Sales Benchmark Index Reviews

Horrible benefits. Horrible work life balance, they espouse an idea of work life intersection - called the "Ideal Life" - and tell you that you have unlimited vacation. This is a farce and what's sad is those on the inside know it, but don't share it during the hiring process bc if they did, nobody would be willing to subject themselves to the tyranny. If you take vacation, you're expected to be available for calls etc...lest you be chided upon your return. Sr Management, aka the Partners, are snake oil salesmen...the CEO is a legit rainmaker, but he's the only one. This place is a lawsuit waiting to happen.

SBI is "all sizzle, no steak". They say they help companies generate more revenue but there is no way they can prove it. They are more like an expensive temporary staffing agency rather than a strategic consulting firm. By the time the customer figures out they're over-paying and could do things themselves, SBI has likely drained them of millions of dollars. SBI actually keeps a tally of how many customers they take over a million dollars from. They don't have any unique IP or research reports like other firms; most of what we delivered as "solutions" could be found by customers on the internet with a little bit of elbow grease. You can never work long enough or hard enough to satisfy the partners. Vacations were rare and the partners expect people to work while on vacation. 6 and 7-day work weeks were expected and travel was much more than they said it would be during the interview process. Critical feedback came from every direction. Bonuses, if paid, were always smaller than expected as compared to the pre-hire propaganda. Benefits were very expensive and I had to pay almost 100% of the cost myself. I think SBI provided a couple hundred bucks each month to help with benefits but that didn't go very far. The partners play favorites with promotions. The people they promote each year are almost always men and there have never been any women in leadership positions.