Tom James Company reviews

If you're considering working here, proceed with caution. Success at this company typically comes to individuals who are: Young, inexperienced, and lacking professional guidance Willing to accept vague answers and constantly told to “trust the process” (a phrase you’ll hear often when asking reasonable questions about unclear policies or business models) In a financially vulnerable position—so desperate for income they’re willing to do whatever’s asked The company openly admits to high turnover. During my interview, I was told, “We hire five people, and we expect at least one to stay.” That alone says a lot about how they view employees—as disposable and easily replaced. They dangle the dream of becoming a "$3M shareholder retiree"—but the path to that is intentionally murky. You're told you must "invest in your business," which really means spending your own money on: Company clothing Gas and vehicle wear-and-tear Your personal cell phone All of this comes out of your modest earnings (around $30K/year), which is often less than unemployment compensation. Realistically, you won’t see a livable income until 10–15 years in, and even then it might top out around $50–70K. By then, you’ve already sunk years of time and money into a system built to reward a tiny few while extracting the most from the rest. If you're young and eager to build sales skills, fine treat this like a temporary training ground. Get what you can out of it and move on. But don’t be fooled into thinking this is a long-term career path unless you’re fully aware of the risks and realities.

The cons can just simply not be put into a bulleted list. This company sells the “Tom James Opportunity” to recent college graduates. They try to act like if you just make the calls and work from 7am until 6pm you will be successful. However, they force old “used car salesperson” tactics down their employees throats and high amounts of pressure constantly. They tell their salespeople that it does not matter if someone they call on needs a suit just as long as they are rich. Not to mention that most of the good prospects in town have been sought after leaving very few qualified prospects for new salespeople. As far as the product, there were constant delays in orders and fabrics going out of stock after an order was put through. There should not have to be tons of crisis management when selling suits but there is at Tom James. Managers pick at people’s appearance and the company is mainly white people. Their statics of how much a first year sales rep can make is also skewed because half of the people quit after 6 months. For a commission based job I would never recommend this to a friend unless they are willing to have no social life and have rich parents that can support them when trying to build their business.