THE TRENCHES - Anonymous employee Croner-i Employee Review

1.0
4 May 2022
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The fake positive reviews are honestly laughable, because I KNOW, nobody would agree with the most recent positive review. Anyway, straight to it: I was released from the shackles of hell. That’s it. That’s the pro.

Cons

Honestly, I cannot believe the fake reviews on this thing, they actually asked me when I was working there, to write positive reviews for them, but I didn’t because you guys need to know the truth. And, management please don’t respond to this with ‘I’m sorry sales wasn’t for you’, because I have many years of sales experience darling. If you’re a yes man, then please work here. - Management: When I tell you the management is AWFUL, it is AWFUL. In fact awful doesn’t even cut it. They pretend like they know how to do their jobs but in fact we knew how to do it better than them. They are unsupportive and honestly don’t give a heck about you, you’re just a number, please don’t bother trying to be mates with Humpty Dumpty, Angry Birds/Voldemort, Dragon and them either, they’re all absolute weirdos (those that get it, get it). - Culture: The culture is just bad vibes. They have their token ‘ethnic’ people in order for them to tick the diversity box, but when you join, you’re treated differently, this is a fact. It’s basically a circus, they don’t know what the hell they’re doing, they make up the rules whenever they wish to change them, and this also effects you financially so if you’re trying find a job that hinders your financial opportunities go for it sis. - Salary: If you research the markets average salary for a Business Sales Executive, you will see that we earn around 20% less than the average person in London for the same job role and trust me, for the amount of work, stress, and headache this company gives you, you’re better off working in a Warehouse or something honestly. - School vibes: It is the most immature environment you’ll ever come across, you’re constantly being b!tched about by management. They stir peoples personal problems and create a pugnacious environment due to the TOXIC culture, yes toxic because you shun away your loyal employees when they have problems or issues internally. - To finalise, a friend of mine really went through it they DO NOT include those who have disabilities or other conditions. And as mentioned make those that are of ethnic minority feel small, unwanted and certainly an outcast to their business. Oh yeah, the view, lol, that’s the only thing that will actually tempt you to work here butttttt… I SERIOUSLY ADVICE ANYONE WHO EVEN THINKS ABOUT WORKING HERE TO RUN. RUN AS FAR AS YOU CAN.

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Croner-i Response
4y
Hello, it's David Surridge here, Associated Director of sales. There is very little about your review that is constructive (it really does just seem to be spiteful and vindictive) but I wanted to reply out of courtesy. There are a number of factually incorrect statements as follows: 1. We don't post fake reviews - we really don't have the time! 2. There is no ticking of 'the diversity box', that is simply a lie. We recruit based on personality, hunger, ambition and potential - regardless of the diversity of someone's race, gender, sexuality, etc. In fact we are extremely proud of our zero tolerance approach to discrimination of any kind. 3. You mention that our sales people earn around 20% less than the 'average' market salary for similar roles. All I can imagine is that you didn't manage to earn commission in your short time here because, again, this simply isn't true. We are completely transparent with our Sales salaries and show all candidates the Career Pathway, before they start, highlighting the different opportunities to increase their basic salary. Having said that, the vast majority of any good sales person's salary will come from commission and, based on this, we know that we pay way above market averages. 4. My next point is more on a personal level - it seems to me, based on you admitting to having cruel nicknames for some of our Managers, that you attempted to contribute to, and/or create, an environment of bullying while you were here. I'm therefore extremely glad that you no longer work for us as this is the kind of behaviour that really can create a toxic working environment. We have a zero tolerance approach to bullying so I hope that these childish nicknames left our building the same day that you did. 5. You state that you are a current employee with 10 years tenure - these are both obviously incorrect as you talk about leaving PLUS we have only been trading for 4 years!! 6. I am going to vehemently defend our Team Leaders and Sales Managers - they all work extremely hard and focus on supporting all sales people every day. We could not have grown our business from 8 to 70 in the sales department, over 4 years and throughout the pandemic, if we didn't support our staff properly. Thanks again for the review, I hope everything works out for you in the future.

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Croner-i Response
1y
Hi there! We actually don't have an office in Texas so would be keen to know where you were based and if you were an employee of Croner-i. Our company operates in two UK based locations, one is London and the other is in Hinckley. If you did indeed work for us it's good to hear you have positive experiences to share regarding the benefits and training available - thanks for sharing this on Glassdoor! We'd love to know more on the cons you raised and what you mean by a rigid culture. We offer lots of incentives and benefits making our culture second to none so would be great to know how this can be made even better! Please do get in touch with us directly if you would like to elaborate on the points raised.
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