Sales: Great Development, but High Pressure - Executive Sales Representative Paycom Employee Review

3.0
4 Aug 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Great sales development and training. Sales rep is involved in implementation, which makes for a consistent experience for your customer. New Client Setup really cares about your clients. Client Relations takes care of your client. Pay is very fair once you are an executive rep. The product is great and I'm very proud to sell it.

Cons

Culture differs from office to office. Also, this is a recent con: For the whole country, you're supposed to close 2 deals a month. You HAVE to close a deal every 8 weeks, even if you're at quota for the whole year half way through, or you get written up, which results in being fired. Upper management sees this as a good thing, but I think it's important for every sales person evaluating Paycom to know. Paycom puts less pressure on you if you close two small deals a month rather than big monster deals every 2 months, even if the amount of revenue is the same. One big deal is often way more revenue than 4 small deals. The reason this is a con - if you close a big deal, you have to be involved in the whole setup because you won't let any one screw up that account for you. But, small deals require just as much attention. So in theory, you could have the more revenue with less account setup, but that's "Not Paycom's culture." Even though, with less setup, you have more time to focus on sales related activities and actually enjoy life since you have less clients calling you all day & night. At Paycom, it's not about results - it's about consistency.

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Paycom Response
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Paycom is committed to being innovative, but we can’t do this without our employees, especially those on the front lines of sales. We’re always evaluating our processes to make improvements. We hope you’ve shared your observations and concerns with your supervisor and/or HR. If you do not feel comfortable sharing your observations directly, we encourage you to utilize the third-party anonymous hotline. We appreciate your feedback and will communicate it with the management team.

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Cons

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Paycom Response
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This is a performance-driven role with high expectations, and team members are given clear direction and the tools to succeed. Those who consistently deliver see meaningful rewards for the work they put in. Please share further feedback with your leader.
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