Pros
Let’s start with the positive: -You will develop a strong sense of smelling crappy sales techniques. -You will learn how far you are willing to go and how much you are likely to put up with to earn money. -You will learn that there is no such thing as lying when it comes to sales, and that there is no such thing as sales when it comes to lying. Yes, that one is a thinker. -You will become okay with being brainwashed into thinking that you work for a great company. -You will be made to feel important when you make a sale and you will believe that feeling will last a long time. -You will have a great topic of discussion at cocktail parties when comparing notes on job environments with your friends. -You will learn no to bother learning someone’s name because the turnover of employees at the CEO Magazine is so high it might earn them a Guinness world record someday. -You will develop patience when dealing with toxic masculinity, cliques and fake friendships. -You will come out of this experience a stronger, wiser human being.
Cons
There isn’t enough time or space to list all the cons. Let’s mention a few, shall we? For starters, please be mindful that some of the “positive reviews” are likely written by the staff to help balancing out all the negative comments they’ve received over the years. This company will lure you in with a sketchy business model and you won’t really know what you have signed up for until weeks later. You will then come to understand just how much lying is involved, which will come at the cost of your integrity and good morals. The pay isn’t good enough and you will be expected to put in crazy hours to keep up with the ridiculous sales targets. Blame culture is omnipresent and it is understood that you won’t have the opportunity to stay and/or evolve within the company unless you make them money very fast. You will hear over and over how great of a publication it is, which is a big fat lie. When it comes to numbers, readership etc… more is more at the ceo magazine. Bottom line is they will chew you in and spit you out until you leave or they fire you. I can’t go through all the details and talk extensively about why this is a toxic company but I hope I gave any future victims an idea of what to expect.