I am having a garage sale on Saturday, maybe you could find some things of use to promote. Do you think we are remotely interested in earning a flashlight? I also have some used Dale Carnegie books you might want to read "How to influence others" and propeller hats.
I can not wait. When I go on my next interview and its raining and the sales manager asks me what awards I have won, I can point to my coat and umbrella.
You missed the good ole days 6 years ago when we got mega points for real stuff I bought a Weber grill and All Clad cookware and more with those babies And then I got a my career back on track
perhaps its just me, but considering a company is in business to drive $, I want to be paid in the same (commission/% of sales). For someone to offer me catalogue points is low class, unimaginative, cheesy and speaks to both the IQ/EQ of those supporting it. I have a toaster (and not from opening a bank account), I have a Weber grill and a great kitchen. I want to be paid in $$ so I can purchase something that is important to me not the marketing discount department. I do accept the notion of a contest offering something that is unique and a stretch to obtain and worthy of recognition (e.g. exotic trips) or tailored options of choice. However, as always in the land of non-accountability this is just another example of a future failed program that was deployed with zero-fiscal risk or accountability from Dilbert management.
Think about it..all of those times that you miss quota by $1,000 or worse yet you thought you made it and then that darn - adjustment comes in in the 11th hour on the last day and you get paid almost nothing for all of your hard work and effort! So Zoll makes all of that money off of our orders and business and we get paid peanuts for the month for commissions . Well I guess now I can order a toaster from the catalog.!!!
Everyone needs to accept the fact that ZOLL is now a glorified pharma company - right down to the people they have been hiring! In fact, upper management has instructed RM's to focus on drug reps to fill the "expansion territories". That is the model they have adopted (flood the market place with "voice" to grow business), so it is no surprise that you can win shitty trinkets...
I think what the poster was trying to say, is that prospective candidates believe they are getting into device when in fact, they are being hired by a glorified pharma company. What's worse is the fact that ZOLL is even more unstable then pharma. In pharma you are at risk of RIF's, but at ZOLL you are GUARANTEED PIP's! Don't hit the imaginary quota the engineers came up with for your territory..."it can't be us that are wrong, get rid of them and fill the 'expansion' territory"!
Some of you bought trinkets? Well I bought a WIDGET! Checkmate mutha fuckers! No really, I bought an Easy Bake Oven for my 4 y/o & am going to put it under the Xmas tree for her b/c times are tough here right now plus I don't know if I'm even going to have a job 5 months from now due to all the PIP's everyone seems to be on. I know this dump doesn't give a shit about me or family, but I want my daughter to have SOMETHING to open on Xmas
I won a lamp in the sales contest. My wife and I are going shopping for the base, shade and cord. Was kinda surprised that all I found in the box was a 40watt bulb. Now that's cheap!
damn I broke my Grill Buddy! Maybe I could sell hot dogs outside the hospital and scoop up 30 or so vests. Points will come in handy!
