25 July 2017
marcus evans Response
8yThank you for taking the time to review your experiences at marcus evans. It's clear that you are feeling angry about this period of your career. I'm sorry to hear that. It's not our intention at all and continues to be disappointing that we identify candidates that we feel have potential and then we get that wrong.
You will see in my other responses to various reviews, I often reference my surprise at how people who launch a considerably lengthy and negative review towards the company also make statements that create a strong imbalance in their thoughts.
What I mean by this? You state in the pros 'Experience ... with the experience I gained working at Marcus Evans... has helped me to move on to bigger and better things'.
For me, this is a fantastic outcome for you that has come as a direct result of working with us. So many people leave the company they work for - and far too many people just sit tight - no richer for their experiences. But this hasn't been the case for you at all. So then it becomes a question of whether your statement 'Horrible Company - STAY AWAY' is really a fair one? I'd say it's not fair.
If marcus evans is so horrible then why did you stay with us for so long? So many people write reviews as if they are forced to come to work. Coming to work is a choice. Your choice. You kept making that choice more than 350 times over. You state 'the pay is poor unless you make deals'. But this is the nature of our company for people in sales roles. You would not have been told that we work on high basic and low commission because we don't. High basic provides no motivation to drive sales. That's harsh, but the cornerstone of so many sales roles not just those at marcus evans. In my experience, the people who complain about the low basic are those who haven't been able to sell our products. They haven't had what it takes. It's not an easy sell, we know that. Only the best succeed. The ones who can't blame everything other than themselves. There's a clear pattern.
In terms of turnover - What we do is provide opportunity. Unlike many companies, we look for attitude - not degrees, or experience. We want winners. We care enough to give people a massive opportunity to show what they're made of. But if you're not showing what you're made of, despite world-class sales training - how long can we continue to care. How do you define care? Should we overlook the fact that someone can't sell? That doesn't make business sense. We care if you care. If you care, you follow the formula and succeed. It's that simple and that complicated.
As you've raised many points that I've addressed already in other reviews as well as some that I need to do some further investigation on, I'd invite you to contact me directly RuthA@marcusevanscy.com so we can have a discussion on all of the remaining points in your review. I'm happy to provide a follow up response on the basis of that call. Wishing you continued success in whatever you're doing now.