Lots of stick with no carrot - Account Executive Groupon Employee Review

2.0
Jul 10, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Motivated salesforce AYCD vitamin water/coke products

Cons

-Lack of transparency b/w upper management and SF -extreme micromanagement (unless you're in the top 7% of company) -extremely high activity goals -stay let policies always in place ie if you don't close a contract you stay late - mgmt. has no pulse on the SF -has turned into a call center, lacks creativity -no streamline way to progress career -sense of dread

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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
Jul 6, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Likely to file for bankruptcy soon.

Cons

Driven by executive greed Dishonest and deceptive practices Preys on new naive startup businesses Employees are treated as disposable commodities

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