Opportunity for Development and Growth - Sales Manager UniFirst Employee Review

5.0
17 Jun 2015
Recommend
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Pros

I have spent the last nine years of my sales career with the UniFirst Corporation and have been fortunate enough to watch our company grow. You can see the growth of our company in terms of revenue and profit as an outsider looking in, but you cannot see the growth and development we have made in our people, our products, and our services that our internal Team Partners have an opportunity to utilize. The training and on-boarding is a high valued asset for anyone seeking a formal sales training program whether they have selling experience or not. In our experience, this training has provided our sales group with the opportunity to further their career with UniFirst or with another organization after they have embraced the program and have spent 3-5 years in the position. Regardless of the direction you are looking to take your selling career, UniFirst will help you get there.

Cons

As a new Sales Representative, you have to understand and commit to the development path that is put in place for you. Your first year is about taking the deep-dive into the position, our industry, and understanding how to succeed. Your second year is focused on increased strategy and sales development, and your third year and beyond is when you will fully understand how to win and will have the ability to do so. When you're starting a new career with us, you have to understand that the first year is the slowest return for your investment. You will put in the most time in your first year with the lowest income you will likely earn during your experience with us. If you can understand your own journey and what the reality of the first year is and also understand that this is the slowest return for your sales leader as they will invest more time, training, and patience into you with your lightest year of sales. Lastly, the company will not only invest in your salary and benefits, but they also provide you with increased attention from the Sales Training department in your first year which makes it the company's highest sales cost ratio they will experience during your time as a Sales Representative. If you are able to understand the journey required and realize that your sales leader and UniFirst is willing to take that journey with you, this "con" can turn into a positive experience and learning opportunity.

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UniFirst Response
10y
Thank you for your feedback and your years of service! We value our employees and understand that a strong training program is important to success. We are happy to hear you value our training programs as well. As a company, we continue to grow and we attribute this growth to dedicated employees like you! We completely agree with the development path you outlined for a new Salesperson and we reward their hard work and commitment with our Year 1 Sales Ramp-Up Bonus Program. In addition, we do offer many career opportunities both in the Sales Department and elsewhere within the organization as we are always looking to promote from within.

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You'll be embarrassed when every other account you sell has an issue on the first day of installation. What they teach you in training sounds amazing, but often what your customers get is comedically bad. Like it was scripted for a movie about a company that is so bad that its funny how unbelievable it is . When you sell an account , you'll sometimes be given an update as to when it will be installed. But most of the time you are left in the dark, and so is your customer. Management emphasizes your numbers over and over but doesn't work to make you better . Management belittles sales reps in front of others. Big emphasis on selling , but when you have a question that you need to move a sale along, they tell you to wait and don't get back to you. Processes change and no one tells you, causing you to have to redo work. You will work have to work at least 12 hours every day if you want to be successful.

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UniFirst Response
3mo
Thank you for taking the time to write a review. We're disappointed to hear about your experience while working at UniFirst. UniFirst takes this feedback seriously. If you would like to discuss further, we encourage you to contact Employee Relations at hremployeerelations@unifirst.com or via the online portal where you can anonymously communicate any concerns. This portal can be accessed at UniFirst.ethicspoint.com.
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