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      Table Bay Financial reviews

      3.3

      60% would recommend to a friend

      (14 total reviews)

      Joe Sulzinger

      67% approve of CEO

      59% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.1

      Senior management

      3.1

      Career opportunities

      3.0

      Culture & values

      2.9

      Work/Life balance

      2.8

      Diversity & inclusion

      2.8

      Compensation and benefits

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      14 reviews
      1.0
      Apr 30, 2018

      Inconsistent, Liars, Backstabbers

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Office is located in a great building. They paid for parking. Provided coffee and bottled water.

      Cons

      Projects sprung on you with urgency on a daily basis (it seemed like a setup for you not to meet your goals so you don’t get your commissions). Commissions are only paid if the boss is ‘having a good week’. No room for advancement or greater opportunity. (No one has even stayed long enough to actually grow.) If you don’t work overtime (for free) you’re hardly working. Hours were 7-4, but you’re expected to stay until 7 even if your projects were done at 4. Barry is extremely power hungry with a childlike mind and teenage attitude.

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      Table Bay Financial Response
      7y
      Our hours for most full-time, non-exempt employees are 7am to 4pm. Executives and Directors who are exempt are sometimes expected to, and do work later. However, most employees are out the door by 4:30pm most days. We are a fast-paced sales organization, and some people can't get on board with that. And it's okay; it's just not a good fit for everyone. We are a group who likes to roll our sleeves up, and get as much done as we can every day. Our clients count on us and deserve that. As in every company, sometimes employees don't get the job done, or aren't doing their job well. We always coach them through it. It's true, some employees can't turn it around and are let go or leave on their own, but they are never caught by surprise if they are let go due to lack of performance. Barry does not speak negatively about clients, that just isn't true. Every company is bound to have challenges with clients, but Barry is the first one to correct an employee if they go down the path of bad mouthing a client or partner. The clients are whom we ultimately have to answer, and we remind ourselves of that every day.
      1.0
      Apr 2, 2018

      Stay Away From This Place!

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Paid downtown parking and learning how to identify when your boss is lying to your face.

      Cons

      By all means possible, stay away from Table Bay Financial/America’s Tax Solutions. This place is a mess with no signs of getting better. Its President, Barry Bulakites, is a great salesman and can talk circles around most, but if you are unfortunate enough to get a job here, you will soon learn that there is no substance behind his words. He will say that there is great growth potential and opportunities to make lots of money. He may even give you a fancy job title. The truth is that the titles do not mean anything considering the company does not have more than 15 employees and everyone reports to Barry. In addition, the base pay is less than average, bonuses will not be met due to the impossible and ever-changing goals, your cost-share for basic insurance is $100+ per paycheck, there is no retirement plan (despite touting to clients the importance of having one), there are no innovative ideas or real strategic plans to follow, and Barry does not trust anyone’s work so he micromanages everything. So it should not be a surprise that there is a revolving door of employees and clients continue to migrate away to other companies that actually provide sales and marketing support.

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      Table Bay Financial Response
      7y
      I am really sorry this was not a good fit for you. Again, we are a sales organization, and people who work hard, and meet goals, can make a lot of money. Some people would rather collect a steady check, and don't want bonuses and commissions to be a part of that, and that is okay for many other companies and positions. But we are a sales organization, and like many sales organizations, sales people receive the majority of their compensation through commissions. We are definitely not a company that likes to micromanage, but if someone is not getting the job done, then it's our duty to all our other employees and our clients, to take a closer look. There is great growth and income potential for those who understand and like sales, and are willing to work hard. We look for people who like a challenge and are natural go-getters. If sales were easy, we could effortlessly find anyone to do it.
      1.0
      Sep 27, 2018

      Worst experience ever!

      Sales associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Nice Office snd location. Nice view .Bottled water

      Cons

      Too many cons to list here. To summarize it is a very hostile and negative work environment. There is no transparency regarding your bonus. Pay was very los. The company is in decline snd the more they try to micro manage you ir only accelerates the decline. Do your due dilligence on this company before coming to work here

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      Table Bay Financial Response
      7y
      I'm sorry you had such a negative experience with us. Because we are a sales company, we pay for performance. If people perform well, they will get paid well, if people don't perform, then they don't get those bonuses. Some people aren't cut out for a sales outfit in a fast-paced environment, where everyone is held accountable to do their part. We hire people based on their narrative of their abilities, and when it turns out they can't fill the role, people on both sides can feel bad about that. When employees need extra training and coaching, it might feel like micromanaging. But we have a duty to try to make every employee successful, and sometimes that takes a lot of temperature checks and evaluations.
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