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    Softchoice Reviews

    Updated 13 December, 2018
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    Softchoice President and CEO Vince De Palma
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    Pros

    • "There are many soft perks as well; and the office itself was awesome even before you factor in you can bring your dog to work" (in 27 reviews)

    • "Decent work life balance (role dependent though)" (in 21 reviews)

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    1. Featured Review

      Helpful (4)

      "Great Company with a better Culture"

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      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Senior Territory Sales Representative in Chicago, IL (US)
      Current Employee - Senior Territory Sales Representative in Chicago, IL (US)
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Softchoice full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Been at Softchoice for 3 plus years and still love coming to work every day. Office is full of high-quality individuals in a great location in Chicago. Lot's of catered breakfasts and lunches, vendor happy-hours, Friday beer carts, volunteering opportunities and Softchoice events out of the office are some great perks, but it's the people that make it. The opportunity to make really good money is there if the work is put in and it's some of the best sales experience you can get.

      Cons

      There's a lot to learn and soak in and success is not always immediate, but what you can learn in a short period of time outweighs that in my opinion.

      Advice to Management

      Keep hiring the right people for management positions

    2. "Customer Support Rep"

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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Toronto, ON
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Toronto, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Softchoice full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Great Company Culture
      lots of perks
      make great friends
      lots of room to grow

      Cons

      starting salary is a bit on the low end

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    3. "Customer Account Management, Associate"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Softchoice full-time

      Pros

      Good Culture
      Great Office and Location

      Cons

      Pay is quite low for Individual Contributors

    4. "TSR"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Softchoice full-time

      Pros

      Great introductory job into sales with lots of experiences

      Cons

      work culture can mimic highschool environment

      Advice to Management

      n/a

    5. Helpful (3)

      "Great Company, even better culture, meh pay for the industry"

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      • Culture & Values
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      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Territory Sales Representative in Toronto, ON
      Current Employee - Territory Sales Representative in Toronto, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Softchoice full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      - Softchoice Sales Academy and hands-on mentorship to enable your success
      - Great people, beautiful office
      - Great work/life balance and work-from-home perks once you are tenured 6 months
      - Phenomenal mentorship from management and upper management
      - strong diversity and inclusion committments
      - Great place to start

      Cons

      - The salary is low for the amount of work you do. (Salary should be around 50K in my opinion MINIMUM to start)
      - Depending on your sales territory and it's exposure it may give you a setback in doing as well as your peers. (Ie. Canada V.S Some U.S territories)
      - You only get commission after you hit 75% to your plan otherwise you get $0
      - Commission strucutre complicated and nobody gets it
      - The draw they give you for the 6-months of $625 needs to be paid back in sales
      - The "promotion" structure is BS. You work very hard to get to a TSR Level 2 and you only get a $3,000 A YEAR increase and your quota goes through the roof. If you were once making decent commission, you get set-back by this promotion as it will take a while to ramp up again (unless you have inherited some great accounts)
      - High turnover rate due to the competitive market - a lot of people at Softchoice leave for a better salary offer

      Advice to Management

      Retention in the sales department is clearly becoming an issue. There needs to be a less complex comission structure in place and competitive salaries that mirror the rest of the industry to ensure we keep great representatives on board.

    6. "Operations"

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      Current Employee - Operations in Toronto, ON
      Current Employee - Operations in Toronto, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Softchoice full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Great company culture.
      Solid managers and colleagues.
      Access to benifits, work from home once a week after 6 months and transit subsidy.

      Cons

      No cons, I strongly recommend Softchoice to anyone seeking a solid company to work for. Its an overall great company that cares about its employees.

      Advice to Management

      Keep up the great work!

    7. Helpful (2)

      "Manager"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      Good company values and great location
      Young workforce, good for new to the workforce resources

      Cons

      Too many changes at the same time
      Doesn’t allow for change to set in before moving to the next one

      Advice to Management

      Stabilize

    8. "Decent"

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      Current Employee - Client Success Specialist in Oakville, ON
      Current Employee - Client Success Specialist in Oakville, ON
      Recommends
      Negative Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Softchoice (More than a year)

      Pros

      Enjoyed the culture and people

      Cons

      The work was repetitive and boring

      Advice to Management

      Fostering innovation internally wouldn't be so bad

    9. "Territory sales Representative"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Softchoice full-time

      Pros

      Great place to work and build your skills.

      Cons

      It's possible to make really good money here but it is not the norm.

    10. Helpful (5)

      "Sales culture"

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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Manager in Toronto, ON
      Former Employee - Manager in Toronto, ON
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Softchoice full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Great people
      Ability to get involved with different philanthropic activities

      Cons

      Sales teams are the priority
      Favouritism over right fit for promotions (often leading to unqualified people in strategic roles)
      Improper tools