Soul destroying company to work for #notproudalignemployee - Territory Sales Manager Align Technology Employee Review

1.0
Sep 22, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Slightly higher than industry average salary package

Cons

Worst work life balance I’ve ever experienced. Sky high expectations with no support. Terrible on boarding process. One size fits all approach and EXTREMELY micromanaged. No clear direction, pulled in all directions to suit newly created deadlines. Very much an Us v Them attitude from senior management to all other staff. Non existent HR support. Non existent maternity or sick benefits. Extremely high staff turnaround even in middle management team. Threatened with warnings and bonus withdrawal for silly little things, even when over acheiving on sales targets. All in all a soul destroying company to work for !

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Pros

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Cons

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