Slowly on the Right Path - Sales Pointman Employee Review

4.0
16 Jul 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Work/life balance, work from home abilities, flexibility to work around emergency needs within your family. Laidback dress code. Ability to work in multiple spaces throughout the office so there is no stagnant feeling of a cubical. Fellow employees that are always there to support and encourage you. As an SDR, as long as you are motivated and driven, you will succeed. Dials are the most important thing you can do to get your sets and earn your commission. As an AE, you will need to do a large amount of prospecting similar to an AE, until Pointman is a known brand. Until then, you have a position that reflects the duties of an SDR but without being paid a commission until a deal is closed. When a deal DOES close, the commission plan is one that can allow you to earn a potentially decent salary.

Cons

Upper management can be extremely negative which means a continuous feeling of misery to the organization. Although Pointman is not a startup and has been around for a number of years, it has a start-up feel in brand awareness. We are just getting our feet wet within the marketplace, and until we have more brand awareness, sales will be the driving force to our name. Unfortunately, that can bring upon a very slow-moving sales cycle which means a commission plan is almost impossible to hit. Base salary will be your only income for a bit, but eventually, it will go up, which comes with brand recognition. Low room to grow within the organization at this time. Your opinions can feel as though they do not matter, and upper management will do what they want instead of listening to those around them. Things are CONSTANTLY changing and there is no communication to other teams about these items. Employee training is non-existent.

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Pointman Response
6y
Thank you for your thoughtful review and advice. I think you've hit it on the head in that we are in a start-up mode. In that mode especially in sales we all are prospecting new customers and will be for some time. We appreciate your advice on the perceived negative attitudes of some managers. We'll bring this to their attention and will take it to heart and try to be more positive. But, we're human and have lives outside of work, too. It might be something entirely unrelated to Pointman or if it is, maybe you can help. We are all in this together and we need each other to help us stay positive. In just 8 months we have doubled in size, which means that the vast majority of employees haven't been with Pointman for even a year. "Dead weight" seems harsh for anyone so new to their role. It takes time and some longer than others to find success. We want to be fair and coach everyone to be successful. I'm sure that a struggling employee would be very open to hearing how you've reached success. Why not offer to help them? Maybe your advice will be what they need to figure things out. Our rebranding to PACT was a huge move and the right one for Pointman. We will win with the PACT model and we've set ourselves above our competitors with the addition of business consulting, analysis and community because we know that software isn't enough. We've also already won by having employees like you who take the time to be honest, open and help us improve. Keep up the great work and thanks, again!

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Pointman Response
6y
We’re sorry to hear that your experience with us was not a positive one. I had the pleasure of attending nearly every sales position interview last year and I felt that we were very transparent that we were launching a new product that we had yet to see thrive in the market. In fact, a number of candidates declined our offers of employment because they were not willing to take the risk that we had presented to them. Everyone at Pointman was crushed that our product did not find its fit in the market last year and we’re incredibly grateful to everyone who took the journey with us, no matter how brief. We did our utmost to help transition those affected by the reduction, offering free resume review, professional introductions, and recommendations along with a very generous severance package. We believe in Pointman and will work hard to reach the success we know we can achieve and we will continue to do this with honesty, transparency, and respect. Regarding the former employee you mentioned, Pointman feels very strongly that the legal history of any past, present, or future employee has no bearing on any other employee’s ability to perform their job duties and will never be discussed openly unless there is a tangible threat to the safety or welfare of others. We sincerely wish you all the best in the future!
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