Very long hours. When you get into sales as a trainee, your main job isn't to make cold calls, it is to help run another broker's account, and then you try to make cold calls in your own time, if you can get it. Manager's constantly tell you that if you don't have enough time to make sales calls, to come in early, stay late, and to not take a lunch break. I worked 11-12 hours a day in this position, and my mental health definitely took a hit. They lay people off all the time if they do not meet the sales goals required of them. They are currently in a huge lawsuit over unlawful business practices, and to my knowledge, they are still doing the same thing. Turnover is over 90% within the first year at the company. When I first got there, they told me to not make friends with the people you work with, because you will most likely see them get let go at sometime. Sure enough, this became true as I saw many people that I became close with get let go. You do not make commission until you are doing $4,000 in revenue a week, which takes on average about a year to get to. Please do not do this to yourself, unless you are the type of person that wants to work very long hours and suffer mentally. The job is very tough, but if that is something you are interested in, go for it.
