Pros
Nice colleagues. Flexible work environment, though recently it’s shifted towards hybrid with a few days required to be in office. Not a lot of micromanagement. RRSP matching.
Cons
Extremely low base salary for a very demanding, high-pressure, KPI driven role. Leadership is very old school and disconnected from how selling actually works today. They still push door knocking as the main way to generate new business and expect you to get appointments on the spot, even though most companies have gone remote or hybrid since Covid. The KPIs and quotas are super aggressive, and even if you’re performing well you’re still expected to generate more to make up for other reps missing their targets which happens all the time!!! Over time this creates a lot of pressure and burnout. The company is trying to shift toward IT services, but the core business is still printers, which is a declining industry. Konica Minolta’s pricing is very high for a lot of customers, and you’re often competing with local dealers selling the same konica minolta printers for much cheaper, which makes winning new business almost impossible. Because in the customer’s eyes, why would they buy a printer from Konica directly if the local dealer is selling it for 20%-40% cheaper?