1. The work schedule is NOT flexible at all even if they promote it as such in both the website and the interview (unless you work in DACH or the UK markets, where they do enjoy these benefits). They force us to work overtime to reach our targets but you never get paid for that overtime.
2. There is little chance of growing within the company. The communication with C-Level management is very limited, they want to come across as approachable but that’s not the case, not anymore at least (it used to be before). They encourage constructive criticism yet they shut down any opinion that challenges their unhealthy growth (like when we are required to sell in a dishonest and shady way…).
3. HR hasn’t created a safe space for the employees. Discussing negative aspects of the job or your managers with them is basically the same as speaking to the managers themselves, as they seem to be more fond of the managers than the employees they’re supposed to help. They even sometimes share the same office space (unheard of at other companies).
4. The hard work of us sales reps is usually unappreciated (unless you extremely overperform) and the recognition of reaching the target tends to be given to the managers, not the actual sales reps that made it happen! However, when the market underperforms for whatever reason (poor marketing, low season, etc.), that’s when the sales reps get all the blame and even threats of getting fired for underperformance. Which is ironic, considering that many of the managers are far more incompetent than the regular employees (some Country Managers even struggling using the most basic software tools that we work with).
5. COVID: They’ve never taken this seriously AT ALL. We were allowed to go to the office without masks on nor keep any safety distance between employees, and even when there was a COVID case among us, that person was asked to keep it quiet so as not to alarm the others, rather than informing everyone about it. Extremely irresponsible.
PS. Be especially careful if you want to work in the Spanish, Italian or French markets, as that’s where the most toxic aspects that I described here tend to happen.
