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Very high sales staff turnover.
Marketing (Sales) Consultant (Former Employee), UK – September 25, 2012
Pros: product being sold, no dress code, basic salary is ok
Cons: high sales targets, high staff turnover, no car or car allowance
Staff turnover at LivingSocial UK in incredibly high due to a mix of both employees choosing to leave and those getting the push.

Around 75% of the sales staff fail hit target, which leads to no commission being payable which leaves most surviving on the basic salary of £25-30k.

On the plus side, it is quite a relaxed environment regarding dress code – more... etc and the product being sold is OK. – less
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Hard working and inspiring environment with emphasis on networking
Communications Advocate (Current Employee), Washington D.C – September 25, 2012
Throughout my time there I have learned and perfected many skills. Some of these include but are not limited to my time managment skill, multi tasking, and learning how to deal with various personalities in the work place. Overall it was an enjoyable experience.
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Devhog – October 28, 2012

Positive review....but you left?

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Amazing place to work
Employee (Current Employee), Dubai – September 19, 2012
Pros: ping pong table, cafeteria with free beverages/juices
LS is an amazing place to work. People here are pretty chilled out, there's no dress code and the office so colourful
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Productive and fun workplace complete with ping pong table.
Consumer Advocate (Current Employee), Washington, DC – September 18, 2012
Pros: fully stocked kitchen, friendly and young coworkers, and health benefits.
Cons: rapid expansion across dc limits vertical advancement for entry level positions.
Very much a work hard/play hard company. One week will require 12 hours of overtime yet still comes complete with pizza, donuts, and beer.
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laid back atmosphere
Sr CA Call Center (Former Employee), Washington DC – September 18, 2012
Pros: free lunch commuter benefits health benefits great pay.
Cons: racist management only people who get promoted are whites. micro manages employees.
Be careful of whom you think are friends the management micro manage their service reps and if you are not a behind kisser then you will not get promoted for any positions also management they
will find anything to get minorites employees fired. This is a very racist company to work for. "BEWARE"
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Productive and challenging, great culture
Major Market Launch/Regional Account Executive (Former Employee), Western USA – September 5, 2012
Pros: travel and comps
Cons: advancement
• Launched OLO product (Online Ordering Platform for Orange County, CA)
• Was an integral part in the development and implementation of “Instant Deals” platform across 20 major markets
• Traveled to various territories, plan, market, and sell Instant Deals platform to potential merchants
• Managed sales objectives, territory planning, consumer marketing, – more... and promotional events in major markets
• Coordinated with traffic/production teams to plan market launches and assign launch territories with major markets
• Completed 9 month project assignment in 7 months with 2 person teams successfully launching 18 major markets – less
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Productive workplace with a ping pong table
Account Manager (Former Employee), Dubai – September 2, 2012
A typical day at living social would start at 9:00am where i check my emails and then my to do list, and I follow up with clients to close deals either over the phone or through face to face meetings. I usually return back to office after my lunch break to finish my admin work. I learned that anyone could be a potential client for me, either by working – more... directly with me or by giving me good referrals, the management was very good, where they used to appreciate our work, my co-workers were very helpful, the hardest part of the job was following up with non-serious customers, and the most enjoyable part was meeting new people. – less
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Energetic Company with solid reputation
Marketing Consultant (Current Employee), Connecticut – September 1, 2012
Pros: desired product, fun and inovated company, no micro mgmt, great team support
Cons: compensation plan is average, not great if you are an overachiever - no reason to work harder
Young company with open mind mentality - focus on sales team is obvious and appreciated.
Management is helpful and always available to assist and work with you. No micro managing as long as you work - obviously.
Merchants want to work with you, no upfront costs allows for consultative approach instead of selling.
Performance is one aspect, other is – more... revenue generated from sales - not in the control of sales rep so frustrating when bonuses are revenue based and out of the control of a good sales rep. – less
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A culture of "Surprise and Delight"
SENIOR EVENTS COORDINATOR (Current Employee), San Francisco, CA – August 30, 2012
Pros: flexibility, changing environment, supportive staff, unique opportunities, potential for advancement, growing company, fulfilling
Cons: not full time, still ironing out policies
My position at LivingSocial is Part Time but has been an amazing experience with a positive company and amazing people. My position as a Senior Events Coordinator for the Adventures vertical means that I've shown a level of responsibility which has gained me the trust of Event Management. The managers have open door policies and I've dealt with my market – more... as well as HQ in DC. There is no hard part to my job because its an incredible experience to be paid for events that the customers have paid to attend. I get to talk and mingle with the guests which includes the vendors we are working with. I've learned I have a natural draw as a leader and its helped me to be more aware and effective within my work. – less
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Great energy for a new company. Positive training and company meetings that addressed concerns for outside sales force.
Account Executive (Former Employee), United States – August 10, 2012
Pros: working for local businesses and promoting what your own city has to offer!
Cons: disconnect with office and inflexible products
The growing pains of any new company can create wonderful potential as well as mixed reviews. In trying to control the tremendous growth of the company, restrictions were placed on the sales force as well as the customers that resulted in poor customer service.

With the corporate office housed out of state and the sales force being the only point of – more... contact for the customer, managing the relationships became the main focus of the role.

The most enjoyable part of the job was the impact the product had for the small to medium business in the area. It was rewarding to see a business thrive when a promotion worked for them.

The hardest part of the job was my personal choice of being an advocate for my clients. Trying to fit a round peg in the square hole of their restrictive guidelines became an issue for my clients. I'm proud of the fact that my clients respected my efforts to serve their needs first. – less
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Works well in large markets
Marketing Consultant (Former Employee), Midwest – July 23, 2012
Pros: work from home; fun atmosphere
Cons: dig for answers; jump through hoops; small pay
What I learned at LivingSocial is that you can't look at all markets as equals across the board. A typical day for a small market that just launched is nothing like the others you want to sell against in order to get recognition. You'll find that time you put into launching a market doesn't get noticed and the pay isn't there. Find a large/pinnacle – more... market and you're golden!!! If you land a small market it's a great gig for someone who wants to work at home for a season until you find something else or finish higher education, BUT the time you put in is going to really cut into "me" or family time and even weekends are on the clock (though the sales job is technically salary). Everyone you work with will be positive on the outside; in my role found that it's hard to find answers and help from management so keep lots of conversations going... You'll find some honest people who will really break through the candy-coated shell. – less
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Great company, unless your in sales
Senior Sales Specialist, Product Launch Team (Current Employee), Washington DC – July 23, 2012
Pros: great people, fun environment
Cons: unresonable qoutas, same thing day in and out (telemarketing)
Treat there sales team like dirt, and there is NO JOB SECURITY... an average sales employee lasts less then a year.
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confused – December 4, 2012

no job security: high turnover due to firing? attrition? layoffs?

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Horrible field management, very under-qualified.
Marketing Consultant (Former Employee), IL – June 26, 2012
The corporate environment was wonderful, but absolutely doesn't translate to the field environment. I was threatened by my supervisor when I was injured on a work trip and was forced to involve HR when threats continued. What was especially shocking, is that I was the top single producer on the team, and my immediate supervisor made it an intolerable – more... environment to work in, so I left. – less
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– July 24, 2012

Your supervisor had low self-worth, and felt threatened by a competent employee, such as yourself. Also, he/she went into FEAR mode, monthly check might go down or he/she might be found out for the fraud/fake he/she is. Moving on was the best solution. Respect is key.

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Great environment horrible security
Marketing Specialist/Account Manager (Current Employee), New York, NY – June 12, 2012
Pros: great place to work, culture and values are above average, great benefits
Cons: no time for leisure and fun.
The job is a sales and marketing job based upon doing research and making cold calls. The job doesn't give you a chance to have a life for leisure, everything is revolved around work. To be honest with you, the pay is pretty good but all they have in the NYC office is sales jobs nothing to get promoted.
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Fun enviorment to work in
HR Coordinator - Temporary (Former Employee), Washington, DC – May 24, 2012
Pros: employee benefits
Excellent place to work. Team oriented. flexible schedule. Work/life balance
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challenging, creative, excellent communication with managers, great copy writing training
Freelance Copywriter (Current Employee), Virtual (office is based in DC) – April 30, 2012
Pros: great copy writing training, excellent editors, clear communication from management
Cons: assignments lightened in my market recently, but no complaints
I began my Freelancing job with Living Social in July 2011, and since then I have noticed that my overall writing skills have improved greatly. The daily practice of having a focused writing project is a great boon to my skill-building in this area. Learning how to write creative ad copy about many different businesses is quite a challenge, especially – more... when the topic isn't necessarily that interesting (for example, writing about a daily deal for half price on an oil change). Creativity is certainly key, along with concise, snarky word choice. Living Social has a very specific formula for how these daily deals have to be written, so the combination of imagination with hardset guidelines is an interesting process that requires ingenuity and humor. I have had wonderful communication with several Living Social editors - the company as a whole is extremely well managed. – less
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worked from my home
Marketing Consultant (Former Employee), Ann Arbor, MI – April 24, 2012
Pros: helping local companies
Cons: turn over employees like crazy
the market your in has a effect on your ability to make it .... miss quota 2 months in a row and your fired
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Great team, great company- funnest place to work
Experience Coordinator (Former Employee), Seattle, WA – April 17, 2012
I had a blast working part-time for Living Social Adventures. Living Social is filled with employees that have a passion for making sure everyone- employee or customer- has a great time.
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Terrible
Senior Media Consultant (Former Employee), Corona, CA – April 16, 2012
Pros: co-workers
Cons: everything else
The only great thing about this company is the other employees that work there. The sales and support staff is great. Management is horrible. The pay sucks and they expect way too much given the length of the day. I wouldn't recommend anyone to work there.
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Fun community, good feedback
Copywriter (Current Employee), Boston, MA – April 11, 2012
I was able to secure a freelance copywriting position with LS and it renewed be interest in writing and gave me the opportunity to learn a new skill at the same time. My editor gives great feedback and encouragement.
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