DO NOT ACCEPT A JOB HERE - Public Relations and Communications Associate ABC Gateway Employee Review

1.0
1 Jun 2021
Recommend
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Pros

none. if i could give this place zero stars i would

Cons

I was told I was getting a public relations and communications position or a marketing level position. However, that was a lie. On my first day I was told I was actually going to be street selling, as I like to call it. You go to local Walmarts, gas stations and other retailers, stand outside (no matter the weather) and convince people to donate to the given organization. That is not Public Relations, Communications or Marketing - that is a sales job. They will try to convince you that the company is not a "sales company" but they are. Your pay is based off of the donations you collect and you are only paid from 11-5 EVEN THOUGH you work from 9-6. They will try to convince you that promotions are given easily, but those promotions only go to the people who can collect the most donations (the people who don't mind harassing other for 6 hours to give them money). Positions labels as PR, Marketing and Communications that are actually just commission sales jobs, are scams and this company is prying on fresh graduates. I am very disappointed and advise everyone to hold themselves to a higher standard.

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ABC Gateway Response
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We appreciate any feedback and are sorry to hear you didn't have a desirable experience with us. We are very transparent about the day to day during the interview process and the events we attend at our different retail partner locations so that people are fully informed before they ever have a first day. Our mission is to spread awareness about our client through face to face iterations and to educate the community on the non-profit we represent. The definition of marketing is: "the action or business of promoting and selling products or services, including market research and advertising." We are sad to hear you felt you needed to "harass" people in order to create exposure regarding an anti-bullying campaign as that's the opposite of what our mission is here at ABC Gateway. Again, thank you for reaching out and please let us know if there's anything else we could help with or clarify for you.

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