Definite Scam - Account Manager GCI Promotions Employee Review

1.0
20 Jun 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

People are really nice on the surface. They make the work entertaining, at least.

Cons

Anything said here also applies to Vivid, a sister company out of the same office. Whatever they tell you during the interview-- don't buy it. I was working at GCI for one month. I did pretty well, followed the steps, and even got promoted quickly, just like they said. The main issues are with the pay. They tell you the pay is base or commission, but what they don't tell you is that you don't get paid at all for the days you don't make a sale (which will definitely happen). Even on top of this, my first paycheck (which came in after 3 whole weeks) was LESS THAN HALF of what they said I'd be making. The company culture pushes constant positivity and a cult-like mindset. If you question anything you're doing or anything the company does, or complain even once, you'll be frowned upon for not being 100% positive and losing your attitude. The job itself is sales. You stand around in Wal Mart or Best Buy for around 6 hours trying to scam people into paying for Xfinity services. They don't compensate you for gas. This job is a complete waste of time. You'll have a more rewarding experience scraping gum off the sidewalk.

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5.0
30 Oct 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

I love working with this team! They have taught me so much and have helped me grow with the company. I love how much fun we have at work. I couldn’t ask for a better team!!

Cons

Can be competitive but playful!

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1.0
17 Aug 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Some of the people there are cool, that's really about it.

Cons

EVERYTHING ELSE. The company is an MLM (Multi Level Marketing) scheme. All those reviews that say "GREAT OPPORTUNITY", "AMAZING WORK ENVIRONMENT" or any of those big adjective words is a tell tale sign of an MLM and that it's a fake review to bring up their score. If you're wondering what an MLM is, it's a company that's structured like a Pyramid scheme. You realize this during your first "Pre-Management" meeting where they explain that your "Leader" gets a bonus based on the commissions you make and how once you make account manager you also get to build your own team and earn bonuses based off of how much your team makes off commissions. Those bonuses make it all the way up the ladder to the person who hired your boss and so on. They tell the new employees that they don't hire people with prior sales experience because they only hire good honest people but that's BS because a person would prior sales experience would have caught on that this place is a scam. You're basically working 6 days a week 10 hours a day no overtime pay and you're driving to "events" which are really just stores like Walmart, Best Buy, and Fry's to pitch to people Xfinity to no end. They go after and hire young kids out of high school and college and people who are down on their luck because they know you're impressionable enough for them to mold and indoctrinate into their system. Don't work here it's a waste of your time.

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