Please avoid this company - Anonymous employee SharpDots Employee Review

1.0
23 Sept 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

You may develop good relationships with coworkers or clients, but of course that could happen anywhere.

Cons

The work environment at Sharpdots is far and away the worst I've experienced anywhere. You will deal with all kinds of unnecessary stress and chaos if you work there, but those aren’t the worst aspects of the job. The worst aspects of the job all stem from the CEO and President, John. He routinely mocks, belittles, and ridicules his employees. Without any thought of professionalism, or really even just being a decent boss or person, he will laugh with open condescension and derision if he thinks you've said something that doesn't make perfect sense. He absolutely jumps at any opportunity to put people down. In almost any situation, trivial or not, he INSISTS on being right. And if the facts of a situation assert themselves too strongly so that it appears he has made a mistake, he will either ignore those facts, lie, or reconstruct the conversation to make it seem like YOU, and not he, made the mistake. So much time is wasted with these acrobatics, all in service of the boss’ brittle ego. John is also almost pathologically controlling, like the worst kind of helicopter parent, but at the same time something like an absentee father in that he doesn't come in to work very often. He doesn't like to get his hands dirty by doing anything approaching busywork. He prefers to deal in theory, and is woefully ignorant of the realities of daily life at work. I suspect this is because he thinks busywork of any kind is below his station. But he never deigns to do this kind of work, even when it’s clearly warranted.

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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
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Pros

Pros Open door policy with the GM, John Tan Management staff is open to ideas Estimating and IT staff are knowledgeable Lots of opportunities to establish a decent working relationship with external companies A great company to learn how to spin/sell, with heavy problem solving opportunities Uncapped Commission for sales staff, of about 2% of all printed marketing material sales Flexible commission rates for all additional marketing channels

Cons

Cons High turnover rate: In my time with the company, there have been over 20+ Reps Terrible working environment – Stressful interpersonal interaction Volume is more important than anything Management creates an unstable work environment with poor motivation and leadership; negative examples, constantly flustered No incentives for any level of positive performance Sales reps act like sharks with one another’s accounts, rather than working as a cohesive team Behind the curve with limited experience in the future marketing; e.g. Social Media, Email campaigns, etc No advertising or marketing – Leaving sales rep’s to fend for themselves and rely on pricing or embellished quality to get an edge and land a job Lack of structured and progressive company marketing While you are encouraged to provide ideas, none are actually followed through on to any extent Complaint rate and error rates are significantly high, adding to the already stressful work environment No growth potential – Positions are limited with no advancements possible Not a long term career choice

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