Incompetent leadership. Toxic managers - Sales Development Representative (SDR) Own Company Employee Review

2.0
Sep 25, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

The perks- medical, dental, free lunch. SDRs are talented and smart. Willing to help and provide emotional support which you will need in this role.

Cons

I saw the bad reviews and decided to give a try but it’s been one of my biggest professional regrets. Leadership- management is not fit for their roles and lack the basic requirements it takes to be a leader: empathy, interpersonal skills, communication skills, and plain respect for others. The Director is the most unqualified for the role. The only skill he possesses is the ability to “sell” himself. As a previous Sales person, he understands how to speak beautifully but the veil is quickly lifted when you realize that he has no strategic vision or understanding of how to support his managers. His favorite sentence is “we have failed you and that’s my fault” but he does nothing to course correct. Managers are stretched thin and have little to no time to train their team. One of the managers has no awareness of how to work with others. He constantly complains in front of his staff about his workload and claims he is constantly being yelled at from upper management. He should never be a people manager. You are expected to work like a machine. It’s frowned upon to collaborate with other SDRs- probably because they don’t want people speaking about how incompetent their leaders are- and they only care about their numbers. Stay away- there are better SDR opportunities elsewhere.

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