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Got hired and was told there was a 90 day “ramp up” period to get used to the business and how things should go. This is where you are supposed to build your business and start contacting those companies. After about 30 days of working there I was blind sided as they let me go because I supposedly wasn’t setting enough meetings and was “not coachable”. No management ever said a word to me about trying to set more meetings, my “attitude” or an action plan to get me on the right track. For all I knew, I was doing my job correctly because no one had told me otherwise. I actually set a meeting the morning I got let go and got told “Fantastic! Good job!” with no heads up that it would be my last day. How can someone tell me “good job” in the morning and let me go later in the day? I got along with all of my coworkers and showed up everyday with a positive attitude. Who you are does not matter here. The only thing that matters to the boss is how much money you can make them. They will say you have a “training period” but in reality you do not. Do not waste your time with this job. You will only be met with the realization that you wasted time in a company that had no plan of keeping you. They are always looking to hire and replace the “low performers” instead of helping those succeed. Why work for a company more concerned about replacing you after 30 days instead of giving you reasons to stay and setting you up for success?

There are a lot of great things about Adams, including a dynamic creative department and a product (OOH) that works. 

The problem really is management from the top-down. Very little training, very little on-boarding.  Sink or swim. They mislead you with a "book" of business. You are handed a list of accounts that are dead-ends. You are better off drumming up new business. 

The real problem though is that there is no reward for a job well-done and plenty of retribution when things aren't going as well. Management is reactionary and compulsive. They change on a dime so often that its hard to take any initiative seriously.

I really thought i was going to love this place, but i very quickly discovered it was loaded with back stabbing co workers, willing to turn you in at the drop of a hat.  There is an undeniable culture of fear here.  Sales manager would tell you one thing one day... then contradict himself completely the next.  

Constant turnover of sales... art... admin... it doesn't make for a stable work place.  I knew at least 5 people suffering from stress based medical problems.  2 have since quit and gotten better.  

I took the job at Adams thinking it would be one thing, but it wound up being another thing. Even my manager at the time apologized for my being mislead into the job, but they really needed "someone". My position was a dead-end receptionist role with no opportunity for advancement. The stress from the job made me very ill and exacerbated an underlying medical condition. After hospitalization/surgery, I left because the continued stressful work environment (heavy sales and poor mgmt) was not good for my physical recovery.

As an Account Executive with Adams, each day is different. Your success relies on personal input, drive and performance. I learned what it takes to be a strong negotiator, while keeping the clients' best interests in-mind. Management was supportive, but only when the skies were blue. The most difficult part of the career was the high-pressure to produce more and more and more results. However, at the end of the day, it was great to know that your hard work was appreciated by the clients that you served.

Interesting to learn the behind the scenes of how those billboards are born--from start to finish.  Sales people are nice (aren't they all?) but demanding as expected.  Management distant and not engaged in day-to-day of support staff.  Little to no training--just show up and make it through the day but don't count on making this your "home".  Revolving door atmosphere--don't get attached to co-workers because they probably won't be there tomorrow.  Support bonuses based on sales achieving goals which always seem to fall just short (last minute budget adjustments)--sorry, not this year (again).  

While they hire the best or at least GOOD people, they simply cannot keep them.  They immediately try to indoctrinate the good people they hire and the smart ones simply leave.

They are a hotbed of mediocrity. If you work too hard you get fired, if you work too little you get fired. the only way to stay with the company is to stay right in the middle. The best people tend not to stick around or worse, they get acclimated to the toxic culture, rife with tattle tales.

The sales position is fun and fast paced. It's a typical "out the door 10-4" job. You can take home good pay, but the accounts that you are assigned as your base need to show incremental growth each year or you'll fail. Sometimes you'll have great management and sometimes you'll have really weak managers. Just keep incremental growth and new business opportunities filing in and you'll have a great paycheck and enjoy your time in Outdoor.

A loyal employee is not valued here. While the Peoria office can be a really fun place to work, the corporate people do not care about you. Your job isn't safe, regardless of how hard you work. If you log too much overtime, they make you a salaried employee. Management is like a revolving door. There is a lack of training. I would not recommend working here. 

I liked everyone I worked with in the office but the upper management has no respect for any of their employees.  They let people go without warning via a Zoom meeting.  I worked every day 8-5 for several years and watched this happen time and time again and basically always knew it was just a matter of time before it happened to me.  If you like feeling like you are going to lose your job at anytime then this is the job for you. No security here at all.  

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