Nothing like they tell you - Account Executive Gartner Employee Review

1.0
12 Nov 2019
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Pros

The recruiters were great and training pay was based off your on target salary. Training is all expensed with a high per diem limit.

Cons

They have extremely high turnover. To be successful in this role is not based on your past “sales” experience, it all depends on how easily they can morph you into the sales rep they want you to be. They are the definition of “drinking the koolaide”. After the brutal 8 weeks of training (which involve several certifications you have to pass) you are assigned onto a team under a sales manager. You will have NO say in your assigned manager and won’t even meet them until you’re already in training. It is legitimately a matter of the luck of the draw. Your manager is the make or break of your career at this job and be prepared to be highly micro-managed at all times. The employee culture is very insincere especially within management, they do not want to be your friend. Also promised one work from home day per week but this is solely based off your manager if you get to or not (in most cases not). I made a huge mistake when I took this job over my other offer and truly regret it everyday. Make sure to do your research before moving forward.

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