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      Not a marketing job, all SALES - Account Specialist Red Bay Employee Review

      1.0
      26 Jul 2014
      Account specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      To give the company some credit, it does have a fantastic culture. Everyone is super nice and generous. At the beginning of every work day, we would all meet in the conference room to play games and get to know one another. At the end of the day, we met again and congratulated those who did well in sales. There is a good work/life balance.

      Cons

      This job is 100% sales. There are only a few jobs at this company that are not sales. They give you a couple DAYS of training following around one of their top salesmen. Obviously, they are the top salesmen for a reason. You get to see a few sales made and you think you can do it. Then they give you a territory and you're off on your own. When I was working there, they were selling for Quill. This is what my day looked like: met at the office at 8 am to play games and talk. Leave at 8:30-9 and drive to your territory. Your territory could be anywhere from 5 minutes away to over an hour. They do NOT compensate you on gas. You spend however long you can (you have to be back at the office by 4:30 or something) trying to sell people paper and printers and other office supplies that they don't want shoved in their faces at their place of employment. People are mean to you. Many people who have been at the company only make a few sales a week. This can be anything that quill sells - they could sell a couple hundred dollar printer or they could sell some $5 coffee. You make a small percentage commission and the rest goes to your office director and Quill. The worst part: they advertise this as marketing positions and tell you on day one how in so much time you'll be making $x amount and running your own office but the TRUTH is - that is just not the case. There are NOT marketing jobs (unless you consider selling paper as doing marketing for Quill but I don't since the job is almost 100% commission based, no matter what they say or how they respond to this posting if they do) and the company's turn over rate is EXTREMELY high.

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      Red Bay Response
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      Thank you for your feedback. We thrive to create an atmosphere that is fun yet professional work environment, allows employee growth and opportunity, and provide a strong work/life balance with standard business hours. We have some different positions that we are hiring for in the company. Majority are sales consultants with advancement opportunities to management, directors, and partnership roles. The areas we cover can vary. The individual can choose if they want to travel farther. There are different gas incentives such as gas cards, a bonus structure, and a tax write off. We are not looking for a long-term sales representative in our company. Like most customer service/people helping people types of businesses, we deal with different types of customers from the good, bad and ugly. The sales consultants have options of a base plus commission option or a straight commission which is negotiable with the hiring director. Marketing does involve sales. There are other positions available when the candidate does complete the first role in the company. We have a 2nd interview that allows candidates to see what a typical day entails to avoid turnover because we want to be as straight forward as possible. Again we appreciate the response.

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      5.0
      20 Aug 2017
      Account executive
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      The atmosphere that the Managers and other employers bring to the table is fantastic and drives you do only one thing: succeed. The entry level position as Account Manager gives you the independent sense of responsibility to grow personally and within the company drastically with consistency and patience. The person who fired me Rebecca Blatz is a great CEO.

      Cons

      The cons remain the same for any other Managerial positions in the world. It takes time, effort, commitment but with this company it is worth it.

      5.0
      30 Nov 2013
      Account executive
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      I think the two fundamentals that stick out to me in the company are the helpful managers and account executives and watching employees get promoted in the company. I had a situation where my car wasn't starting for work, it's not really my style to miss a day (nor did I want to). Throughout my time with the company, I met someone who lived by me, without even questions asked, they picked me up and drove to work. It's nice to know that there are people from the office that you can rely on and help when needed! I personally haven't been working in the company too long but have received one promotion so far. I have seen many individuals get promoted in the company and even expand into new markets and have the opportunity to manage their own client. It's exciting to know there is that opportunity out there for me and that's it all performance based. If I'm dedicated to work hard now, I can even pass some other individuals that have been working in the company longer than me. To me, that's a huge incentive to challenge myself day in and day out.

      Cons

      There is some turnover in the company, sales isn't for everyone. They provide a full day to job shadow so it's what you see, is what you get. I think individuals start with the company thinking they can do it, but give up on themselves quickly when they hear some rejection.

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