I don't know how they are still in business.. - Anonymous employee Prime Vendor Employee Review

1.0
Mar 12, 2016
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Weekends off. I have seen them give flexible hours for students.

Cons

There are so many cons about this place. They talk down to their employees in front of other employees to demote them and make them feel ashamed of their mistakes. Mistakes that they were not trained to handle. They will discriminate by race and gender. They specifically say that they will not hire men for certain positions because it is not a good fit for them. The owner makes sexually remarks to the young college students..in front of his wife who is also part of higher management. They never trust that you are doing something right even when you are. It's their way or the highway. Never give them advice on how to do something better, they will not take it well. Any suggestions will go out the door. Upper management will tell you to do something one way and then a week later demand you do it another way. I've heard many discrimitory marks working here. It is obvious none of the upper management have degrees in business. They don't even know how to remain confidential about previous and current employees. Upper management can not be trusted. They will lie to get their way and then claim later on they didn't say something. The turn over rate is extremely high in both sales and the bidding department. When they fire or lay someone off they make excuses as to why they were fired to the other employees. It is none of their business to explain the situation to other employees. This was the most uncomfortable environment I have ever worked in. I know they do internships for UNCW and I honestly feel that they are not a suitable business to give internships. They mistreat the interns and a lot of them never end up completing their internships because of bad treatment. I could go on about all of the inappropriate things that have occurred here. New hires that come in for training are talked down upon when they don't pick up as quick as upper management would like. Sometimes they fire them after a day. The training for this job should be at least 2 weeks as it is extensive. Giving someone 2 or 3 days to learn everything is unbelievable. They expect everyone to work on their own after 2 or 3 days of training and if they can't pick it up by then they don't call them to come back. My advice to anyone going in for an interview..don't.

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5.0
Feb 1, 2016
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Pros

I worked there for two years off and on, bc of maternity leave. Warm Leads, good hours (no weekends). I would total 20,000 to 30,000 in sales per month. Very flexible if I needed to take off due to my parent's traveling up to NC. No cold-calling. I got added as a manager prior to moving back to Charlotte. So Room for growth.

Cons

No breakroom and some of the younger staff in the sales department talk way too much about petty things.

5.0
Mar 21, 2015
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As the new Sales Manager at Prime Vendor (January 2015) It is unfortunate to see some of the negative remarks posted. In the past we have hired on a 90 day probationary period prospective sales staff with less then the required skill set. The position requires excellent communication and selling skills. Product knowledge and persistence is the key to sales success. If I was the one that terminated your employment, it was because you failed to meet the minimum sales requirement. No sales or just 3 sales in a month is not a winning ticket. Although I don’t expect everyone to be a rock star, your co-workers are earning $5,000 to $6,000 in monthly income between there base pay, commission and bonus. If other management or I have micro managed you it’s because you’re a probationary employee. We want you to succeed. The time spent with you is to nurture you to achieve your goals. It is time consuming and costly to have you fail. We expect you to have motivation. If I have asked you for the 3rd or 4th. Time to stop texting your friends, checking out your social media account, or engaging all other staff who will listen on how you hate your mother in law during work time, then perhaps this position is not for you. We only work 30 hrs. per week. Our day starts at 9:30 a.m, if you are habitually late and then come in with your McDonalds to eat at your desk for the next 15 minutes, then this position is not for you. My commitment is to more carefully screen new applicants, hire those with relative experience and enthusiasm.

Cons

The Time to add new products and services to our program

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