Selling in Canada with a head office thousands of miles away - Sales Russell Stover Employee Review

2.0
Jun 17, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Russell Stover Candies is a very secretive company which has little experience in the Canadian marketplace, which if you are selling their products makes it hard to get any sales support.

Cons

This company was backwards in it's thinking , it's product line and certainly in the quality of people it hired. There was so much political rear kissing that it made it hard to stand being employed by them.

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Pros

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

Corporate leadership made collaboration difficult. Criticism was frequent and often came from individuals without plant-level knowledge. I was told I was “wrong” while actively teaching and supporting them. Corporate leadership operated under different rules than the plants, including separate vacation plans and holidays. Equal treatment was never achieved, and the belittling behavior was unlike anything I had experienced in a professional environment. The culture reflected a clear “do as I say, not as I do” mentality. In my experience, Corporate HR lacked transparency and demonstrated questionable ethical practices. Accountability was inconsistent, which made it difficult to lead effectively and retain strong talent.

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