account manager

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marketing operations manager

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SodaStream

            A typical day at work depending on your station will consist of standing 8 hours a day as you sort thru different boxes/ pallets of aluminum. Weights are anywhere from 2lbs to 50 or more depending on the products coming off the pallets. Management is pretty relaxed no one is grinding your bones to bang out work. The chance for advancement are few to none.
            Only possible advancements are being shown a different works tasks ,or working your way up too a shift lead. Shift leads carry the burden of organizing a department and producing daily work goals regardless of quantity of product or quantity of workforce. Bottom line 10,000 bottles before a certain deadline wether you have 5 workers or 3. Management is aware and still hands tied by corporate owners overseas who oversee the one USA location and pay below minimum market value. The management in place is content with their placement within the company, as for their work force they always say things like, “It’s a shame to loose quality people to the current market, our hands are tied and there is nothing we can do to financially help you.”
They have a practice of hiring agency workers as full time temporary workers, and not promoting them to full time associates to avoid paying out full time benefits. Some associates work 6 months to over a year before seeing any full time benefits. This affects temporary associates on Holidays where a FT Associate will collect a paid Holiday off , a Temp worker will loose a days work unpaid.
    

On a typical day while working at SodaStream i would first check my emails on any updates on new product or flavors.
Then I would drive to any of the 800 retail stores that where in my jurisdiction. When I arrive I would check the condition of the SodaStream product display and make sure all product is shown, up to date and still fresh.
I would then ask the store manager if I could train some of his staff on the product so they could inform customers better and sales would rise.
After doing a quick demonstration of Soda Stream and have the staff taste the product they would be more excited about SodaStream and that would help my sales go up.
I then would check inventory and ask the manager if his particular store would sell more of certain flavors then other and would notify my manager of any changes.

I would also go to tradeshows and fairs where i would ask potential customers to watch a demonstration and taste SodaStream and inform them about all the benefits of having your own sodamaker at home.

In all honesty I enjoyed my brief time at SodaStream for their inclusive team culture and overall positive environment. The office is small, interconnected, and that in itself promotes a "familial" atmosphere. However, my manager was away on business for almost the duration of my time there so I was left with unclear directions on how to proceed on the small projects and busywork that they needed to be done. I was often left to my own devices and unchallenged though I frequently requested for more to do. They informed me midday on a Wednesday that Friday would be my last day at work - and that was the week before Thanksgiving. I would never recommend anyone begin employment there. The company policies are lax and you can tell by their operations that they are very 'new' to adhering to standard procedures. The most frustrating part of this entire process was that they knowingly hired me whilst working a position that I gave notice to leave to begin employment there just so a mere two months later they let me go amidst holiday season.

From the start, it's very apparent that SodaStream is not a place to be for a career. The training was sorely lacking, the culture is non-existent, they expect you to secure new business, service existing stores, do sampling events on weekends and travel all over the place all for a ridiculous salary and not enough compensation for the miles driven on your vehicle. Even company meetings take place during the week so you can fly back and work even more. Lastly, the middle management is either blatantly rude or just incompetent. It's clear that they do not know how to manage a team. They hide behind their teams and upper management to hide their true colors.

In the end, I implore anyone with sense to NOT apply here. There's way better companies out there who pay better and have respect for your time and efforts.

Upside:

First off, there's no such thing as a typical day in this fast paced environment. There's always a new project, problem, or person to pursue. Management was second to none in supporting and allowing for independent work (at least in the field division, where I worked). Followed the "find people that are good at what they do, and turn them loose" management mentality. This environment fostered the ability to learn all facets of the business from the customer, up. Great coworkers and like minded team players always willing to help. 

Downside: little to no upward mobility, no clear growth opportunity, and no work/life balance. You are the company 24/7. Minimal corporation communication from the executives.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Do not get swayed by the product, the company is extremely toxic. If you are looking for a place to where you can never grow in your career, were you are expected to work long hours with no appreciation then this would be place. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Your career will never grow, they will pile more and more work on you, but never promote you. You will be expected to work long hours and never be appreciated. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The environment is very toxic. Most employees are miserable and speak negatively about each other.  HR has a yearly survey for employees, each year the employee morale rates drop lower and lower. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Most employees are over worked and under paid. This leads to expected long hours and no work life balance.

My time at SodaStream is not spent in an office. It is part-time and I am onsite at retailers that distribute SodaStrem products. However my supervisor and others that I work around continue to show me what a great company it is to work for. The atmosphere in  the office and out are very laid pack, as long as daily goals are met. 

Most of my part-time job is to make visits and do demonstrations of the SodaStream products and to make sure local stores are maintaining all products and good relationships between the businesses.

Soda Stream has been a great environment to work for. Don't have any issues with the company. Great People and a great learning experience that was giving to the company. Its a great opportunity to grow and expand in your journey, Its great that we can work independently and come up with great projective and ideas to make a better place and a safer environment for the employees and officers.

Great hours good balance between home and work life good management and supervision breaks are plentiful within reason fair treatment for employees safe environment they follow all guidelines to a tee and Human Resources are very understanding to needs of employees family life great healthcare benefits 

Worked for 5yrs+ no bonus or raise or compensation or expectation to move up. Working long hours and getting well invested only hurts yourself. HR management is scatterbrained and Israel pulls the strings, don't expect to get anything changed or done. They only worry about their profits. I only stayed so long because some of the hard working people, but you watch the good guys become evil after awhile, or you fade away.

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