Prepare to be marginalized - Sales Ability Network Employee Review

2.0
24 Apr 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

free fruit and soda, very nice coworkers who want you to succeed and are always open to you shadowing them to learn the ropes.

Cons

the commission structure is absolutely abysmal. There is a cap to what you can make on a large deal, so any hard work you put in will not have the large impact on your paycheck that you deserve. There is also a claw back system where if you make a sale and someone on implementation or customer success mess up and the customer wants to terminate the contract, it will be counted against you as negative. So if you make a 10k deal and SOMEONE ELSE IN ANOTHER DEPARTMENT MESSES UP, you will have a negative booking value until you can sell enough to make up for it. The business model is absolute garbage. No one knows what they are doing in leadership. There is no such thing as communication with other departments, so after you sell the product, all you can do is pray that no one messes up your commission.

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5.0
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Pros

Great workplace, free food in the break room, friendly people.

Cons

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5.0
11 Oct 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Beautiful environment to work in. Great downtown location on the bus lines. Free soda, coffee, and fruit. Casual dress. All of the people in the company are awesome - smart but very friendly and helpful. I worked for ABILITY for 3.5 years, specifically in the Marketing Department. The employees in the Marketing department are amazing - incredibly smart, forward thinking, helpful and fun. I felt that we all cared about each other and had each other's backs. The VP of Marketing, John Porricolo (who I reported to the majority of my career there) was honestly the best boss I ever had. He encouraged me to grow as an employee and as an individual, and he believed in my talents and abilities. When I doubted myself he would encourage me - this allowed me to learn many new things and see what I was capable of. I learned SO much in my time at ABILITY - skills and knowledge that I am now applying at my new job.

Cons

ABILITY is a company going through a huge growth phase. They are in that "awkward" stage of going from a small company to a large one, so they are in the process of putting procedures and workflows solidly into place. Things move quickly, and can sometimes feel hectic, chaotic, or disorganized, but it's also really exhilarating and fun. You are never bored and there is rarely a dull moment! I believe the growth will also allow for opportunities to grow/move up in the company in the future.

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