The cons seem to always be growing. I loved this job when I started. Since 2022 started they’ve been micromanaging like I’ve never seen. This company is going downhill and doing it fast. First of all, Rob Hale (CEO) is a great guy personally, but professionally he makes broken promises and doesn’t deliver. He had a lunch meeting with the staff one day - asked what would make Granite a better place to keep employees and make it attractive for new ones. EVERYONE said Work From Home policy improvements. He has delayed this now for 4 MONTHS!!! Terrible work culture, they all think you can’t get anything done when you work from home. Enjoy working from home 2 days a month when you start out. Get any deals closed? Better hope the project management and premier account managers don’t drop ball and lose your deal for you. Oh and Rob introduced this “amazing” new tool called the BD Cashboard, where you compare yourselves to other reps. Nobody cares about this stuff, it’s just another micromanagement tool. This company values you making 80-100+ calls a day rather than booking meetings. We got 7 emails yesterday about increasing activity. Company is becoming a micromanagers dream, and it’s sad to see that. Deals take months to close and get paid on. I also feel like I’m working back in the 90’s. All management walk in at 8am and have a power trip over what they can control today. They preach how you can make a ton of money here, and while that is true, it’s very unrealistic. Have fun calling a bunch of terrible leads too, as they reserve anything quality for the top reps. I hope this company actually starts to care for their employees. They do the absolute bare minimum to help you succeed OUTSIDE of work. You’re also deemed lazy if you only put in 40 hours a week. Toxic work culture that is made out to be an amazing place to work on LinkedIn. STAY AWAY if you enjoy your freedom, as this job drains you mentally. And the training is sub-par at best. They just try to get you to drink the Granite kool-aid. It’s sad I’m writing this review, as I did enjoy this job once. Now I can’t wait to close a decent deal in my pipeline so I can get the commission check and just leave. I am counting down the days and can’t wait to leave!
