Awful - finding a new job made me realise how bad it was - Sales TopQuote Employee Review

Hours are always made clear from the outset. We work Monday to Friday, full time hours and full time pay/earnings. You are not working hard alone, everyone in the business works hard too. We are confident that any experienced person will tell you that hard work is a prerequisite for achieving success. Commission – It’s unfortunate that you gave up within your first month because we are confident that you would have seen a return with some sustained effort. Performance related pay is attractive to those that are prepared to put in a performance. Salaries - Based on staff who are currently working at TQ and have been here for 6+months - basic salaries have risen from between £20k-£30k and OTE of £29-£45k is currently being achieved. Every sales person who has passed probation in this office has received a salary increase. Management – Trying hard, learning from mistakes and success is always celebrated and rewarded at TQ - Support is offered to everyone and we always aim to be understanding of all our staff. Of course staff also have to understand they have to follow some rules in working life, and that every job has them. Re holidays: if holidays are requested at the last minute (which I believe in this case it was) and many sales staff are already booked off, a basic reason for holiday urgency may be requested to see if an alternative can be sought - The holiday request that you refer to was granted. High staff turnover - Sales is a difficult industry especially for people who have not had much/ if any work or sales experience beforehand, therefore turnover will naturally be higher than other companies and industries. We do however thoroughly discuss expectations and demands of a sales job throughout the interview process and induction. Our willingness to teach inexperienced staff can have consequences, but the benefits outweigh the risks and we believe in nurturing talent. A good proportion of our employees have been here for many years. Micromanaging - We would never throw someone in the deep end having just come out of 2 weeks of induction training. It is only natural that we would want to provide hands-on support to help you settle into a new environment. As previously stated, it is a difficult industry, especially if you have not worked in it before therefore it’s natural that we want to be on hand to provide you every opportunity to make the job a success. When you fail, we fail. There are no winners when it doesn’t work, but we try to learn from our mistakes and we keep making improvements. We wish you luck in the future