Toxic Culture, Outdated Tech, and a Rigged Performance System - Avoid AE Role - Account Executive Fisher Investments Employee Review

2.0
10 June 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Uncapped commission. Will make over $100k by doing just the basics.

Cons

Fisher is a textbook example of a toxic sales culture. They make you drink the kool-aid, constantly telling you Fisher is the best and that you’ll regret leaving, but it’s all smoke and mirrors and I regret not leaving sooner. • You’re encouraged to work harder, not smarter - long hours with outdated tools. • Performance is compared to your start class (10-15 people you happened to start with) for your entire career. Even if you are outperforming the majority of AEs, if you’re not keeping pace with this arbitrary group, you can be PIP’d or pushed out. You can literally be in the top half of all sales reps and still be put on a performance plan. • The office feels like a prison — badge-tracked, clock-watched, rigid culture, grey, extremely noisy. Sales floor is a glorified call center. No work from home because they do not trust the employees. This is not an exaggeration, they will literally vocalize that they do not trust AEs. • You’re treated like another number on a sheet, not a valued professional. You are expendable. They will replace you without second thought. Having a good TL (Team Leader) is luck of the draw. If you get a bad one you are out of luck. • Success is based on volume of calls (200+ daily), not quality conversations. • Leads are absolutely atrocious — cold, recycled, and desperate. Most have been called over 200 times. • The tech stack is ancient - expect to work with computers and systems that are over a decade old. • Leadership is unwilling to adapt or change. They preach innovation but practice micromanagement.

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5.0
15 June 2026
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Pros

Company is willing to take candidates from a variety of backgrounds as long as they have acceptable experience [i.e. you don't have to be licensed super seller to be considered, but you do need good client experience].

Cons

N/A - wasn't there long enough

2.0
18 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

-Does allow for high earnings potential if you’re good at telemarketing -you don’t take any work home with you

Cons

-high turnover rate. They have no issue hiring a class of 10 with the intentions of only keeping 2-3 past the 8-10 month mark. - unless you have prior experience in telemarketing or D2C sales it is a very hard road to navigate. -your job is to dial the phone and that is all you do unless you’re in a training. -if they don’t view you as a top performer they will look to cut bait with you -new rise in call screeners make it extremely difficult to achieve consistent performance

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