UCI Inc

What the recruiter told me about the job is not at all what it ended up being. If they had said cold calling anywhere between the job ad and my first day, I wouldn't have taken it. They did not, instead, they said things like, "You'll be doing research on potential customers, learn about our products/services/company, and call interested clientele." All fancy talk for you are going to cold call businesses from clock in, to clock out until you get someone to make an unwanted appointment. They also tell you that you have to make at least 250 to 300 calls a day and/or make a minimum of 2-3 appointments. However, they don't just tell you what the job is, train you on how to do it, and then just let you do it. No, why do that when they can push and scare tactic you into working harder? We had mandatory meetings after our first break and lunch where they would tell us how many appointments need to make by the end of the day. They then go over numbers for people who have made X amount of appointments, to show off how well some people are doing. However, I've never met these people, and am willing to bet they fudge the numbers, so they look better. Also, the hourly wage fluctuates based on how many appointments you can make in a day, so there's a legit financial incentive to make as many phone calls as you can and "PUSH" for those appointments. 

This job was work from home for me, and outside of my first week of orientation, I never spoke to anyone else except management. The trainings are basically group seminars where you're only allowed to speak when called on, so no networking or trying to work with someone else (a co-worker) is even possible. This company wants to keep you isolated and reliant on them and only them at all times. Kind of like an abusive relationship. They tell you what and what not to say, they tell you to be vague, make your phone calls short, and keep notes. We, the employees, were assigned a city to call in with a couple of scheduling dates and the reps name the night before (after we've already clocked out). We're then expected to do all of our own research on potential businesses which takes time, call said businesses with only the information we can find online, and often times multiple people are calling in the same cities so we ended up calling the same businesses on the same day. Sometimes the appointments we're asked to set up are literally for THE NEXT DAY. 

It was so bad that businesses were hanging up on me just for stating which company I was calling with. If you don't believe me go look up Small Business Growth Allience on the BBB website and read some of those reviews. This company is awful. Do not work for this company, do not do business with them, and if you're a small business owner please REGISTER YOUR NUMBER ON THE DO NOT CALL LIST. The calls made to those numbers do not even go through.

Your work day is sitting at a desk making 300+ calls a day in hope of setting up 3-5 appointments a day. The environment makes you feel stuck at the job, very dependent because they tell you there's nothing better out there for you. They monitor all your calls and expect you to lie to the people on the phone just to set up these interviews. Everything they tell you seems to be a lie and nothing seems honest about the company.

Everybody in management and the other employees are great people. The company is an equal opportunity employer, I worked with kids  right out of high school, pregnant women, senior citizens, and people with disabilities. Pay was pretty good too, they provide benefits and a life insurance policy. however... it is the hardest job I've ever had, some people take to it better than others, I didn't (not for lack of effort). good luck!

The most enjoyable part of the job is management's commitment to success. The managers are excellent and provide every opportunity for success. One needs to take the opportunity to heart!

I did not enjoy this position at all. They come off as wanting to help the clients we call but in reality its just another telemarketing scam. If you can handle lying out right to clients then all the more power to you.

slightly soul crushing but great compensation. called 250-400 calls a day making 1-3 appointments is mandatory. learned how to deal with agitated and disgruntled customers accordingly. hardest part is making sales goals.

Work is so much fun and challenging. I could learn a lot of job skills and technics. 
You can meet interesting people and make many good contact for your future business. 
You can work with your own pace and be creative.

Not a good job at all! Run from this place! They will lay you off whenever they don’t need you anymore. They fire & hire ppl on a daily. That’s how bad it is. You won’t ever satisfy anybody here 

This is by far the best remote position offered, being able to take advantage of self paced generator position was exactly what I was looking for this job is the best

This company is good if you are new to working and don't expect too much in way of compensation.  Volunteer opportunities and team appreciation days twice a year.

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