Lack of leadership - Sales Coconut Software Employee Review

1.0
11 Sept 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Four day workweek and wellness spending account

Cons

Leadership is severely lacking, leadership ruins their own sales and fires low level people to blame it on them. Leadership wanted to redo our sales territories but took four months to do so not letting us prospect ANY new customers during the four months then were shocked and upset at the lack of new sales coming in. When the company decided to scale the executive team told us that they are no longer going to continue communication with lower level roles. They took months to redo our commission plans and withheld commission until they did. They also kept promising raises and promotions which never happened.

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Coconut Software Response
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"I’m Coconut’s CEO, Katherine Regnier, and I wanted to personally respond. I am disappointed your time at Coconut has not been truly fantastic. We strive to provide a 5 star experience for our staff and customers. It’s tough to be specific when responding to anonymous feedback, but I can say that Coconut is not immune from growing pains, especially with the pace we’ve set in recent years, and we won’t always get things exactly right. This is one reason why I meet with every employee at Coconut, so we have a chance to talk one-on-one. If anyone is experiencing any issue, they can always reach out directly to me, or to our supportive People & Culture team if they prefer. Sales leadership can only provide a promotion or raise when they see impact. At Coconut, we lean into performance and sales are equipped with a non-capped commission plan. I hope that provides further insight. Please DM me if you want to speak more, and please know my door is open and I would be happy to make time." - Katherine Regnier, CEO, Coconut Software

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