Pros
-Anti-corporate culture -Brand recognition (though this can be a major CON too) -Has the largest subscriber base in most cities -Hard to get bored -Can still be a great avenue for marketing/advertising small businesses
Cons
The job that Groupon sells you on and the job you actually do once you accept a position are two completely different things. It sounds like you're going to be able to build relationships with merchants to help them promote their business, but that is so far from the case. In reality, Groupon is a boiler room mentality, with an ultra high sales cycle time- if you can close a merchant on your first call, thats encouraged and then you aren't expected to talk to them again- it's on to the next 30/50/7- calls. Groupon also has a really hard time taking no as an answer. If a merchant tells one sales rep they aren't interested, management just transfers that account to another rep to have them try- no wonder merchants who have told Groupon no in the past HATE Groupon! Sales reps get accused of soliciting, told off, yelled at- management doesn't care. Maybe someone else will have better luck! There is ZERO autonomy regarding which deals sales reps can close- if it's not something Groupon wants, good luck getting it featured on the site. It's almost like they set up reps to fail- spending all this time spinning your wheels on obscure smaller deals will NOT help you hit your massive goal. Maybe Groupon will grow up at some point, but for the immediate future it's like a roller coaster you wish you didn't ride, and can't wait to get off of.