Cogent Communications Reviews

Pros

if you’re looking for growth opportunities, Cogent Communications promotes their successful account managers to leadership positions 44% of time. Yes the job is hard, but so the rewards of what we learn, growth potential, pay relative to National averages. Cogent has good and bad reviews but what many former employees are missing is that it’s a sales organization where your success is determined on the ability to be a self starter. You can learn a lot about yourself from working with a company like Cogent Communications.

Cons

Hybrid options could work, but if you are a People person you will enjoy the fact that everyone works 5 days on site.

Pros

You don't have to make goal and you can sit there and collect your base pay without being fired. The CEO is black and white about his business and does not sugar coat. I actually respect the CEO more than his management team. If Dave cares enough he would look into it and become more diverse may be a good start. Too many boy clubs.

Cons

Not being challenged to be great, poor leadership across the board, probably 1 to 2 women in leadership across the board, no diversity. Also Cogent really cannot teach you anything valuable other than what NOT to do at the next company and that is nothing to do with Cogent and all to do with VPs like Mike Kalina.

Pros

At my office The work life balance is great. For a sales position it's relatively low stress. My manager is helpful and attentive. Pay based on the position your hired for is currently: 50k Regional account manager RAM 75k National account manager NAM 90k Global account manager GAM there is not much difference between theses job... So get hired at least as a NAM Good amount of PTO/vacation and good health insurance

Cons

Unfortunately if hired as a RAM you are unlikely to get an adequate raise if promoted to NAM. Personally I was offered the promotion with a base increase to 60k after only 3 months of employment. Had I been hired as a NAM I would have started at 75K. This is a common practice...

Pros

High Salary company outings that's about all I can think of

Cons

No training or accountability by management if your not sure that you can do this job don't take it because you are on your own to figure it out. They'll bait you in with a were in this together attitude, but then when you get customer meetings or appointments they'll be at the bar instead of helping you learn the sales process. benefits are very costly if you have dependants be prepared to pay 800+ monthly pto is decent,but you don't get a bucket to draw feom rather it has ro be accumulated before its used. The product sold is is not terrible,but it's very limited on availability and the product suite only works for a select few companies. This could be a batter experience if your management staff is more engaged and willing to show you best practices instead of 9 accountability

Pros

Pasadena is a nice area. They do not allow anyone to work outside of your specified work hours. Very different for telecom industry. Wanted to change my schedule every few days.

Cons

They are all over the place. The managers are weird. It is what you make it. Be sure to negotiate the pay. They will lowball you. Also talk to other employees about their pay. The benefits are aweful. Take the job if it makes sense to you. It is a great resume builder.

Pros

Easy job when you know how to call leads

Cons

Difficult job if you don’t vVe any experience

Pros

[note: I’d probably give it a 4.6/4.7 Star rating, but that is not an option) The month-long training is great: tech, products, sales tactics, Cogent systems/CRM, best practices, etc…. Lots of sales support, reasonable ramp-up time, fair commission splits, nice bonus perks and recognition. Very good work / life balance. Good first year PTO. NO expectation of working outside working hours, which is nice. A true 40 hour work week… Lastly: the network (product you are selling), customer service and engineering support for customers is outstanding. Cogent boasts that we have a 1% churn rate, which seems high, but by and large once we get a customer they are very happy with the whole package and almost never leave, which is great—you can believe in what you’re selling!

Cons

Outside of IT roles, very little name or brand recognition, which can be an uphill battle. The amount of outward bound prospecting can be a grind. But then: this is a sales role… Company is frugal in some key areas: older Dell computer issued (8 years old? Refurbished), older iPhone issued (6-8 years old, refurbished), limited availability to work remotely. And clock-in/clock-out protocols, which is weird and annoying for a supposed salaried positions (I am in California, and that is mostly to conform to CA employment laws)

Pros

Amazing training and plenty of resources to help you be successful. Great work life balance.

Cons

Every company has their issues

Pros

nice base, thats about it. i can't think of anything else

Cons

No marketing team. Telemarketer style. not many opps

Pros

Work life balance , desk job

Cons

Stressful trying to sell and meet quota