Business Development - Business Development Consultant TriNet Employee Review

4.0
Jun 17, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Very generous benefit package that started day 1 of employment, including medical, dental, vision, 401k. The 401k even matched starting day 1 as well as 100% vesting day 1. Fun work atmosphere as long as you don't have an overbearing manager, which is a crapshoot. The sales department itself had a fun culture; always doing contests and giveaways.

Cons

Tedious day to day work. Depending on the time of year, the requirement was anywhere between 50-100 cold calls per day. Great product, but also a hard sell. Also, around the time I left, management was starting to micromanage more and more.

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TriNet Response
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Thank you for your positive feedback. We find that many new colleagues are as pleasantly surprised at the great benefits that we offer, and are also as happy with the culture. We wish you all the best in your future endeavors.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
May 3, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

There is a path to success if you work really hard and are willing to stick it out for 3-5 years, but you must know how to play the corporate politics game and can't slip, have a little bit of luck, inherit profitable relationships, and prospect and develop new broker relationships. Benefits are good, and the director's I worked under were great people. If you're in your 20's, it's not a bad place to start your sales career and make decent money. Most deals only close if the benefits pricing is favorable, Always found the offsites and team outings fun.

Cons

Highly political environment.   Highly commoditized product. A fair amount of favoritism.  The prospecting infrastructure is horrendous and limiting for even the best hunters. Splits are the devil and cause resentment amongst sales reps. If you're over 30 and looking to build a career here, would recommend you find a different PEO as there is a 90% turnover rate with first year reps and within 3 years most new hire classes are gone. About 10-20% of sales consultants find success, and the variance of new consultants who find success is in the low single digits.  TriNet isn't exactly well positioned in the market and hasn't been for a few years.   Bad blood with clients and prospects due to decisions made a few years ago for short term business gains. The executive directors and upper management come from a different time in the business.  They found success in a completely different way and completely different market that was more beneficial. They lead with a stick and that trickles down.

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