 6 months after leaving) is impossible. Don't expect any money after you are gone. Going from part-time to full-time is okay but going back is impossible. Was told I could stay on part-time but after 2 weeks of not being scheduled I was told I couldn't come back.

2.0
Jan 13, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good commission structure compared to other authorized retailers. Coworkers are friendly and helpful. Flexible hours Advancement opportunities Company provides some recognition with annual Christmas party and regular sales contests.

Cons

First months with the company are extremely rough. There is little in the way of training and minimum wage for the first month. Company more concerned about being "aggressive" and closing sales at any cost than building a sustainable base of loyal customers. typical stressful retail job little in the way of benefits for regular employees company expects unpaid work in the form of daily conference calls for low survey scores. Even non salaried employees.

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