outside sales representative

showroom manager

regional sales manager

Giftcraft

Severely micro-managed. Daily call reports required, other ridiculous territory plans need submitted that you are only allowed to work on after hours. Demanding travel, must work into the evening hours.  If you are in your territory and 2 hours from home you still cannot start your drive home until  5 pm putting you home after 7 pm. Owner of company is horrible and demeans employees at national meetings whining that people rated him poorly on other websites and pleads for people to rate him positively. Then threatens us with our jobs if we don't sell what He demands we sell. They pushed out all salaried employees to replace them with commission-only employees. Does not believe in office days. Must use your car as an office. Product cycles are far off and off-season.  low-paying commissions. Clothing line is very basic and over-priced for retail. Company management culture is that if they think a person is under-performing not to help that person succeed but to make their lives so miserable they quit so company doesn't have to pay in-employment.

If you want to be stressed out every day and do nothing but work and nothing is ever good enough and still never get commission unless things are shipped which never happens because I have no clue why shipping is so hard for them but it is. Management is a LARGE  mean rude ruthless bully .   They want you in your car from 9-5, but the do all this busy work every night when you get home. Basically it’s a 24 hour job. You get complaints all day from customers because they take 2 months to get their product shipped sometimes and then you lose accounts because of it.  Just find a better job if you can and save yourself 

The products are fun and ever-changing. However, you are spending 600+ miles on the road every week in your own personal vehicle. Depending on your territory, sales goals can be near impossible to reach and management seems to care more about numbers than customer satisfaction and building quality relationships with accounts that have been burned before. You are alone in your territory and work out of your vehicle spending 8+ hours on the road daily with emails, reports and paperwork to follow in the evenings.

I do not recommend this job to anyone. The manager micro manages you. The manager is constantly looking over your shoulder. You have to make a sale everyday. It has to be a certain amount. The area has seen about 7 reps. There is no money to be made. All your phone calls and emails are to be done in your car. You have to be in front of the customer at 9:00. Some of the customers do not want anything to do with Giftcraft.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The customers that you interact with. And the coworkers.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Being constantly hounded about numbers. Didn't matter what time of year.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Very numbers focused. So much that you lose family and friends. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Driving. Lots and lots of driving.

I knew a little about the company before working there and I was blown away by the culture, the product line and the overall opportunity. Product is launched 5+ times a year and the company is quick to response to the needs of retailers (i.e. PPE at the onset of the pandemic). The job takes work but if you put in the time then it will more than pay off and you can grow your earning potential rapidly!

Love my job! The company gives you everything you need to succeed including relevant product, lead lists, and helpful coaching. If you work hard and work your territory then the results will come. Also, it is probably the most fun job I have ever had. Where else do you get to talk to friendly retailers all day and sell adorable product?!

Direct sales and managing territory sales personnel. Good opportunity for self-starters & independents. Excellent, continuously changing product line in gift, fashion  & garden industries.

They don't tell you that their reputation is not good so your current accounts are a struggle as much as new ones.

Just not organized on this end of this country and every state varies as far as sales and product needs. 

Pay is not what at all worth if you count the hours spent going door to door

Pass

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Outside sales representative 1 salary reported	$60,000 per year
Showroom manager 1 salary reported	$57,500 per year
Regional sales manager 1 salary reported	$100,000 per year

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