Challenging industry - Account Executive SQUIRE Employee Review

1.0
Jan 5, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Free health benefits, flexible PTO, working from home and commission pay during ramping period.

Cons

This was the most difficult industry to sell in that I have ever experienced. You’re expected to work around the clock and on weekends, you are on the barbers time not yours which makes work life balance non-existent. You’re required to not only close deals but make cold calls all day on top of your meetings in the evenings. If you love being micro managed this is the place to be, although they state they don’t like to their constant phone calls and meetings say otherwise. If you become a favorite here you got it made because they will not hold you to the same requirements as the other reps. The client base is very unreliable, barbers for the most part are not business savvy and not respectful of your time but that is your fault not theirs. Unless you’re desperate I would not recommend working here at all.

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SQUIRE Response
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Thanks for the feedback - it's difficult to read, but appreciated nonetheless. We totally understand the points around the market and its challenges. The lack of our target customer's technical expertise is generally a valid statement, and that's a major part of our mission! By leveraging technology, we're creating opportunities for barbers to grow their business. Over the last year, we've invested heavily in support and have been able to provide shops with little to no technical knowledge hands-on support through onboarding and post-go-live. Your point regarding training is one that we've received consistently, and we are actively launching programs to develop and grow our teams skills and expertise. We've made great strides in implementing performance management programs and engagement surveys to better understand what's working - and, perhaps more importantly, what's not. We hope you've been able to find an opportunity that was more aligned with your goals, and if you ever want to revisit an opportunity with SQUIRE, we've come a long way. Thank you! Katy Williamson on behalf of the People Team

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