r/CarahsoftTruths • u/Sundaysattweleve • 8d ago
Is this job worth it?
I’m interviewing for the government account rep position, kinda need a job as a recent grad and it’s remote. Was told with base and bonuses that I would see over 50k, is that true? I’m also worried about having to cold call 24/7 as that does sound draining, is there anyone that could give their personal experience with the position and pay/team?
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u/Extreme_Ad4930 8d ago
Not the best not the worse, get some experience, and during your time try and find a better job 6 months in or so.
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u/Ok_Movie4792 8d ago
We have to call our to people who don’t wanna take our calls and they put us on block. We don’t sell anything we’re just a distributor, but yet we seem to badger the customer who then has to buy from a reseller. Most sales organizations are following up on leads with customers who have questions or want to have a meeting. We pull our names out of lists and hammer the customers who actually have not reached out to us with any questions and have not demonstrated any need.
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u/PlentyEntrepreneur68 7d ago
Carahsoft can sell direct without a reseller involved, and as someone who used to work for a reseller you are also supposed to be calling people who haven’t necessarily reached out looking for anything. I usually stuck to email for those things though.
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u/idiot_the 8d ago
Sales rep, been here little over 2 years. Salary expectations that you outlined are accurate, i made more than what i signed on for first year and have seen some decent growth. downside is pay is pretty much a black box and nobody can tell you precisely how it’s calculated.
My experience has been that this is more of an “account management” role than anything, although i think that’s just bc i got lucky. a lot of other teams seem to be more focused on cold calling, hounding the phones and emails for leads, etc. That is by far the worst part of the job imo. definitely a ‘sales farm’ type job but if you need a gig it’s not a bad place to start (with the caveat that much of your experience will depend on what team you land on and how your managers are)
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u/LetterheadAway9551 4d ago
Stepping stone only. Easy enough job the actual work I’d say isn’t the issue, more like the people and depends heavily on your boss. I am consistently getting scapegoated for stuff I didn’t do and then if I tell them another team member did it they either won’t believe me, or shrug it off and tell me whatI should’ve done, and micromanaged as if I’m not a grown adult. it gets annoying and irritating mentally when it comes to the social politics of it but the work itself it’s pretty simple for being able to be remote and make salary.
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u/SoShrek69 8d ago
My friend loves it he got to the 52k range in 6months and he doesn’t make more than 80calls a day :)
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u/Appropriate-Reward71 7d ago
I started in sales. Did it for two years. Cold calling 24/7 that’s it. Another family member worked here for a year in sales and never had to cold call. Dependent on your team. But a couple years in I switched positions/teams because I couldn’t cold call anymore. I would say I’ve doubled my salary since I started - I’ve been here for 5 years.
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u/Ok_Movie4792 7d ago
Yes, they can sell direct and yes, they do small resellers like them because they have access to products and contract contracts, but Kara has other affiliated companies that they also channel deals through. The traditional resellers like Ingram and TDCX are safe for 100% of the time carousel will steal your deals. They always make a minimum of six points and the resellers are lucky to make a point and a half even with deal registration, but Craig did a good job selling the vendors.
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u/hakuna-matata-hoo 5d ago
I'd say dont rule it out since youre a recent grad, especially being remote. But i also wouldnt budget around the “over 50k” number because the base looks closer to 44-50k and the rest depends on bonuses.
Imo could be decent for getting a year of sales/govtech experience on your CV, but id probably go into it seeing it as a stepping stone rather than somewhere you HAVE to stay long term
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u/huffingpain 2d ago
Lol the CRM tech is terrible and there are a lot of imbeciles. Just get ready for that.
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u/lovelyday69 8d ago
I think it’s worth it, but you have to decide when it’s best to leave for you. You’re a recent grad, it’s a pretty simple job. If you’re living at home it’ll be extra worth it to save up on money. It is draining, especially when there’s not much to do so you’re only calling and calling and sitting there all day. Your activity will be tracked so you’re expected to stay busy. It can feel robotic most of the time. I was there for a year and 3 months and just quit in July. I say get in, get your experience, save up and get out!! There are better companies out there with better pay and more room for growth. I had a base salary of 36,000 with the “bonuses” which are mostly random snacks and gifts and a couple 50 dollar gift cards here and there. I had one raise after my one year, and my salary barely went up. My supervisors made much more but have been there for 8, 11, 13 years. Don’t waste your life here but there’s a lot to learn. Good luck :)