Pros
- Resources given to advance and become a better sales rep. - The culture is unparalleled and is the opposite of average or boring. - Uncapped commission. You CAN make a lot of money. - Supportive coworkers. - They way they handled working remotely during the coronavirus was impeccable. Shows that we are adaptable and we won't be affected by a change in the workplace. - We are better than all of our competitors. Makes it easier to sell and I'm proud to represent a leader in an industry. - In the New York City branch, they pay for your lunch and dinner. Yup -They do tons of raffles and giveaways. Many incentives for people to work harder. - One of the best sales training programs around. They really know how to do it and have formed an excellent system.
Cons
- Retention amongst your "sales class" is garbage. Slowly... one by one.... you will see people from your training class leave. Some willingly some fired for poor performance. - They straight up lie to you about the average amount a first year sales rep can make. Don't believe it. It is NOT $50-100k its more around 35K maybe 40k. - Be prepared to dial numbers of people who told the last rep to stop calling them a week or two ago. But hey its a cold calling job, if you can't handle it then be a toll booth operator. - The service can really screw over a contractor. They can lose out on thousands since they won't win every project. Some contractors end up having success, but majority fall short and leave a bad review. This is why majority of our pitch is combating our sh*ty reviews. - They don't tell you how to prospect. They keep it a secret and it ultimately screws everyone over. If people knew how to prospect on their own, retention amongst employees would be higher, less people would be called repetitively and people would work harder. -Their payment structure for multiple sales mixed with retention amongst existing clients is just a mess, it's inaccurate and majority of the time.. is out of your control. People will cancel on you and 99% of the time - it is HomeAdvisor's fault not yours.
Pros
1. The work is mostly interesting and challenging. 2. My team is pretty awesome. I'm very lucky and grateful to have ans engineering manager that really takes an interest in the well being of our team, but still strives to make a strong impact in the company. Everyone on my team is very supportive and willing to jump into solving a problem at a moments notice. There are no egos on my team. 3. The work from home policy is fantastic. I get to save commuting money, but I never feel "alone". We have daily standups and ad-hoc meetings, so we collaborate frequently. 4. There is some opportunity to learn new technology, though I would prefer if it were more often. 5. Management seems pretty transparent and honest with the company. I never feel like the C-suite is hiding anything. We have regular "all-hands" meetings where they discuss the state of the company, our success and failures, where we are going as a company and how to get there. I really like that communication and honesty. 6. Angi is regularly asking for feedback to improve itself. That is wonderful, and rare. I've worked at previous companies that never did anything like this, and it showed. I'm very glad that Angi is always striving to be a great place to work. 7. Angi is serious about clearly documenting our work. Whether that's holding RFC meetings, writing spike docs, or just building simple information docs in confluence. 8. Angi has onsites where employees can travel to meet in person. I've been to a couple and they are great. Would love for this to happen more often. I sometimes here they plan twice a year, but that doesn't always happen.
Cons
1. Angi has a lot of outdated code and systems, decades worth. This causes some serious issues with the products, and makes working with them significantly harder than it needs to be. Luckily, management is aware and has initiatives in place to migrate off these legacy systems. Just a matter of when. 2. Like many companies these days, Angi is trying to use AI more in daily work life. This has pros and cons. So far, I have not seen the benefit of it, hence I'm posting in the "cons" section. I think there is a general lack of knowledge on how to use it. 3. Lately there has been a push to "move faster", especially now with the adoption of AI tools. I have seen teams making some poor choices, resulting in costly mistakes. I would love to return (at least a little) to a slower, more thoughful approach. A "measure twice, cut once" approach, not "ship now, fix later".
Pros
The culture is generally positive, and leadership is accessible. Management is willing to meet with employees and listen to concerns. There are talented people throughout the organization, and the work can be rewarding if you enjoy sales and helping businesses grow.
Cons
The biggest challenge is the compensation structure. The company promotes uncapped commissions, but many employees feel earnings are effectively controlled through continually increasing quotas and changing performance targets. Revenue and nominal goals are adjusted so frequently that it can feel like the finish line is always moving. What's particularly frustrating is that the majority of the sales team often struggles to reach 100% of quota, yet goals continue to rise. This creates the perception that compensation expense is being managed through quota increases rather than by allowing top performers to fully benefit from the revenue they generate. Over time, this can discourage high achievers. Employees who consistently perform well are often expected to deliver significantly more results each year just to maintain the same level of compensation. When exceptional performance is met with ever-increasing targets instead of proportionally increasing rewards, motivation suffers.
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