Worst company I have ever been affiliated with!!! - Business Development Manager PHMG Employee Review

1.0
15 June 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

A couple of the people that I met, but very few! Pay was great when I actually was doing the job that I got hired for.

Cons

1. The companies upper management is very biased to their British employees over their American employees. 2. They encourage you to lie to potential clients to get a sale. 3. The SVP of Sales and Marketing says to get all sales by "hook or by crook". 4. The Managing Director/CEO is highly unprofessional and rude. I have witnessed him throw an entire lobster at an employee's head and the manager of the restaurant for no reason at all. 5. They use their BDM's as their personal transportation when they are in America, and if you say no, then they wont give you appointments as punishment. 6. They force us to have the other employees on ride along with us. This normally wouldn't be a bad thing, but one of them (trainer) has zero true sales experience in the credible world (Used car salesman mentality), and he ruins the meetings more often than not. Also, his breath is by far the worst thing I have ever smelt in my entire life. My wife actually makes me get undressed in the garage before I am allowed to come in the house after he has been in my car with me, and I have to spend $120 to get the inside detailed. 7. They NEVER pay you what you are owed, and when you ask them about it, they tell you that the money was sent, and that we need to learn how to access our bank accounts correctly. 8. They say that you will have 3-5 "Pre-Qualified" meetings per day, but over 90% of the meetings that you go to will not know that you are coming, and when you don't sell them, they blame it all on you and they will call you a terrible salesman. 9. Management loves pointing fingers, and does not take responsibility for any of their own shortcomings. 10. The way they determine if you are a good salesman is based off of a "Phantom Number". What I mean by this is that if you had 25 "pre-qualified" and "confirmed" appointments in one week that you actually went to, and you were only physically able to conduct/see 5 of them (Closing deals on 4 of them), then instead of them saying that you closed 4 of 5 appointments (80%), they will say that you only closed 4 out of 25 appointments (16%)..... even if the decision maker had no idea that you were coming there in the first place, or they were not there when you showed up. This is massive because they only give appointments to you if you have an average sale per appointment of $50+. This means if those 4 of 5 sales were each $200 ($800), then you would consider your average sale per appointment to be $160 (well over their expected $50). But they translate this as you only closing 4 out of 20, which would give you an average sale per appointment $32. They will then say that you need training, and that you have to schedule your own appointments until you get your number above $50 per appointment. I could keep going, but I need to get back to work before they call me and actually YELL at me for not closing deals. I had 4 "confirmed" appointments scheduled today, and so far, zero out of 3 were even there. And YES, that drops my Average sale per appointment number even more. Don't worry about me though, I have been offered a new position with a credible company, so I will be out of here in a couple days. Do yourself a favor and don't let them lie to you and convince you to leave your job for them. If you do, you will say in a very short amount of time the following..... "I wish I would have listen to him!!"

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5.0
13 May 2026
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Pros

PHMG is a great place to breakout in a sales role and gain experience. They offer a 15 week training program called the Academy, where you get first hand coaching, product knowledge and training, and dive head first into an SDR role with constant feedback and support. You also get the commission you earn right away, with a lot of potential to earn extra cash and fun events such as President's club. I was able to attend after my first month and they really want you to experience the fun incentives. Once you graduate the Academy they move you over to a team on the senior sales floor where you still receive constant coaching and support. The team environment is motivating and keeps each day exciting. Everyone is always there to lift you up and keep pushing you to succeed. The culture and environment here is like no other and I was lucky enough to find some of my closest friends at this role. Definitely a work hard play hard mentality where we celebrate the small and big wins daily.

Cons

It is a grind, there are going to be hard days where motivation is hard. It is very metrics focused and you will be cold-calling all day everyday. Kind of the typical entry level role that comes with sales.

5.0
20 Apr 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

This is a great entry level sales job. You will gain the confidence to succeed in sales, because if you can sell OHM, then you can sell pretty much anything. (Which is why companies are quick to poach from PHMG) PHMG also does have a good PTO policy, and they even give two weeks off for Christmas. If you get 1/3 of the good HOS, then you will get extensive training and development. Incentives are great - but there's a reason why they throw huge incentives in your face.

Cons

Extremely cut throat. They will PIP you. They will also fire you, just to fire you. Because office didn't hit target for a couple quarters, they did soft layoffs, which scared away a ton of high performers. There's no clear career projection outside of being an inside sales rep. Promotions from Senior 1 to Senior 2 are also not guaranteed, I have seen people at PHMG that have been there for years, that are at Senior 1. When rent and cost of living is rising at Chicago, it SUCKS living off of a 40K base, because you can book the most qualified app, and it can still blow out for price. Vaping, adderall, and hook up culture is huge here. You will hear about coworkers hooking up - against your will. It is so bad that if you are friendly with another coworker of the opposite sex, people will make assumptions. You will see people deal adderall on the floor. Good luck, if you have quit or are trying to quit nicotine! Payout structure is also VERY unclear. When I was interviewing, I was told that I would get 100% of commission. Come to find out, that you only get 100% if you exceed $1750 in sales. Hitting Target IS HARD, because of the product-market fix. You can BLANK, even if you booked 10+ meetings. Oh and all these bonuses, pretty much non-existent. SFIs are also EXTREMELY common, because of PHMG's reputation. (Google PHMG + Facebook) In the event of an SFI, you can have that money taken out of your next paycheck. (THAT'S WHY THEY'RE SO BIG ON BOOKING HEATERS!) You get sold a dream here, stay here for a few months, get your experience, and then leave. If you're a girl, you will get hit on a lot. You will also be pit against other women in the office.

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