Do not work here. - Anonymous employee Sales Assembly Employee Review

1.0
22 Nov 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

You're able to network and build relationships with a lot of Tech companies. In pandemic times, the business product made sense. They've also hired some great employees who are the type of people you want to work with at the company or beyond.

Cons

Working here, you are basically guaranteed to leave one way or another. Don't plan on staying for a long time! You are expected to perform against unfeasible and unclear expectations, condescended about the work you produce from senior leadership, and silenced. That last piece is key and why it has been exceptionally eye-opening to read other reviews from employees who shared similar awful experiences. It's intimidating to speak up given that it's such a small company, especially after seeing their attempts to drown out employees' very real experiences (on Glassdoor and LinkedIn) with strategically organized positive reviews and postings. All in all, this company will grasp at straws and no one is safe. Sales Assembly does have a strong Boys Club culture, but luck with long-term tenure still ends up not being in your favor even if you're a straight white male. You have to be willing to go above and beyond at young scrappy companies, but the Sales Assembly environment does not make you feel acknowledged for working tiresome 50-60+ hour weeks or incentivized to want to continue. The CEO will heavily micro-manage you regardless of your level or position and his method for encouraging different results is to embarrass or talk down to you. On his good days, his idea of relationship building with the team involves constant "jokes" at your expense. The CRO and President advocate as if they're your champions and genuinely seem great to work with but it's disappointing to realize that a lot of this is an act just to quiet any disruption you may cause in voicing your feedback or concerns about the unhealthy work environment. Neither actually have your back. I've seen this in other reviews and have to agree that beyond making the company money, you do not matter. You are not met with empathy or merely a listening ear if you speak up about challenges. I really wish they actually practiced what they preach on LinkedIn. Even with the lucky few who have had "amicable" exists, the common denominator is that people continually start and exit fairly quickly. What started as a great idea for a product has fallen a bit stale and washed up. The concept of role-based training is great but the content that's produced is too general and unspecific for most employees beyond entry-level to see enough value. If companies are going to spend tens of thousands of dollars on enablement each year, they want to see direct company and product-specific trainings that are applicable and easily retained. Unfortunately Sales Assembly doesn't have the capacity or business model to support this.

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5.0
6 Nov 2023
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Pros

The team and people you work with at Sales Assembly are about as good as it gets. Not only have the founders built an incredible team that punches above their weight, they’ve helped build one of the best communities out there. It was a unique opportunity to learn from great people at hundreds of different orgs. I also loved the vision that the team has been piecing together. They are solving a big problem and doing it in a unique way.

Cons

If you’re looking to join the team one thing you have to keep in mind is that this is a small, bootstrapped team. For some people that’s a pro, others it’s a con. If you’re used to a bigger org it’ll be an adjustment. The team definitely runs lean and to be successful you’ll need to be a self starter. The last thing I’d say is that things do “change” a lot, at least while I was there. I thing the team does a pretty good job of keeping you in the loop but you still need to stay on top of it.

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4.0
5 Nov 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Closing skill gaps is a problem I truly believe needs to be solved. The clients you get to work with is by far the best part of being an employee at Sales Assembly. You also are working alongside a great team of people who care deeply about each other and their clients. My role ended up not being the best fit for a few reasons. I was supported on my way out beyond expectations.

Cons

It sounds like there was a toxic leader who left earlier this year. We did not overlap much but I know they poached an employee on the way out. Things change A LOT. Too often sometimes. Expectations can be clearer and communication can be better. For such a small company with a limited number of resources I know they are doing the best they can.

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