A leap of faith career change which has gone the distance - Sales Team Manager Dexters Employee Review

5.0
Apr 24, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

When I started here 5 years ago, I was having a drastic career change. I honestly wasn't sure if I would even enjoy it and wondered if I would last the year! I have now not looked back. I loved my previous career working with special needs children and started working for Dexters, due to a friend making me aware of the earning potential. He was in my year at school and whilst I was working 3 jobs and still earning next to nothing he was on an amazing salary and had just bought a flash new car! Whilst money is not everything, this job allowed me to earn enough to move out (something which would have been nearly impossible before). I also find the office environment so much fun and am lucky enough to work in a great office with a fantastic team. I have lots of friends who work in estate agency and I am genuinely confident that I am working for the best agency there is! I'm not a naturally 'salesy' person so I would not be happy to work in the way that other agents do with hard sales tactics and twisting the truth. I think we really are reshaping the way agency is viewed by the public and I enjoy providing the best service for my clients and customers.

Cons

Career progression is a massive part of the Dexters way. I believe it is a good part of the company but a downside is progression and promotion is not on an exact science in this company and promotions tend to be a bit ad hoc, some people are pushed forwards and some are held back. Overall though the company do promote careers for life so you can succeed and progress ... it is just worth bearing in mind that you need to be a bit blinkered to what is happening with others around you and focus on your own goals.

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Dexters Response
5y
Thanks for your review, it's always encouraging to receive good feedback! We are continuously working to make Dexters a great place to work, so hearing your views is incredibly helpful. If you'd like to share any further thoughts feel free to contact me at careers@dexters.co.uk

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Thank you for taking the time to leave us a 5* review, it’s always encouraging to receive positive feedback Kind Regards, Careers Team
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Pros

Christmas party is alright. It's free drinks and food. But it's on a Thursday night every year cause they don't want you to drink to much and don't like it when people book the next day off.

Cons

Overworked, treated like a child and spreading Propaganda about the property being fantastic all the time. They discard their staff like candy wrappers. Dexter's management are a real piece of work. The environment they create in the workplace is toxic and encourages alpha male bullying. They want total control over you and believe you should work in the Dexters way. They even tell you how to write your draw your own diary and and do diary check ups once in a while to make sure you comply. How sad that they mark you on how organized your diary is... and if you drawn your diary correctly with two lines in the middle and if you bullet point your tasks correctly. This is no joke. They do this. They say you start at 8:30am and you work till 7pm. But in reality if you turn up at 8:20am they give you a stern telling off. And say that you need to be in before then. They really expect you to start at 7:50am - 8:00am. And you work 6 days a week. People are going to say they pay you well. But if you work out the hours you put in vs the money you get. it levels out to the same as any other job. But Expect to exhausted all the time and treated terribly. Omg and the meetings. They love everyone super pumped and love lip service. You have to tell them what they wanna hear other it's career suicide. If you talk or are seen to be realist and to say the market down. Your seen as negative and that's it your career progression is over.

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Dexters Response
4y
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review! We are very open about the hours we work to ensure we can deliver success to our clients and customers. The Christmas awards are there to celebrate the teams and individuals for outstanding work and the last few years we have had them on a various dates that work with venues. I am happy to discuss our process and why they work for us so do email me in confidence and careers@dexters.co.uk
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