Passionate atmosphere with openness to feedback - Corporate Brightedge Technologies Employee Review

Elite product that is industry leading. Cold calling is a difficult job but selling this product makes cold calling easy and people listen on the other end of the line when you say BrightEdge. Training program at BrightEdge fosters success from day 1. At the beginning, you are immersed into the day to day environment of the company all while learning the ins and outs of the industry, hands on with the tool, learning scripts, how to handle objections and cold call at an elite level. So many people hit the ground running here and was fortunate to have BrightEdge as a foundation of my professional and sales career. Some of the things I learned here from day 1 and from my last day at the company I will carry with me for the remainder of my career. Culture is phenomenal, every person in the Chicago office looks out for one another and pushes you to be your best day after day. Everyone gets along and is accepting of one another, I have made lifelong friends at BrightEdge all while hitting my numbers, working hard, and making great money as an entry level sales rep. From 8-5 everyone in the office is locked in and grinding to hit their numbers and helping others do the same. On top of that, it is a fun environment where it makes coming into the office a luxury instead of a chore. I learned an incredible amount from sitting next to my peers and sitting next to leadership and taking advice from them and putting it into action on the salesfloor. Pay for an entry level role is 2nd to none. If you come in everyday with a drive and determination to hit your numbers it is impossible to fail with the resources you and guidance you receive along the way. Hit your numbers and you will make a ton of commission + base pay + overtime. This made it extremely easy to live in the city and live comfortably. Finally, senior leadership has a strong investment in their people and genuinely will do whatever it takes to help you advance your career. Perfect place to start your career, learn a ton about the tech space, make a bunch of money, gain valuable sales experience, and network!

Young company with growing pains but always open to hearing suggestions on the betterment of the company/office.

Good snacks and made some long lasting friendships because of the trauma bond

I could write a majorly long paragraph about my horrible experience working there but all I will say is, do not work at this company. The only thing you will get out of it is to find out how hard you can work until you reach your breaking point as well as the appreciation for any other job you will have after working here. While working at this company you will become a completely different person without even realizing it. Be prepared to get into work early, leave late, go home, and clock back in 6 days a week. If you do decide to take a break and not work overtime, your numbers will drop you will be filled with anxiety and constantly compared to the 3/100 reps that do actually hit goal. Instead of making the goal manageable while they see 70% of reps struggling they say, "There will be reps that hit goal and reps that don’t". The most successful reps I saw there were the ones that worked their life away. The main thing they will tell you is that the SDR job is preparing you for the AE role, this could not be further from the truth. As an SDR, there are no real sales skills that you will walk away with other than the ability to cold call 200 people a day. Lying and deceiving people over the phone to come to a meeting for commission isn't sales, it's immoral and wrong. As an account executive you will be working harder and longer than the SDRs to run these meetings that were set up out of deception. Not to mention that if you don’t close a deal, you will be making less money and get fired. If there were any problems that the reps have with the high quota and burnout, they will tell you to "work your way to the top if you want something changed". The culture here is young and can be fun at a happy hour but other than that it is immature and you are contributing no real growth in your career. The company is losing employees more rapidly than I've ever seen and will tell you otherwise. If you work here, prepared to be riddled with anxiety and gaslight and manipulated.