Pros
Nice location, a short 10-minute walk from Central Station, small office, mostly woman.
Cons
I traveled over an hour from home to work, and once there, I had to drive to various locations daily in my own car. Management only reimbursed me 45 cents per dollar for petrol, despite my car being a gas guzzler, and they never gave me a petrol card, even though other employees had one. I only found this out from a coworker who was leaving the job, which seemed sneaky. It wasn't until my car became completely unreliable that they finally offered me underground parking, which had always been available but wasn’t offered to save them money.
The workload was intense—we represented 20 clients and had frequent meetings to present them to companies. What was supposed to be a '10-minute meeting' always dragged on as we had to promote all of our clients, or else management would be upset. The clients only wanted big projects with top-tier companies, but there weren’t many large projects available. The lack of new products and frequent meetings made it harder to source new leads, and even when we found small to medium leads, the clients were never satisfied.
The CEO overpromised on the services we could realistically deliver, so every month, most clients would complain, and the workload would increase. We had to focus on specific clients, leading others to complain about not getting enough or good-quality leads. It felt like we were expected to move mountains for very little in return. I was likely losing 30% of my already low salary just on petrol.
In my third year, after I’d had enough and wanted to leave, they offered me nearly $30,000 more, but it was too late. The final straw came when a job I applied for called my manager for a reference, and they defamed me, labeling me a poor worker after three years of loyalty. The company had high turnover, and they didn't bother to train new employees, leaving me to do both my job and theirs. At times, I was the only worker left, killing myself for them. I hope they face the consequences for how they treated me.