Avoid - Anonymous employee Meltwater Employee Review

1.0
Sep 2, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Meet some cool people that were also right out of college...was nice to be able to commiserate

Cons

No work/life balance - this has zero to do with whether you’re a hard worker or not. I have absolutely no issue with hard work; I do however have an issue with aggressive micromanagement, constant inappropriate comments throughout the workday, managers that were barely a year my senior with no managerial qualities, and unethical sales tactics. I experienced some pretty substantial success when it came to meeting quota and I was still made to feel that my work was worthless (my manager described my activity as horrendous, horrible, terrible etc if hadn’t had a great day when it came to booking appts - even though I had hit far behind quota and he/she hadn’t) because I didn’t do it exactly the meltwater way. The way we’re micromanaged is like being in middle school, but worse - at least in middle school your teacher actually had experience in that position and hadn’t graduated just one year before you did. I could go on and on but hopefully his gets the idea across.

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Meltwater Response
7y
Thanks for your feedback and sorry to hear you have a negative view on your time at Meltwater. What you're describing is not consistent with our values. People are centric to everything we do at Meltwater, and we promote based on leadership potential and commitment to our core values. With regard to our sales methodology-- it's been tried and tested over the past 15 years to propel our sales employees to success. We understand a career in sales is not for everyone and appreciate the feedback.

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Cons

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Meltwater Response
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Thank you for sharing your feedback. We’re glad to hear you’ve had a positive experience and appreciate your recommendation. Creating a supportive and enjoyable workplace for our team is very important to us, and it’s great to know that reflected in your experience. We wish you continued success in your career.
2.0
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Pros

The product is cool and if properly onboarded customers will get value from it. Coworkers are fairly social If you are new to sales would be a good place to learn the basics

Cons

Probably the cheapest company I have ever worked for. Benefits are below standard, they changed the commission plan every year I was there so that you would make less money, and you are expected to share hotel rooms when you travel. Look up Meltwater on Reddit or LinkedIn. They are known for very aggressive sales tactics which you will be forced to implement on your customers. A culture of micromanagement that comes from the top down. Virtually no avenue for promotion unless you are willing to move or get lucky and someone leaves.

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