Account executive - Anonymous employee Chicago Vision Employee Review

1.0
1 Jun 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The location is just outside the loop which is cool The staff is very friendly Quick promotions There is no seniority

Cons

12 hour days with 7-8 hours "in the field" which is really spending the day in Walmart, Costco or Target basically harassing shoppers to buy products that you have little to no knowledge on. It's 100% commission based with no starting pay and the first pay check isn't for 3-4 weeks. Absurdly fast with moving up in the company. They also hire people with no experience. Anywhere from high school students to grad school graduates but everyone starts at the same level. Cult-like culture. No breaks throughout the day, especially if you aren't meeting goals. This lead to many days standing for 8 hours at a time.

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Chicago Vision Response
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Thanks for the feedback. It seems like you have had a mixed experience with our company, and that's a shame. We're glad that you found our staff friendly, and enjoyed the opportunity for quick promotions. These are things we pride ourselves on. We work with a fantastic team of professional, well-trained people. We don't think that they would consider what they do 'harassment'. Neither do we think that the massive customer base we maintain that makes our company so successful would consider themselves harassed. If there's some specific behavior you observed that you would like us to investigate please do get in touch, but we haven't had any specific complaints from our locations. You're correct in that we do hire many people with limited experience. We also hire very experienced people, for different positions. However we like to hope that we have opportunities available for everyone. We don't like to discriminate. Please do feel free to get in touch if there's any way we can help or explain any of your issues. We always welcome the opportunity to improve.

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