Want to work at Quandoo? Have a look at reviews on page 2 and 3!
Pros
Note: it seems management want to push all negative feedback onto pages 2 and 3, hoping that you won't see it. The good: - fast paced, never a dull moment at Quandoo - if you're good, you'll progress quickly, which is why I gave it 4 stars for "Career Opportunities" - camaraderie with your immediate team - lots of autonomy: if you achieve your targets, managers do not care how you do it
Cons
Just in case you're wondering, nothing in the negative reviews on the other pages is exaggerated. I've personally experienced, or seen it happen to others, or overheard EVERYTHING that other reviewers say. The bad: - Buggy software - be prepared to deal with very angry accounts. Every - single - day. Be prepared to lose accounts because they are sick of working it out. They're intelligent people, it's not them. Be prepared to spend 20 min on a task that should take you 30 secs - Unless you're high up in the hierarchy: no support from HQ. There's a review here that says exactly the opposite. I'm guessing this person is a country manager or something... - Silo mentality. Some teams (usually the ones not in direct contact with customers-accounts) won't lift the little finger if you don't hand it to them on a plate The ugly: - NO WORK LIFE BALANCE. You'll start at 9 am. You'll finish at 11pm, or midnight, or later. Every - single - day. You'll have meetings with accounts at night and on weekends because that's when they work. You'll still do your admin work during business hours. You'll basically work two jobs. You'll be paid for one. You'll never see your friends, family or partner. Your health will take a hit - Poor pay. Obviously what seems OK on the basis of 38 hours/ week, give or take the occasional crazy month, seems pretty poor when you work 70 hour-weeks on the regular, all year round - I've seen 2 people getting fired simply because they didn't bring in the same results after a while. A little like when you kill a horse that helped on the farm all its life but is now getting too old... No, all those reviewers on pages 2 and 3 saying they are afraid to lose their job month after month are not too dramatic - If you're good and achieve 100% of your targets, next month management will expect 120% from you - But you may be good one month because the targets appeal to your strengths. The company changes focus every month. So drop everything you were doing last month. Your new targets may not appeal to your strengths anymore. You may fall short, at say 60-80%. In which case, be prepared to have one-on-ones with management (not of the pleasant kind) - Obviously turnover is crazy. Just have a look at the number of past employees on Linkedin. I've seen people leave after a week. I've seen people never come back after just one day. That's why Quandoo is always, always recruiting. Not because it is growing - Value system is poor. It's OK to be "creative" with your sales strategy, as long as this new account is signed. It's short-term sales. Don't worry about long-term mutually beneficial relationships
