They make everything up as they go - werkgeversreview Business Advocate bij NW Natural

3,0
18 jan 2022
Aanbevelen
Goedkeuring directeur
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Pluspunten

Get paid every week. Team lead available to go to your appointments.

Minpunten

We got emails every week about which employees were on track to selling enough to stay with the company, and less than half the list hit that goal every month (if you hit the goal but nothing higher, you'd make an estimated $36k/year). Imagine pulling up to a huge business (like a car dealer) and they express interest in your product (you could make $10k). At the end of your sales pitch, they ask if your product integrates with their computer software. You tell them "no" and they buy from your competitor. This was a daily problem at Beyond. NONE of your travel costs are expensed and you are encouraged to buy stuff from the company store. While you can sell multiple pricing options to your clients, the company is currently pushing for more "non-cash adjustment" sales where you get paid HALF the commission you normally get up front, and you don't see the other half until 13 months later. Imagine trying to pay your bills like that. Being a full commission sales role, that means you are taking all the same financial risk as an entrepreneur. You could make $2k in your first week or you could go 5 months with no money. I drove over 2,000 miles in 3 months and the resulting sales did not pay my bills. Division directors (managers) are not always hired from within, and they get the same exact training as their sales people. That means if your manager is new, you have to keep going up the ladder in managers until you find someone able to answer your questions. I had multiple instances where none of my managers (even my regional vice president) could answer a question, so I called the internal support line and got a different answer from 3 different reps. Even corporate is not knowledgeable about the products their reps sell.

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5,0
22 aug 2025
Aanbevelen
Goedkeuring directeur
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Pluspunten

Great benefits and company culture

Minpunten

None so far at this time

2,0
2 mrt 2026
Anonieme werknemer
Aanbevelen
Goedkeuring directeur
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Pluspunten

Overall company culture is a good one. Long-time employment is a staple of the organization when a company has been around as long as Oregon has been a state! It's not unusual for folks to be there 10, 20, 30+ years. Co-workers were great to work with, and there are some managers who are really terrific!

Minpunten

Sadly, there is a prevalent bad practice of promoting folks into management roles without really giving them any management training. The sole reason they're promoted is seemingly because of which Sr Manager/Director they're friendly with and/or how long they've been working for the company. Lots of favortism! There are people in those upper positions who have no business managing people. Then there is shock & surprise when long-tenured employees express burnout or make the difficult decision to leave the company.

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