Ink Reviews

Pros

I’ve taken 3 years to write this review, and I have digested my experience, seen my life change and I can look back and see accurately what shaped where I am now. - Sales obvious one, but not only was I given coaching and help. I was given freedom, to become anyone I wanted. A watch connoisseur, a wine enthusiast, or just someone who was excited to talk to people. This freedom gave me a way to find my style, how to mind meld with people and connect in a very different way. - Negotiation, it’s harder when it’s for deals that you are paid commission on. But now I don’t work for commission I negotiate like a master using things I developed at Ink. - Hard work, I worked hard, no doubt and now my schedule isn’t as hectic I can appreciate it. I put my hours in and I was handsomely paid (admittedly I didn’t think so at the time ha I wanted more, don’t we all always?). The work ethic I learnt at Ink drives me to be better because I WANT TO BE not because I’m being asked to. - Friendship, while there I had great people around me. Unfortunately I don’t see or speak to many from the company any more but social circles evolve over time. That’s ok, I’m sure I’ll see some of them again and have a laugh with a beer. - Travel, I traveled to some of the best and most beautiful places. - I experienced financial freedom for the first time in my life. Within less than 1.5/2 years. - Management, this is a pro/con, they care but sometimes they overuse the tough love. I had many many chances and I thank them for that. Sometimes though for me, a hug would have done better than a scold. They do care deep down, and I genuinely thank Gerry, Simon, Mark and Michael for everything. For without those guys I wouldn’t be who I am today. - Discovered a love of helping people, loved nothing more than smashing goals and seeing my people succeed. I could have been a better leader but I just did what I knew, I worked hard and demanded the same drive from my team. - There’s many more wonderful things but I’ll end with this, I was given the gift of moving from London to the US, this was a momentous and extremely important turning point in my life. Long story short, great company, I look back fondly now though I was admittedly a little salty when I left. Thank you MD for my letter of recommendation, next round of golf/beers is on me.

Cons

- Allow more weakness in people, then you can demand more strength when it counts. - Recognize that some folks put on a brave face but inwards they are struggling. - Pay lower salaries and higher commission, weed out the weak :) - The biggest con, is that when you are there you feel like you are family, when you leave it feels like you have died and disappeared from earth.

Pros

Travel industry related Nice location in Coral Gables

Cons

The setting was extremely gossipy when I worked there

Pros

Competitive salary and chance to grow.

Cons

High turn over within the company.

Pros

Absolutely nothing positive to write.

Cons

No one cares about nothing here. Management does nothing all day, they say it is not what you know but whom you know....well this place takes it to another degree. very poor leadership that knows nothing of the job they are to do.....always insulted, treated poorly and most of all never heard. Terrible environment and place to work.

Pros

great learning experience for sales entry level position. Learn the ropes of cold calling and researching.

Cons

high turnover. they don't care enough.

Pros

Growth and insight, great trainings, energy and motivation. Room to succeed and exploit your potential.

Cons

Can be overwhelming and demanding

Pros

lots of training, &Fun environment

Cons

Not anything in particular just that it's a fast-paced environment

Pros

Great team, small size, lot of potential growth

Cons

Employee benefits could be better

Pros

Some very nice people work here.

Cons

This was the most bizarre employment experience I have ever had. At first it seemed great - employees seemed to get along well, perks like a trip to an amusement park and weekly breakfasts. I went through training and started to notice strange things about management and the staff. It is very cult-like and employees seem to worship the Chief People Officer or whatever BS title that guy has. There is a group of people who are clearly the favorites and work as management's mouthpieces. They use scare tactics and passive aggressiveness in an attempt to "motivate" you, when in actuality, their methods are counter productive. If you are reading Glassdoor, I assume you looking for real insight into a company. Here are the things that I wish I paid more attention to before working there: - All of the positive reviews on here use the same language. "This job changed my life!" or "Ink leaves you better than when they found you!" You will hear employees say this in the office too, but only when management is in ear shot. Talk to people outside of the office and you will learn that you have to drink the KoolAid to be successful with this company and it's all smoke and mirrors. - Notice how Ink responds to negative reviews on here. Their responses to criticism on this site are argumentative and threatening. These responses should be red flags! Do you want to work for a company where criticism is met with threats? Because that's the work environment you will be in if you choose to work for Ink.

Pros

Excellent training and fun company to work with

Cons

I learnt a lot with Ink. It was a fun journey