It would be easier to assess the disadvantages through a list.
- Poor training
- Poor Management
- Useless Weekly meetings that cost you more money on gas and time taken from prospecting.
- No gas reimbursements.
- Poor commission structure
- Conniving Managers who mislead you in believing that you will make more money than what is available due to their desperation to reach their bonuses.
- Too many loopholes to avoid paying the bonuses that the managers claim you will earn.
- Lack job security
- Insurance structure is nearly 20% of your biweekly check!
- IF you can sale at a high level, Reliant will steal your large deals (750 annualized mWh) and basically provide a finders fee of $100.
- It is virtually IMPOSSIBLE to earn over 35k in a year as a Sales Representative. Don't believe it because it is a lie if they tell you your earning potential at plan is 57k. That is a bold face lie. You will be lucky to work long enough to earn benefits.
You literally have to pay $50.00-$100.00 gas a week to be effective. The base is $21,400 for sales reps, 25k for certified trainers, and 32.4k for managers in training. Do the math...if you are a sales rep you will gross $411 a week minus your gas expenses! After taxes, you will be lucky to make $300 wkly. If you can sale at a high level, you need to look into a brokerage company and work part time with another job functioning as your base salary. I went from earning about 3k a month with Netpique to earning over 5k as soon as I decided to leave. This job is seriously a scam. They offered me management positions, and I declined based on their ineffectiveness, the flawed business model, and the fact that the stability of the company in Houston appeared to be on a "shaky foundation." That is an understatement. Please don't waste your time unless you are desperate for work. In that case...close a few deals and collect your $1600 a month. Good luck to the unfortunate, and I wish nothing for prosperity to those who move toward my advice.
