Pluspunten
HR is trying very hard to rebuild and create a better culture, but the headwinds against them, projected by the CEO, are incredibly strong and present significant challenges. Outside of that, there are zero pro's. This place does not view people as human beings. The CEO and COO are not afraid to say that they "bought you." I understand some sales teams have a better culture, but unsure which ones. The marketing team has serious opportunities for improvement, to put it nicely.
Minpunten
- No benefits, 401k, anything, until after 90 days. Turnover is incredibly high because they do not value culture. Any mention of that will make the CEO's eyes roll into the back of his head. - In my first week, I was forced to read off a script to fire someone who was on my team for a reason I did not agree with, and the day prior watched another team member receive his final warning for a simple mistake. They rule the company with a culture of fear and overwatch. - Orwellian monitoring: Teramind is the software they use to monitor employee productivity - that is not as benign as it sounds. The CEO will surreptitiously watch people conduct meetings or watch a live-stream of their workday. Google the software and you'll see how this company does not give an ounce of trust to their employees - it is the most intrusive monitoring platform out there. - - In my second week during hiring, in an internal meeting, the CEO indicated to myself and a recruiter that we should screen out candidates based on age - The equipment is antiquated and clearly a reflection of the CEO's desire to reduce operating expenses at all costs. - Incredibly inflexible. Advertises remote position as a perk, but you're required to be in one location all the time. If you leave your desk for 5 minutes to use the bathroom, your computer locks, and an inactivity alert is sent to Teramind, so that the CEO knows how long it takes you to pee, on average. - The sales team are not allowed to use their machines outside of 8am to 12pm and 1pm to 5pm Eastern. - To describe the CEO as "hands on" would be putting it nicely. He's the guy who coached the worst micromanager you've already ever had. - Zero diversity. There are small global sales teams and some South American based
Pluspunten
I joined PartsBase two years ago as a Sales Representative (SDR) and was promoted within a year. Before joining, I had read some Glassdoor reviews and was a bit concerned, as we know how former employees or unhappy people can sometimes affect a company’s image unfairly. After two years here, I can confidently say that meritocracy is real: if you do your part and follow the process, you can grow and earn well. The company pays well, has strong leadership, and I am very satisfied. During my time here, I’ve had the opportunity to work with three different managers. My first manager taught me general aviation knowledge and foundational principles. Later, I worked with an excellent sales director who set very clear goals, and now I have a manager who supports me in all sales processes — we have a fantastic working synergy.
Minpunten
The company has seen a lot of turnover, but often it’s because some people struggle to adapt to our internal systems. We use our own CRM (not Salesforce), clock in and out, and track productivity with software. For me, this structure is helpful and not an issue! Our computer block after work hours avoiding to complete extra tasks but for work & life balance is very great!
Pluspunten
None at all worth listing
Minpunten
Heavy employee monitoring runs constantly. Step away for five minutes and your computer locks. Bathroom breaks register as inactivity. The premise is that you’re slacking until proven otherwise, and the tooling exists to catch you. The metrics this surveillance feeds are no better. Call volume targets are set at levels that effectively require contacting customers who have explicitly and repeatedly asked not to be contacted, because the alternative is missing the number. You torch the relationships you’re supposedly responsible for, in service of dashboards leadership likes. Customers hate it. You hate it. Leadership doesn’t care. Compensation is opaque by design. Bonus eligibility is gated on metrics calculated from internal systems with known accuracy issues. Requests for breakdowns get policy language instead of data. Verbal commitments from managers don’t survive contact with HR. The handbook describes a progressive discipline process. In practice it doesn’t exist. Terminations come without warning and conveniently timed. Then there’s leadership. The CEO’s children hold senior roles they are visibly unqualified for, making decisions about comp, strategy, and customer policy with no apparent understanding of the actual business. Every “leadership has decided” announcement reflects it. Document everything from day one. Save it somewhere the company cannot reach.