You pay for everything out of your wage. - Promotional Representative Roar Promotions Employee Review

You get to improve on communication skills somewhat, but that's limited to what you've been trained to say i.e. a scripted pitch.

You get paid based on commission, the hours are frighteningly long, and on some days you might only get one sale. The law of averages (which they rigidly stick by) suggests 100 doors knocked on will secure at least 8 people's interests, and out of those 8 at least one or two sales. After about the 20th doors you'll get pretty sick of trying to conjure up a smile and repeat the same bull to each person. You have to ask question like: "If I could upgrade your equipment while lowering your monthly bill, you'd be happy, right?", a no answer is not an option! Before you know it this person has just agreed to a purchase without ever wanting to in the first place. Its forceful and greedy They try to keep you enthusiastic by setting goals, ringing the bell or gong or whatever it is at the end of the day. Everyone gathers in the main area to call out the list of successful people using phrases like "smashed it" and "high rolling the country". The energy is always electric with everyone all pumped, high fives and cheers being rang out across the office block. In reality though the place is grim and causes more grief than it makes itself out to.

Colleagues - many of the individuals you work with are genuinely lovely people. Diversity - high throughput, they can't be picky. If you're a top-tier salesperson, you could make good money, but then you should go make great money somewhere else, and within a company that offers a base salary, bonuses and expenses.

They will let anyone work for them, you don't even need a reasonable level of English and they'll stick you infront of someone's door to try and sell. They get you to spend days of your time (without pay, lunch, bus fare) for training, and then you can't justify squandering those day's, so you're committed to starting to make some money. You're 'self-employed' so that they don't have to take on any responsibility as an emplyer. They are selling to you (fake opportunity) as much as you are selling to the general public. I've worked for other direct marketing companies that will pay for your lunch when you're being trained, offer reasonable rates so that you can earn, and respect that you're a free-agent and won't pressure you when you don't want to work on a particular day. Take much of what you hear from their salespeople with a pinch of salt, many of them are professional spoofers.