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Automation Hero

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Don’t work here in sales - Sales Director Automation Hero Employee Review

1.0
1 Jul 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

There are some good people working here

Cons

1 Extreme micromanagement from people who have 0 sales experience. 2 Product issues- how can you tell if the software works during your interview process? You can’t. They have net -2 customers in the US this year because of product issues. Even the demos require a lot of coding and customization. 3 You will not close a deal this year if you start now, they are not hiring to keep up with quota but more as a last ditch effort to avoid bankruptcy. 4 pay is inconsistent across the team, some sales directors make up to $50k more on their base salary. And not one has closed a deal this year.

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Automation Hero Response
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We appreciate you taking the time to share your insights and understand that Automation Hero may not have been a good fit for your situation and/or experience level. Building a successful start up is hard work and takes a lot of dedication from all team members. While we do disagree with some of your statements, your feedback helps us understand where we need to provide better explanations and background information. We are continuing to develop as a company and have continued to grow our sales each quarter. We do have sales people that have hit their quota for their year and with the continued trajectory we are on will have others that will follow by end of year. Our technical teams make themselves available to answer any product related questions and we have onboarding and weekly opportunities for sales people to learn how the product works, see live demos and understand customer case studies. We offer multiple channels to ask questions and wish we could have answered some of your concerns in a direct conversation. Like most companies, we do use our CRM system and other analytic tools to understand pipeline activity. This can be perceived as “micromanagement” but it’s an important strategy for successful data driven companies and our best sales folks use the data to drive their own success. We are always happy to explain our reasoning. We’re disappointed to hear you did not have a good experience during your tenure at Automation Hero, but wish you all the best in your career.

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5.0
5 May 2023
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Pros

It's a hot market, especially with the growing interest around ChatGPT. There's a lot of opportunity for growth - even in an economic downturn, companies will be looking for ways to cut operational spending or find new revenue streams, which automation, AI and document processing can all help with. As a relatively small company, we all have the ability to directly contribute to Automation Hero's growth and success. It's incredibly rewarding to see your contributions at work and know that you're making a difference. My colleagues are very smart and driven, which makes it fun to collaborate with and work alongside. It's super cool to work with people from all over the world with incredible experience that they're bringing to the table.

Cons

It's a fast-paced environment but that's typical of any startup. If anything, I have been challenged to constantly innovate and think outside the box. We're competing against companies that have more resources and brand recognition, but we're relatively new on the scene. I think of this more of an opportunity to show the market why they should pay attention to us. Plus, we're still nimble and can react faster to market changes, customer input, etc. as we don't have all of the red tape that bigger companies have.

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Automation Hero Response
3y
"As a relatively small company, we all have the ability to directly contribute to Automation Hero's growth and success. It's incredibly rewarding to see your contributions at work and know that you're making a difference." This quote really illustrates what we hear often - people at Automation Hero like to have an impact! Thank you for the specific feedback and descriptions you offered. We also hear that the transparency this company has is very unique - many employees say they have never worked at a company with this level of transparency. We take it seriously that everyone here is an adult and can handle hearing the truth - we believe that transparency is also an invitation to dig in and maintain our areas of strengths and collectively fix areas of struggle.
2.0
9 Dec 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Supportive coworkers and some learning opportunities in the role

Cons

Frequent priority changes, unclear leadership direction, and limited long-term growth opportunities

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