Do not believe anything they tell you! - Account Executive Motive Employee Review

1.0
Apr 5, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Amazing managers, paid breakfest, paid lunch, great new office in Chicago, good benefits, team vibes were amazing, and it was fun showing up to work every day!

Cons

First I would like to say I loved my experience that I had. Being the first hired to help grow a start up with-in a start up was a learning experience. Now let me tell you, I was told that when I interviewed for an AE role to demo their software that there was a team in Pakistan hired to book appointments for me. I would sit 5 to 8 per day. I would be a closer. Well.... the team hired in Pakistan can barely book meetings. The people we spoke to daily said they were being harassed into meetings, they would not stop calling till they said yes, the were tricked in being transferred over to us, and the list goes on. It was giving us no where to go, or to grow. The business model was set up that the AR's would get paid if we did a demo of the product. Well since we were not showing the product the AR's complained and complained till they got their way. We then as AE's were forced to give a credit to the AR as long as we spoke to someone. As long as a human said hello on the other end of the phone they got credit for it. All this did was enforce bad behavior, and make us AE's look bad. Tons of shows but no sales. Well on March 31st we lost our jobs.. The CEO fired us over a video that was pre recorded. Come to find a week later that Pakistan built a whole new KT office, and all the AE's in Pakistan that were good, got our jobs. But the CEO is taking no pay, and giving pay cuts. They can afford to build another office, but not look further into what really is going on his business. The CEO never came to see his new location in Chicago or meet the team he had hired. He cares nothing more about money, and that is it. What is the quickest way to get public. Keep Truckin does not care about it's people. Upper management does not care about anyone. Stay away from a company who fires its staff during a pandemic. I would understand a lay off till this all ended but to fire us all and never return. COVID 19 was an excuse to fire us. It was going to happen no matter what.

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Leadership and organizational clarity could be stronger. As the company has grown, clearer direction, more consistent decision-making, and steadier organizational structure would help people do their best work. Uncertainty. Periods of structural and strategic change can create a sense of instability that's tiring over time, even for people who are otherwise very committed to the company.

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