Biggest mistake I've made in my professional career. - Account Executive Podium Employee Review

1.0
4 Apr 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Remote work, interview process was smooth (although opaque), pleasant people internally.

Cons

Where to begin. They overpromise, under-train, describe the sales cycle differently than it really is. Above all the day-to-day sales expectations are not at all what they say they are throughout the interview process (hence why it went so smooth). I began in a new hire class of approximately 40 people given how many attendees were on the Zoom calls. After failing to reach metrics in order to "graduate" training, I was put on PIP and later terminated. I had a few LinkedIn connects that were apart of the graduating class reach out and ask if I survived, and they filled in that over half of the class had not. The overall tenure for over 50% of the new hire class lasted less than three months. Nowhere will you find any metrics on employee turnover related to Podium. When I believed I was starting a new promising sales role at an exciting growth company, I had actually been stepping away from a rock-solid tech company into a graveyard of salespeople.

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5.0
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Pros

Great pay, high performing culture and coaching

Cons

High pressure, some can’t handle it

1.0
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Pros

Talented coworkers Strong product-market recognition for local business

Cons

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