Sales Professionals Will Be Very Much Disappointed - Sales Equifax Employee Review

1.0
21 June 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Equifax is a brand name. There is a lot of flexibility. The benefits and wages are decent but it is truly not worth the aggravation.

Cons

Equifax is very political and their business philosophy is not conducive to motivating sales reps. There are too many people calling on one account, which is confusing to the customer and frustrating to the salesperson. There is no easy way to determine who is doing what. They have too many layers of management who try to look busy. There is no rhyme or reason how they distribute quota. Every time you have momentum, they change direction and move reps and accounts around. Commissions are supposed to be paid quarterly but it takes much longer. They do not release the comp plan until many months after the year begins and it is not easily deciphered. Management does not appreciate employees who perform and have work ethic and instead reward undeserving people who do nothing. Performance numbers are rarely received so you do not know where you stand. The amount of time they require to be spent on administrative tasks is ridiculous, and they constantly have calls and meetings to discuss the same topic over and over. I only wish someone would have told me all this. I would highly recommend you think about working for one of the many great organizations out there that have leaders who understand sales. The hard reality and truth is that is not the case at Equifax.

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5.0
26 May 2026
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CEO approval
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Pros

Great culture, but a large company

Cons

Downside of a large company, hard to move around

2.0
12 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

My direct manager. Comp plan if you’re lucky enough to find several whale clients, and if you’re lucky, the commission is approved.

Cons

There are a lot. First, office politics. Equifax expects employees to be very corporate and robotic. Metrics metrics metrics. 100% focused on revenue, not customers. Metrics, metrics, metrics. PIP overuse. Even when you’re 150% to yearly plan 6mo in, they expect 300%. Make sure to keep receipts. Senior management will find the most ridiculous ways to push reps out, continently right before a huge payout of a very delayed commission plan. (Sell something in Jan 2025, you will only get a fraction of commission until June 26). That’s if the exception committee approves payout (which never happens). If you sell a big deal, don’t expect to get paid 100% of what the plan says.

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