For a Global company, I expected MUCH better - Sales Executive LHH Employee Review

2.0
21 Oct 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Remote environment is about the only good thing/flexibility to make own schedule

Cons

-$50k base salary is a joke in this economy. We're doing 3 times the amount of work for low pay.... -I thought working for a global company, with a reputable brand in the staffing industry would be amazing (given they are part of the Adecco group). I've been in the staffing industry for a number of years. This company has SO many issues its insane. They utilize a proactive recruiting approach because the brand is so bad they cant bring in jobs or revenue. They have us send out 2500 marketing emails a week to spam potential clients, selling candidates on the phone, basically sell sell sell, which can come across as desperate. The training was meh, high expectations, taught us how to do the job, but that's basically it. No training on building relationships, how to close a deal, what is the LHH way etc.. Expectations to "graduate" from training are a joke. You need 2-3 temp starts is what they told us but some people graduated getting only 1 temp start, so no clear expectations. -Pretty sure only 2 people from my class of about 20 graduated. That is a leadership issue, NOT an SE issue. Sitting here in October and I think only 2-3 people out of 20 are gone from my class. HIGH TURNOVER. They didn't get fired, everyone pretty much just quit within the first 2-4 months lol. There were several that quit in the first 2 weeks. Management style is different across pretty much every market, each market seems like they are doing their own thing. Leader in my market is just a manager and I don't think he actually knows how to LEAD a team. As someone whom values culture, team building, company values, I have no idea what my purpose is here other than bring in jobs. -Last thing I'll say is the complete lack of development of current employees. You should be focused on helping newer SE's do their job well rather than shoving numbers down their throats every week. Actually get to know your employees, what makes them tick, show some empathy, know how to LEAD, and not just manage Overall just disappointed with the company, leadership, their values, lack of communication, consistency in standards across the board. Have I mentioned they've rebranded about 6 million times in the last 5 years?

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
5 Jun 2026
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Pros

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Cons

Exploitative WFH culture that weaponizes visibility, and protects middle management even when their behavior is full on destructive which fuels a moral hazard issue whereby bad leaders can put on “face” and feel invincible. Unusually long “meetings” of managers fanning their superiority and belittling you, or focusing on short sighted optics. Members of my team routinely compared their one-on-one interactions in an effort to make sense of concerning behavior. Recruiting, many sales regions and pricing are clown cars of bad management. Don’t expect fair compensation or investment in any capacity regardless of how well you perform or what they have promised. Being a high performer does not change that - they simply learn to game you. These issues are so deeply entrenched due to moral hazard that they’re baked into the culture. Echoing others: “You will need therapy during and after ” but they will not pay you enough to afford it. They manage by micromanagement and fear. “Even if you do a great job if you are not a favorite you will have a difficult time here. It doesn’t matter if you’re doing your job if you are not accepted, however I think that’s their strategy,” said another and to add to that, credit for your work if arduous will go to someone else, and they will leave you with crumbs of recognition for work that required no business school degree to double down on hiding what you had to offer. A senior sales lead who generated boatloads in revenue before departing described her experience in meetings as being treated like, “Little girl, go sit in the corner.” That captures the dynamic precisely. I felt seen hearing that.

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