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1. The company is small and cozy. I’ve never seen the legendary RD team—there’s only one boss and one person in MARKETING.
Because it’s small, there’s some flexibility. For example, if you feel unwell at work, it’s OK to suddenly go out to see a doctor. Fridays are HAPPY DAY, so things can be more relaxed.
2. Salespeople are given a lot of freedom, but you’re responsible for the consequences yourself. If you can’t handle it, no one will rescue you.
3. Both the bonuses and base salary are pretty good.
4. If you want to gain hands-on international sales experience, this company provides a decent platform. You can learn everything from cold outreach to customer visits, but you’ll be fighting alone—no one will BACK YOU UP.
1. There is no training. The company doesn’t need to put in much EFFORT before someone starts helping develop new customers. You ask about whatever problems you think of, and the supervisor almost always answers; if they don’t know, you’re expected to GOOGLE it yourself. On your second day at work, you’ll already be told to start cold outreach, even though you don’t even know what the products are. With no training, you rely on the catalog for product specifications—but the catalog contains many errors, so the specifications are often misunderstood. When you get them wrong, you’ll be met with eye-rolling and sarcasm.
2. The customer lists provided by the company are pretty useless. If you really want customers, you have to search for lists country by country on your own. Because the company doesn’t want to invest in customer lists, you have to spend a lot of time finding them, which is quite a waste of time.
3. The company has no clear policies. Sometimes you can leave midway to see a doctor, and other times they ask you to fill out a leave form, as if employees were taking advantage of the company... But taking leave to see a doctor is perfectly reasonable and should not be treated as a special concession. Later, they complain that employees take too much leave and even ask to deduct pay...
4. If you have sales results, anything goes; if you don’t, prepare to be watched until you die. The sales target is simply to do better this month than last month. The once-a-month SALES REPORT turns into a personal self-criticism meeting. If sales performance is poor, the company takes no responsibility at all—it’s entirely the salesperson’s problem. The company won’t provide you with any SUPPORT; you’re left to fend for yourself and figure out what to do next month. BTW, all flexibility disappears completely from the day you fail to meet your sales target.
5. In front of customers, if the supervisor thinks you haven’t explained something well enough, they’ll snatch away the microphone and deliberately ask you questions. If you can answer, great; if you can’t, they’ll roll their eyes and give you a contemptuous look, then start explaining themselves, clearly enjoying the performance.
In short, it’s a company full of red flags. It calls itself a company, but there are really only two people. The supervisor conceals all kinds of things. Enter at your own risk.