Boiler room mentality with repressive management - Telemarketer TriNet Employee Review

1.0
Dec 27, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Competitive salary located close to home.

Cons

Job performance does not matter, doing what the control freaks in charge of the department is the only thing that matters. I have never been in a less supportive environment in my life. They fired one of the staff because she was pregnant.

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TriNet Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your experiences working for TriNet. TriNet has a formal performance management process and we take that process very seriously, from establishing goals to ensuring that each and every colleague has a performance review based upon the colleague’s performance. That said, it is only through feedback from our colleagues that we can constantly improve and grow as an employer. If you have any other detailed feedback that you would like to share, please send it to MYHR@trinet.com. Or, to make an anonymous complaint, use TriNet’s confidential reporting system, Convercent. You may access this system by calling 888.832.6044 or visiting their website at www.convercent.com/report. We would especially appreciate any detailed information related to your assertion that an employee was fired because she was pregnant, as we are dedicated to compliance with all applicable laws and certainly to the laws prohibiting discrimination based on pregnancy.

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Cons

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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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