The people and morale make this company what is it, the unlimited tea and coffee is a bonus.The good thingsThe people in this workplace are lovely. Everyone is so full of character and has been nothing but nice to me since I have started. Honestly, the first three weeks or so were very hard, I was not reaching any rates and had no idea how to be a proper saleswoman. They invest a lot of time in you to be better and always encourage improvements and stay realistic about tasks. you honestly don't have to be a people person to do this job, all you have to do is be able to be passionate about a charity and objection handle when people say no. I hate being pushy but calling for accredited charities that honestly need help, takes the edge off. Hourly rate is fantastic, as well as penalty on Saturdays. They play lots of games for when you make a sale or upsell and the little things do motivate you to do better.
The challengesMeeting rate over a whole fortnight. This can be a good or a bad thing depending on how you look at it. They average out your rate over a fortnight and it means if you have bad days you can pick them, but also if you have good days the bad ones can drag you down. Not going to lie, the job is repetitive and tedious. You call the same or few charities over and over again, delivering the same pitch. But this allows you to get creative and really listen to the person on the phone, the people you get to talk to and the stories you hear help.
You work tuesday - saturday, which are weird hours, and can throw you out of whack with everyone else's schedule, but I have suddenly started loving mondays when they are your day off.