SBS is an excellent entry level sales job, or for those with one or less years experience - SBS Associate District Manager ADP Employee Review

3.0
25 Aug 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

1. You will get constant emails from recruiters after 6 months of employment presenting you with good opportunities. 2. You will get extensive sales training, and feel confident in any sales situation in the future 3. You will learn a lot about the small business world, see the successful ones (very few) and the failed ones 4. You will network a ton 5. The people you work with all are young, between the ages of 22-30 6. As an outside sales rep, you have a lot of freedom and can use your day pretty much however you choose

Cons

1. The base pay is very conservative for the industry. They pay a base between 34-38 depending where you live. Our competitors, like paycor, pay 55k per year to do the SAME EXACT JOB 2. They tell you about the great partnership with Chase Bank and CPA's, but neither really want to work with you, most of your business is self-generated prospecting. 3. Some of the managers get too intense. ADP wants you to be like a machine with "talk tracks", constant reporting ect. It can get overwhelming at times considering how fast we have to move to get results. 4. The job involves a lot of activity, we do 75 activities a week which can get exhausting really fast, and it IS necessary because of our product and no one really CARES to switch payroll. You have to talk to 75 prospects a week to get 5 meetings, to close two deals (if your good)

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- Established company with a long history and relatively stable business operations. - Provides a sense of job stability compared to many organizations navigating rapid changes in the current AI-driven market. - Lower risk of frequent restructuring or large-scale layoffs than many high-growth technology companies. - Opportunity to work with experienced employees who have deep institutional and domain knowledge. - Predictable work environment that may appeal to individuals seeking long-term stability over rapid change. - Strong choice for professionals who value job security and a steady career path in an uncertain economic climate.

Cons

- Documentation is limited or rusted, and many operational processes lack clear runbooks or standardized procedures, making onboarding and troubleshooting more difficult than necessary. - If you're coming from a modern, fast-paced engineering environment, the organization may feel behind current industry practices and tooling. - Internal politics can sometimes outweigh technical merit or execution. - There are teams with very long-tenured employees where change and innovation can be difficult to drive. - Decision-making often involves multiple layers of approval, resulting in significant bureaucracy and slower execution. - Processes can move slowly, and collaboration is not always transparent across teams, leading to inefficiencies and occasional confusion around ownership. - In some areas, roles, responsibilities, and operational processes are not clearly defined, creating unnecessary chaos and inconsistent ways of working. - Engineering standards and best practices vary considerably between teams, making cross-team collaboration challenging. - Organizational change tends to happen slowly, which can be frustrating for employees who are focused on modernization, automation, and continuous improvement.

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