cloudgazer2k
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So yeah...I get a call this afternoon from my boss. According to him, I'm not doing what he wants, and therefore felt "it is time for the ralationship between me and Vonage to end", as he so eloquently put it.
FUCK YOU!!
I did every goddamned thing and more that he asked of me, and did the best I could. The reality? The market for Vonage is rather shitty here in Arlington, and very few of the other stores in Texas were faring any better.
The asshat constantly talked about showing initiative, speaking to other buisnessses and checking out places around the mall for potential customers. Yet when I or anyone else said "Ok, let's do it!", he'd say "We'll do it next week" or "another day.". What the fuck! You want to make sales and make good commission, but don't want to do it NOW? Hell, I spent the better part of my day Tuesday roaming the mall and going into various stores, talking to mall employees and such...WHICH IS AGAINST MALL POLICY, I MUST ADD! But, nevertheless, I did it and so did everyone else present. I did the best I could. The two biggest issues with setting up customers was this: A) They were locked in a contract or had a bundled DSL/phone service with AT&T, and would have to pay alot of money to switch over OR B) They didn't have broadband internet and either didn't want it or couldn't get it. Another issue was that nearly everyone I had ever spoken to thought we were a cellular service, or provided our own high speed connection. That made sales even more difficult.
To make things better, one of the assistant managers who has been there with me since Day 1 also got the axe today, via phone call, and was surprised when I told him the same had happened to me. THE DUDE IS FURIOUS! He's already spoken to the higher ups in our chain of command, and has already said told whoever he has been able to contact what has been going on, and that shit is gonna hit the fan. He's also going to do some mudslinging against Vonage and the company that hired us, to which I support him fully.
To make things more exciting, let's get deeper into this. Out of the whole team, the assistant manager who was fired and myself were the only caucasians at that store. Everyone else was either black or Hispanic, and I am very curious to see if the other assistant manager (who is an Hispanic female), and one of the other sales reps (who is also an Hispanic female) who had been there nealry as long as I have, had the same sales record, had also been fired. Before anyone gets uppity, let me make one thing clear: I am not racist. All people of all colors, creed, gender and orientation are as euqally flawed as us. However, I cannot help but wonder if the manager had racial motivations in firing the only two white guys in the team, while everyone else keeps their job. If I find out that is the case, I will see if there is grounds for legal action, and will respond accordingly.
Bottom line? If you are thinking of going for Vonage, don't. If you have Vonage, tell those fuckers good-bye. Check out some of the other VOiP services, like www.voip.com and see the better benefits of paying less for the same service.
GOODBYE VONAGE! GOODBYE RETAIL BUISNESS DEVELOPMENT! You all can line up so you can kiss my fat, fuzzy ass!
FUCK YOU!!
I did every goddamned thing and more that he asked of me, and did the best I could. The reality? The market for Vonage is rather shitty here in Arlington, and very few of the other stores in Texas were faring any better.
The asshat constantly talked about showing initiative, speaking to other buisnessses and checking out places around the mall for potential customers. Yet when I or anyone else said "Ok, let's do it!", he'd say "We'll do it next week" or "another day.". What the fuck! You want to make sales and make good commission, but don't want to do it NOW? Hell, I spent the better part of my day Tuesday roaming the mall and going into various stores, talking to mall employees and such...WHICH IS AGAINST MALL POLICY, I MUST ADD! But, nevertheless, I did it and so did everyone else present. I did the best I could. The two biggest issues with setting up customers was this: A) They were locked in a contract or had a bundled DSL/phone service with AT&T, and would have to pay alot of money to switch over OR B) They didn't have broadband internet and either didn't want it or couldn't get it. Another issue was that nearly everyone I had ever spoken to thought we were a cellular service, or provided our own high speed connection. That made sales even more difficult.
To make things better, one of the assistant managers who has been there with me since Day 1 also got the axe today, via phone call, and was surprised when I told him the same had happened to me. THE DUDE IS FURIOUS! He's already spoken to the higher ups in our chain of command, and has already said told whoever he has been able to contact what has been going on, and that shit is gonna hit the fan. He's also going to do some mudslinging against Vonage and the company that hired us, to which I support him fully.
To make things more exciting, let's get deeper into this. Out of the whole team, the assistant manager who was fired and myself were the only caucasians at that store. Everyone else was either black or Hispanic, and I am very curious to see if the other assistant manager (who is an Hispanic female), and one of the other sales reps (who is also an Hispanic female) who had been there nealry as long as I have, had the same sales record, had also been fired. Before anyone gets uppity, let me make one thing clear: I am not racist. All people of all colors, creed, gender and orientation are as euqally flawed as us. However, I cannot help but wonder if the manager had racial motivations in firing the only two white guys in the team, while everyone else keeps their job. If I find out that is the case, I will see if there is grounds for legal action, and will respond accordingly.
Bottom line? If you are thinking of going for Vonage, don't. If you have Vonage, tell those fuckers good-bye. Check out some of the other VOiP services, like www.voip.com and see the better benefits of paying less for the same service.
GOODBYE VONAGE! GOODBYE RETAIL BUISNESS DEVELOPMENT! You all can line up so you can kiss my fat, fuzzy ass!
