Micromanagement at its best... - Business Development Manager Ezoic Employee Review

1.0
9 Feb 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Coworkers and an entrance into the tech industry.

Cons

I try to cover all the points: Product The product is super buggy and only works for a fraction of the customers. As a BDM, you are responsible for prospecting, demoing, implementing the technology, troubleshooting and customer success management for the first 45 days. And here's the problem: since the technology doesn't work for all customers, you have to do a lot of troubleshooting when you onboard a lot of websites. This time is then missing for prospecting. This means that you always work in waves and don't have a constant pipeline. In times of a weak pipeline, there is a lot of pressure from management, and in times of a lot of troubleshooting, management doesn't help you, you're on your own. Publisher success managers only accept websites if they are 100% satisfied, otherwise they could lose commission and here we come back to the tool's susceptibility to errors...you know the game. So little commission for the sales person. Management The management is very inexperienced and overwhelmed. The first generation of ezoicers automatically moved up to management. So in management are the first, but not the BEST. This shows in the day-to-day work. No leadership and a lot of micromanagement. Many employees are completely overworked and stressed in the wake of micromanagement. Any criticism and suggestions are muzzled. Don't even get me started on senior management: I have never encountered such arrogance and overconfidence in my career. Pay Low base salary and low commission compared to industry standards. I could go on, but I think this impression is enough for now..... I forgot the high turnover

Ezoic Response
3y
The Ezoic product is industry-leading both in its capabilities and its scale. It is far from perfect, but we are working to make it better every day. It is used by 10s of thousands of websites reaching more than a billion unique people each month. Working at Ezoic is challenging. You're expected to wear several hats, problem solve on your own and manage your own time. This level of responsibility and autonomy isn't for everyone, but if you are a self-starter and motivated there is no better place to learn and grow. The high turnover statement is patently false. In fact, we have extremally low turnover rates compared to the industry and our commission rates are very competitive with individuals in inside sales making over $200k in 2022 (in their first full year at the company).

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