What I wish was different
While my team leader was great the many of the other team leaders and general management were not. Their prime objective is to make money and they do not care too much about the sales reps. The office is disorganized and response times can be slow. There will be policies that make it so that people who only do "ok" are punished and only the top will make a substantial profit. You will not make very much money doing this job unless you do very well. The company will charge you a minimum of $3000 over the course of your paychecks to cover rent, your uniform, an iPad, and incentives. If you do well and exceed certain sales goals (ie. making 150 sales that do not cancel) some of these fees will be reimbursed. However, you will be paying for all your utilities, food, and gas. My team was typically assigned an area that was an hour's drive away so every day we spent 2 or more hours on the road. These expenses do start to add up and I was almost living paycheck to paycheck (they pay you twice a month). They will tell you that anyone can do door to door sales but what they don't tell you is that most people will not do it very well no matter how hard they try. I wish the company cared more about their sales reps because at the end of the day it's clear they really only care about the money. People who complain about their system will most likely be branded "weak-willed" or "lazy" but the truth is the job isn't for everyone.
