Lie after lie, horrible pay - Sales Schway Events Employee Review

1.0
21 Jul 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Looks good on my resume.

Cons

I was driving over 100 miles every day for this job, and the gas compensation is not nearly enough. In the interview they tell you that you could make 600-700 dollars a week! Which sounds great, but is simply not true, even the top sellers in the office were only making a fraction of that. They also use a claw-back pay system for commission. I had plenty of shifts that were more than 12 hours. They also tell you that the company can't grow fast enough because so many companies want us to sell their products. Also not true. Our parent company, which is called SmartCircle (but they won't tell you this because they don't want you to look it up-go google it) just mass produces most of these products which are unnecessary, poorly made or highly overpriced, like weight loss tea, skin care and heat packs. Then they tell us to lie and say they're very high end, exclusive and small companies and normally this product is hundreds of dollars, but you're lucky and can get it today for 80% off!

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4.0
11 Jul 2014
Anonymous employee
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Pros

They have a management training program that overloads people with real-world experience. It's probably the best thing for my resume...ever. Management, sales, marketing, event-planning, forecasting, scheduling, recruitment- all in a very fast paced environment. If you're fresh out of school and only have internships on your resume this would literally be the best thing you can do.

Cons

They make it look really easy...but it's A LOT of hard work.

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2.0
27 Jun 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The training is great! They go over "Harvard Business" proven methods and statistics.

Cons

The commission pay is terrible. It is 18% of your total sales AFTER 20% has been deducted to go to Sam's Club or Costco. The hours are not static but fluctuate a lot. They can be anywhere from 20-55 hours per week. The CEO stated that if you do not make minimum wage through commission, you'd be paid around minimum wage regardless. However, on the paycheck, it is hard to see whether this was done or not because you are paid as follows: -Hourly Pay (0) -Commision % Week 1 (18% of total sales) -Commission % Week 2 (18% of total sales) The items you would sell (or they would call it marketing) are mainly unnecessary, luxurious items. Heat Therapy Packs, Car Wax, Hair Straighteners, Weight Loss Tea, etc.

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