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Cottages.com

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Started off great then...! - Business Development Manager Cottages.com Employee Review

3.0
25 Sept 2023
Recommend
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Pros

The potential earnings were incredible (some months taking home £10K or more)! Nice car, flexible job working from home. Enjoyable role overall and generally great people to work with in the teams albeit mostly remotely.

Cons

In 2023 the market conditions changed and slowly and stealthily the commission structure was changed but targets remained high and an emphasis on the quality of property recruitment was introduced with a requirement to walk away from business if properties don't meet the as yet undefined actual standards, yet the targets remain high and unrealistic. Any sales person who is on a poor basic and who relies on commission will never walk away from a contract when targets are high. Communication from management (especially senior) is very poor and extremely inconsistent leaving those in the field not knowing what's actually what half the time. It's become a bit of a circus in all honesty! Morale is at an all time low and people are either leaving or being 'invited' to leave on a more regular basis! There's a real 'you're as good as your last month' culture and lower management are nothing but messengers with little to no autonomy. When employed we were expected to loosely aim at self generating about 20% of all leads. In little over 2 years this has gone up to an expected 40% with very little leads being generated from head office now so earnings have been eroded.

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1.0
20 Aug 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Nothing it's awful to work there

Cons

Look for another job that pay you more.

1.0
27 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Free fruit Fridays and drinks

Cons

Overall, I found the role to be more challenging than I had expected. While there were aspects of the job I enjoyed, I personally felt that the training provided wasn't sufficient to help me feel fully confident in the role, particularly during the early stages. The workload could be demanding at times, and I would have appreciated more guidance and support to help manage this. From my experience, there were occasions where I felt communication and support from management could have been stronger, especially when dealing with busy periods. I also felt that my efforts weren't always recognised, which left me feeling undervalued at times. I believe that additional training, ongoing support, and a greater focus on employee well-being would help improve the overall experience for new starters.

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