POP Yachts

1.0

Dec 7, 2015

Anonymous employee

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Pros

All over internet from home--that's all! Company has harnessed the power of the internet but only for owner/office drone benefit.

Cons

You are a contractor only. The company makes absolutely no commitment to you, not even business cards. Your internet usage is constantly monitored to the minute. If you don't spend many hours every day in front of a computer sending out hundreds of emails you will be threatened with termination. You are tasked with churning through dead leads from people who have no interest and do not want to be contacted again. Those dead leads go right back into their system for the next new reps to do the same. These "buyers" (dead leads) are bombarded by emails to insight any possible response. Your phone will ring all hours of the night from their automated system calling you if someone asks a simple question about a boat. If you want to work with customers or leads in CA or FL you have to spend over $600 for a license that is not even necessary if you sell boats under 32'. Based on company-wide emails announcing sales, and the number of reps they have across the country, there is no serious money to be made. They want to use your camera skills to take hundreds of pictures and videos of boats for listings. Unless you sell your own listing you are doing the work for free. People who list their boats are free to sell at any time with no money to the company--your hard work down the toilet. The staff seems overly egotistical about their actual contribution to the boat business especially the IT staff.

POP Yachts Response

I apologize for your negative experience and appreciate that you took the time to list some concrete issues. You are correct that your time using the sales software is tracked, and it is not a secret that a lot of things are tracked using the software. It is a pro, not a con. For those who like to analyze their efforts, its a great tool for self-improvement and competition. For those who do not put forth the effort, and would rather their efforts not be analyzed, probably a "con". The "dead leads" have a way of coming back to life. Reps have been turning those buyers into sales, so it is worth it and doesn't take much time to go through them. I would recommend turning off the ringer in the middle of the night if you do not want to be disturbed. I think its a pretty cool feature. You are correct about the license for CA and FL. Those are regulations decided by the state and we are required to follow them. Selling real estate carries fees too. You are correct that you do not get paid for a listing unless it sells. POP doesn't either. POP stands for Paid on Performance, and they are not going to start charging sellers to list their boats. The goal is to sell it faster using all the marketing tools available to us, than they can on their own. About being overly egotistical...POP has reached some pretty amazing milestones is a very short amount of time. The IT Dept deserves a lot of credit for that, as do many of the individuals that have remained loyal while POP navigates the unchartered waters that comes with being a startup. POP is proud of their accomplishments, but realize that they can do better, and work towards that.

Don't waste your time...I did that for you. - Anonymous employee POP Yachts Employee Review

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