Comments on: The door to door salesman from hell

By: Dmedw22

Dmedw22 — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:43:00 +0000

I’m assuming you’re a “Quill Guy”. I had the privilege of going on a 2nd interview. The worst day of my life. In the HOT BLAZING SUN walking door to door to push paper. It was even more annoying at the fact that guy I was “shadowing” just could not and would not take no for an answer. These companies seem reputable because they advertise on different University career websites. Please any one that might be looking at and add for an “account executive” ignore!!!!!! Your burn gas, time, and you only make 28% of what you sell.

By: Stacie

Stacie — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:40:00 +0000

I specifically started my conversation with “We take no type of solicitation in this office.” that should mean you turn around and leave. And there were two representatives and tell me why they ease dropped in our hallway and then RE-ENTERED to give us more information! Everyone in the office couldn’t believe what they were witnessing! These people should be fired!

By: Stacie

Stacie — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:36:00 +0000

almost this same exact thing happened to me today at my place of employment! these people need to be stopped and evidently it isn’t just ONE sales person.

By: Mccrary612

Mccrary612 — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 18:27:00 +0000

Duh, yes it is a rule and we escort salespeople out quite often. The sign is not there for a joke, its the way we want our office ran.

By: Shan

Shan — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:18:00 +0000

Have you all tried http://www.SimplySolutionsInc.com. They don’t have sales reps to come and visit you, and their customer service is awesome. You can call in and actually speak with the same person more than once, as each of the inside reps have their own extensions. Fabulous service.

By: Polly

Polly — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:28:00 +0000

Thankk you sooo soo much for sharing, I just got done with the whole job shadowing bull**** and I had so many doubts but the money does look good. You just saved my future!

By: C2kazg

C2kazg — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:08:00 +0000

Get real. If I let one of these pushy reps who refuse to take no for an answer through to my boss, she might fire “my ass.” Those who refuse to take no for an answer or bully their way in are an every day annoyance, either by phone or the front door. Our administrative assistant is trained to let them know we are not looking and politely turn them away, but there are those who won’t take no for an answer.

By: Sully8384

Sully8384 — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:29:00 +0000

Quill outsources sales to fly by night pyramid scheme marketing firms, insulating themselves from responsibility for the actions of staff, mainly to allow them to offer no benefits and no pay to the “contract employees”. They wouldn’t let him take or leave a card, because Quill views this as the first step to building a relationship with a customer, and as such their hired guns are not allowed to build a client base as they would be able to take that group of contacts with them if (read when) they left, they are not allowed to follow up with clients, and are only compensated if the customers they follow up with re-order 3 times in the next 6 months, this coupled with not being allowed to call them back on pain of termination virtually assures they won’t have to pay the commission they promise, another immediate termination infraction is tell the customer that Quill is owned by Staples, the conglomerate wants to expand Quills market share, but not at the expense of their Staples customers who pay more for the same exact products. He was working off the hard sell script, and clinging to it so desperately because it is drilled into his brain at uncompensated 1-3 hour “atmosphere” training indoctrination and brainwashing sessions before and after every day of work, I came across a deceptive job posting for one of the direct marketing pyramid scheme subcontractor/liability shield companies in Braintree MA, and responded, I went to an interview, and went along with a “Sales Rep/Manager” He had a kid to feed so I don’t blame him for staying, but his job is as much about recruiting, and retaining a “Sales Team” of reps, and taking a cut off the top of all their sales, as selling pens and paper, google sydcor cydcor pyramid scheme and Quill, your can read about this for days, and hilarity will ensue, I assure you.

By: kevin

kevin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:00:00 +0000

yeah sure Tim.

By: kevin

kevin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:50:00 +0000

A “no solicitation” sign is not a rule. and it shouldn’t deter anyone.