Debated calling in sick for a month before writing this... - Anonymous employee WeddingWire Employee Review

1.0
18 July 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

-Lots of fun stickers to collect. -The possibility of getting "iced" at any hour of any day. -Free breakfast that never changes, if you like a routine. -Free lunch on the last days of the month to ensure that the Core and Venue Sales teams remain at their desks for a full 9 hour work day. -A beer cart that comes around every Thursday/Friday to render the last two hours of the work day absolutely useless. -Great group of young 20-somethings to befriend.

Cons

How much time do you really have? -The pay is a joke. Don't be fooled by recruiting efforts and the number that they throw around. As a rep who did their job "well," I'd be lucky to make half of the projected number I was given in a year. As many other reviewers have noted, lots of us have second jobs to afford D.C. living. -Absolutely zero growth. With each promotion, you are given the opportunity to be selected for "leadership" positions, which you'll only attain if you are a 'favorite.' Other than that, you're still selling to new accounts, or convincing vendors that this joke of a product worked for them. There is no benefit to the salesperson, as we do not maintain contact with the vendors we sell after the initial transaction. -Nice guys finish last. The reps who do well here treat their managers like pledges in a fraternity. It's "cool" to get wasted with your boss every weekend, or to pass drugs around with them on company sponsored trips. Wish I'd known the floor was similar to "Wolf of Wall Street" when I took this job--but hey, if you're into that, you've found your home. -If you show signs of failure, i.e. not hitting metrics, not hitting quota, etc, you will be given less profitable territory in an effort to get you fired. In the off chance that you are doing well, and you request a territory change, more often than not this will be ignored unless you scream and cry and stomp your feet like a little child. Oh, and your quota will continue to increase month over month, too. -Constant competition between teams--it's truly every man or woman for themselves. Don't trust anyone. -Unlimited PTO sounds awesome in theory--but don't take it if you're not at goal because you will be scrutinized and asked about your plan to hit goal each and every day leading up to your departure. Managers will tell you to "unplug" while on vacation, but then continue to send you emails and text messages with regards to your accounts, expecting responses. -A complete disregard for any of the issues listed in all of the reviews below. Zero communication between senior level management and sales managers. This probably stems from the lack of qualifications these managers have--they're merely previous reps who got the good end of the stick.

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WeddingWire Response
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We appreciate the time you took to share your feedback. We’re very disappointed to hear this is what you took away as your experience as a member of the sales team. First and foremost, we take allegations of drug use very seriously. We do not condone behavior of this kind in any scenario. Being a high-growth company, change is frequent and not always easy. To promote and foster learning, training and development, we recently launched a continuous feedback platform for employee development, a revamped Leadership Development Program and a Manager Certification Training. We are committed to creating as much opportunity to our Teams as possible and it’s feedback like yours that helps us to identify where we need to focus more attention. Thank you, again, for sharing your thoughts.

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