Sales Representative (Solution Specialist) with Verizon Wireless - Retail Sales Representative Verizon Employee Review

3.0
28 May 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Best pay in wireless retail sales 2 week vacation and 1 week personal time upon hire date Excellent benefits and perks (paid tuition, internal promotions, 401K matching, etc.) Stable company with locations across the US

Cons

Pay has been consistently reduced for the past 8 years for retail sales. Pressure to perform across a wide spectrum of metrics Work is often a grind, with a new (often higher) quota every month and previous performance used as a cattle prod to "do better" Expectations per customer translocation are ridiculous, below is a list of what should happen/expected during each sales transaction: -Continually be present/human/connecting with the customer to build a platform from which to sell products and services -Break down pricing and devices and plans -Educate customer on current promotions and leverage for increased sales -Sell an additional $90 in accessory revenue with each phone or tablet sold -Have 60% of customers sign up for insurance at $11 a month, anything less counts as a loss (lower insurance plan) -Increase customer spend amount on data plan -Position and sell accessory of the month -Ask about business opportunities to gain business leads -Defend Verizon prices and charges for activation/upgrade fees -Demonstrate Verizon app and assist customer with login and navigation -Transfer content between devices -Uncover/discover needs of family members for additional Verizon services -Pitch a "pull-through" product = sell an additional device above and beyond what the customer initially visited the store to purchase -Celebrate customer and their purchase

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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
26 Jan 2015
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Pros

Compensation is competitive but you will work very hard for it. Culture is excellent and exhibited and practiced from the top down. Benefits are excellent and cost reasonable. 401k match and profit sharing. Lots of training and professional development opportunities. Can advance if you're willing to relocate.

Cons

Company is trying to transform into what it wants to be beyond a wireless carrier (cloud?, security?, telematics?, wholesaler?, etc) and is struggling with a vision, resources, and org structure to make it a reality. Several re-organizations over last few years so job security has frequently been a question. Often delayed response to competitors caused by management's concern that acting would result in not meeting Wall Street expectations. Not the "happiest" place to work because no result is ever good enough and successes aren't celebrated because the focus is always on the next weekly/monthly/quarterly goal.

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