Pros
The only thing this role did for me personally was build my resume with direct B2B Sales experience so I could get into a Sales role at a much better company. The sales training did help me as well since I was new to the industry.
Cons
- Horrendous culture - Extremely high rate of AE turnover (I was 9th AE to quit in the 7 months I had been with Aramark. This alone should raise red flags.) - The micromanagement was unlike anything i’ve ever experienced. This all depends on the type of Sales Manager you end up with however. - Unrealistic management expectations for new hires (because turnover was so high, the expectation on new hires was ridiculous because we had to make up for everyone quitting. I say this even though I personally had success and was selling above quota for new hires) - Holiday weeks are the worst. You are expected to go out and triple your workload the rest of the week to make up for the holiday off. It’s a joke. - The Uniform and Facility service industry is completely saturated and contractual. - You don’t get paid commission for 6 weeks after your deal installs. (Waited over 5 months for 1 deal to install, and didn’t get paid until 6 weeks after that.) The list goes on, but for brevity I will leave it at that.