Not what it once was - Sales Groupon Employee Review

2.0
Feb 13, 2013
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

-Staff in Chicago, sales and otherwise, are likeminded, young and hungry for the most part -Niche opportunities to make some serious money with hard work

Cons

-Management turnover/objectives changing monthly -Trial and error with sales comp plan; no consistency -The employees who were champions of the product have largely been forced out -Direct from COO- "We're here to appease stockholders, then merchants, then customers, then employees. Before they went public, this was hands down THE place to work in Chicago. Now it's a grind to move the stock price up pennies at a time, with no consideration for the long-term effects.

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5.0
Jan 2, 2026
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Pros

Learned a great deal here. My first big guy job and the responsibilities kept me focused and motivated. I grew a lot as a person at Groupon as well

Cons

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2.0
Jun 11, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Gaining experience targeting multiple industries

Cons

Management doesn’t care about you. Unrealistic goals. Everyone at 30-40% of quota. Complicated quota attainment system. Your job is to ask for 70% of margins for small businesses that have only 10-15% margin budgets

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