Too much stress and not enough pay - Sales Consultant Scholastic Employee Review

2.0
1 Mar 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good health insurance Nice work life balance Summers off (unpaid)

Cons

The amount of stress that management and corporate put on us is not comparable to the pay we get. The company is out of touch with current trends and blames the consultants for not doing enough when we’re not given tools to succeed. They have us borderline harrass schools and parents for more fairs and when they say no we’re expected to contact them a week later to see if they changed their mind. We feel like used car salesmen. Our pay is completely dependent upon a school’s fair success. If school is out due to snow, illness or weather then your pay is affected and you’re expected to make it up. It’s a joke

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Cons

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