Pros
Casual environment. Almost too casual. Fellow employees weren't the problem and were always willing to help.
Cons
-The biggest metric management cares about? Phone time, which is monitored and recorded. When you realize most of the people you're cold calling are being cold called all day by other salespeople, they usually don't answer their phones. This is why most salespeople leverage email to promote a value proposition. -Speaking of value proposition, it's really hard to convey one there. They're a middleman, so you're not going to win on price usually. You also won't win on lead time, as a lot of the parts this company sources comes from overseas. -If you're not focused on selling new parts, you're supposed to position obsolete parts, where in many cases these parts are sourced from eBay. Since anybody can access eBay you're not creating any value for the customer. -You will not make much in commission there. Most salespeople weren't making anything beyond base pay, and the 1 or 2 people who made a commission said it was negligible.