Working at Tradition Energy in Stamford, CT: 3 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Stamford, CT Area

"I have been with the company for several years and started here fresh out of college. It has been a great but challenging experience so far. The starting salary for salespeople is competitive and it is nice to not have to worry about making commissions right away while you are learning. Sales leadership is highly interested in getting you up to speed quickly and spend a lot of time training you personally. But you have to have thick skin in any sales role. Sales is ultimately what you make of it and requires a great deal of hard work and persistence. I don't agree with the negative reviews on here and sounds like they just had a personal bad experience. I don't think it is representative of the overall company. Sometimes people just have bad experiences because they weren't performing the way they were expected to. Sales is high pressure. You are responsible for the revenue of a company. And if you aren't producing revenue then you aren't doing your job. It's really that simple. The nature of the contracts in the business doesn't allow commissions to be paid the way some have suggested. These are long term contracts and to expect to be paid for years to come or up front on contracts that may not expire for years is preposterous. This role is built for longevity and many have been in their roles for many years and make very high incomes because of that commitment. This isn't a quick-buck kind of sales role. It's a very young atmosphere as well and there are a lot of great people working here. The company has a very low turnover in sales from what I can see. I've been here a few years and maybe have seen about 5-10% turnover in sales and the majority of them were resignations of trainees because they just didn't like sales. Personally, I think it's a good place to work in general and a good place to start your career. If you do the right things, you can have a very long, lucrative career here."

"Not pleased with my experience"

What do you like about working at Tradition Energy?

"Above average healthcare benefits and a nice looking office. Office has a trading floor layout, which some people may find distracting."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"I would only accept the position if I was offered the job and had no other alternatives to make money. The salary and healthcare will get you by for 6 months, but do not stop looking for a better opportunity, because the president is only looking out for himself and nobody is considered valuable."

What don't you like about working at Tradition Energy?

"You find yourself in fierce competition with everyone on your team to the point where your own colleagues are trying to steal your leads and deals to keep their job. All of your hard work can be lost if they decide to fire you, as they keep any and all commission you earned during your time with the company. Poor management and bad attitudes made it nearly impossible to approach a manager with an issue. Unrealistic sales targets, which lead to many people losing their job (and owed commission). Micromanaged is an understatement. You must log every call you make, and submit each call log at the end of the day. Constantly under pressure to produce in a saturated market that takes time to develop relationships. Not a fun environment to spend your days."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They need to be more open minded and they need to hire people that understand salesmanship."

What do you like about working at Tradition Energy?

"They had good healthcare benefits and a nice looking office."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"My honest piece of advice to anyone interviewing is, take the job if you cannot find anything else and need to make some money for six months while you search for your next job. Don't buy into the hype they create when they tell you the sky is the limit and you're going to make a ton of money. The president makes the money and you're his minion that lines his pockets with your hard work. You'll never see a dime."

What don't you like about working at Tradition Energy?

"My biggest issue with the company is that I got the impression from the very beginning that I was not valued and my job was on the line every day. I was told there are a million people that would love to take your seat in this economy. That didn't sit well with me. Also, I generated a lot of money for the company, but when I was let go for missing my sales target for three consecutive quarters, I was not compensated for any of the future commissions the company was collecting. The company is paid monthly by customers, and contracts can last up to 5 years. As you sell, you build a nice income (for the company, not yourself) and they can throw out all of your hard work and give your deals to the next guy to maintain once you're gone. I saw it happen to others during my time there, and then it happened to me. I felt like I was producing, but they seemed to think otherwise."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would outline realistic sales goals so my employees felt that they had a good chance of reaching those goals. I would also give a severance package to employees that worked to close a lot of business, but were let go or decided to pursue a different career path. Tradition keeps all of your commissions if you decide to leave, or if they fire you for whatever reason they feel is necessary."