Sinking ship... - Outside Sales Representative Groupon Employee Review

2.0
28 Apr 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Work from home, Unlimited vacation time, Flexibility, autonomy, young, casual laid-back company. Started in the glory days & everything that made it special in the beginning completely changed & went downhill...

Cons

Countless changes (understandable due to evolving nature of business) - grew too big, too fast without having a game plan and clear direction of what the business should be. Consistently changing commissions, managers, "strategy", high turnover overall created bad morale. What I initially loved about the company changed and went downhill to a marketplace of laser toe nail fungus, oil changes, pest control, vibrators and lubricants....

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