Good Salary, Bad Commission and unreasonable expectations - Outside Sales Representative Groupon Employee Review

3.0
Feb 16, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Salary and outside sales reps work from home office. The concepts is wonderful for local business owners (Reason why I'm sticking it out).

Cons

Bad Management, Unrealistic Goals, Weekly/Daily Changes, Never know where and what your supposed to be focusing on, rules changes based on who you are. Commission Structure is no good. Salary is good, but it's very hard to make commission (seem like your spinning your wheels constantly). Hard to get in and you really have to prove your abilities, one rough month and they treat you like you're not human and pretty much force you out within 30 days. If they showed their loyalty, I think people would stay and last longer. They show favoritism to the inside reps over the outside teams. I feel like they are getting very greedy and that is going to hurt them in the long run.

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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

Not many cons. People are really cool.

1.0
Apr 7, 2026
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Pros

No pro’s whatsoever. If you’re thinking about joining this company, save yourself a headache and run.

Cons

“Burn and churn” culture with minimal long-term investment in employees. Limited support and inconsistent coaching from management. Quarterly quotas frequently change, directly impacting compensation and making earnings unpredictable. Commission, if you’re lucky to get any, gets paid every 3 months- if terminated, you lose out on THOUSANDS of your hard earned money Compensation does not align with responsibilities—BDRs are often expected to perform full-cycle sales functions similar to Account Executives on a low base salary, ($40,000) Once placed on a performance plan, there is little path to recovery and increased scrutiny follows. High-pressure onboarding environment—new hires are expected to close deals quickly, with limited ramp time. Promotions appear inconsistent and not always based on performance, which can impact team morale and leadership quality. Concerns raised to leadership or HR are not always addressed in a transparent or timely manner.

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