Softchoice
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Fun place to work
NetApp Technical Architect (Current Employee) – Toronto, ON – 18 July 2018
I cannot say enough about the culture of this company. They are really involved with the communities and there is plenty of opportunities to really get involved. The on-boarding process for presales could be a bit smoother, but once you understand your role and talk to your colleagues, it gets easier.
Pros
Fantastic culture
Cons
Difficult on-boarding process for presales
Summary
US TERRITORY SALES REPRESENTATIVE (Former Employee) – Toronto, ON – 5 July 2018
Check book of business
make 100 calls per day
Attempt to develop net new business
Forecast
Funnel
Pipeline
Cadence
Good team networking and collaboration
make 100 calls per day
Attempt to develop net new business
Forecast
Funnel
Pipeline
Cadence
Good team networking and collaboration
Pros
Networking and culture
Cons
too relaxed
fun Place
Senior Support Engineer (Former Employee) – Oakville, ON – 21 May 2018
I spent 7 years as Datacenter Engineer and acting team lead , very nice place to work , good insurance and pension.
Very well organized and good manager and team lead.
Nice and modern look environment .
Very well organized and good manager and team lead.
Nice and modern look environment .
Pros
High TECH
Cons
Long hours
Favouritism runs deep in this organization
Account Manager (Current Employee) – Toronto, ON – 15 May 2018
A lot of fluff and luck of the draw involved in this company. Great starting point but no longevity. Average tenure at the company was no more than 2-3 years.
Pros
free lunches
Cons
nepitism
More Work than it's worth
Senior Account Manager (Former Employee) – Toronto, ON – 24 April 2018
Typical day at the office involves starting to make dials to existing and potential clients at 8 am. You are expected to make roughly 50-150 calls per day, send out quotes, check order statuses, and follow up with distribution should any issues arise.
Essentially, you are running your own business for the company with minimal support. It was incredibly stressful and more work and effort than the minimal salary was worth.
Essentially, you are running your own business for the company with minimal support. It was incredibly stressful and more work and effort than the minimal salary was worth.
Loved the culture
Project Manager (Former Employee) – Toronto, ON – 27 February 2018
Culture was simply amazing, lots of room for growth, interesting projects and great work life balance. had 3 major roles in 3 years, so promotion was possible.
Pros
Culture
Cons
Compensation
Excellent Company
Helpdesk Technical Engineer (Current Employee) – Oakville, ON – 26 January 2018
Softchoice is a great company to work for from the management to the culture to the belief system.
I have learned a lot working at Softhoice and given the opportunity to take on tasks beyond my job duties.
The office is dog friendly.
The culture is diverse and awesome
The hardest part of the job is trying not to love the company. lol
Nothing is hard about my job however I encounter challenges often which makes my job an excellent learning opportunity.
I have learned a lot working at Softhoice and given the opportunity to take on tasks beyond my job duties.
The office is dog friendly.
The culture is diverse and awesome
The hardest part of the job is trying not to love the company. lol
Nothing is hard about my job however I encounter challenges often which makes my job an excellent learning opportunity.
Pros
Free Lunches, Dog Friendly, Recognition, Benefits, and Tuition Reimbursement
Softchoice
Event Coordinator (Current Employee) – Toronto, ON – 18 January 2018
Softchoice is a great place to work, it has an amazing culture and is big on promoting within.
Management is very inviting, understanding and is willing to work with you to ensure that you succeed.
Management is very inviting, understanding and is willing to work with you to ensure that you succeed.
Sweat shop - stay away
Manager (Former Employee) – Toronto, ON – 4 December 2017
Extremely HIGH TURNOVER in staffing.
Very poor work-life balance.
Don't be 5 minutes late for work or you need to call your Supervisor.
Expect to work month end / quarter end to midnight; not disclosed in interview.
Pay premium for Parking.
Expect to pay extra $$$ to support their Charity.
Very poor work-life balance.
Don't be 5 minutes late for work or you need to call your Supervisor.
Expect to work month end / quarter end to midnight; not disclosed in interview.
Pay premium for Parking.
Expect to pay extra $$$ to support their Charity.
Pros
Bring your Dog to work if they pass the interview
Cons
Rude Management
Great place to start a career, not as good for mature workforce
HPE Server/Storage/Networking Technical Architect (Current Employee) – Toronto, ON – 6 November 2017
The company has a good go-to-market strategy for Microsoft and Cisco. Non-core vendors, including HPE must compete for mindshare with sales representatives. The organization is trying to move to a best-of-breed solution selling model, but still operate primarily on a transaction basis.
Pros
Good company culture
Cons
Lack of focus for non-core vendors
Toxic environment that uses 'beer cart' to look great
NA (Current Employee) – Toronto, ON – 25 September 2017
An organization that lacks leadership or direction. A terrible corporate culture but so many people have never worked anywhere else to know the difference.
Sales Culture
Account Manager (Former Employee) – Montréal, QC – 12 September 2017
Softchoice is overall a nice place to work, their salaries are competetive, and the work-life personal-life balance is fine, job security is an issue as any other place
Pros
Salary
Cons
structure
Company on the rise but poor salary
BUYER: PURCHASING (Former Employee) – Toronto, ON – 9 September 2017
Softchoice is starting to do better than it did a couple of years ago. But their salary and wages are still the lowest in the market. Work Life balance is satisfactory but they have a great Charity Organization.
Productive
Team Leader (Former Employee) – Toronto, ON – 14 August 2017
It was a very easy place to work, wish I could have stayed there longer but unfortunately I was only a part time employee due to school. Worked 3 times a week during the evenings so I can't say much about the place.
Great Company...
Sr. Territory Sales Representative Canada East (Former Employee) – Montréal, QC – 15 May 2017
Amazing work/life balance.
The staff and support are wonderful.
The upper management needs to listen more to the support as they have a pulse that the execs dont see.
I would love to work for them again!
The staff and support are wonderful.
The upper management needs to listen more to the support as they have a pulse that the execs dont see.
I would love to work for them again!
Get what you put in
Customer Service Representative (Current Employee) – Toronto, ON – 18 April 2017
If you are content with coming in and just doing your job, you wont make it far and will soon dislike your job. However,Go above and beyond, develop your own brand, contribute your ideas and chances are you will get a raise and promotion very quickly.
Working in the KTSC
Support Engineer (Current Employee) – Oakville, ON – 26 March 2017
Stressful, non-rewarding, barely any training, no clear career path options, Softchoice is more concerned to sell sell sell than to actually take the time to look at the bigger picture of support.
Pay scales are all over the place since the company is not looking for quality engineers but just another head count before more CSAT issues arise.
Very poor management: lacking of vision and guidance (more concerned with putting out fires than with growth).
What was once a very fun and exciting work environment in KTSC, is now a "how worse can it get ?" type of place.
I really hope that they get their act together before people start loosing their jobs due to a lack of customer satisfaction +business loss.
Pay scales are all over the place since the company is not looking for quality engineers but just another head count before more CSAT issues arise.
Very poor management: lacking of vision and guidance (more concerned with putting out fires than with growth).
What was once a very fun and exciting work environment in KTSC, is now a "how worse can it get ?" type of place.
I really hope that they get their act together before people start loosing their jobs due to a lack of customer satisfaction +business loss.
Softchoice
Business Development Manager (Current Employee) – Toronto – 6 March 2017
Our goal is simple: help organizations use technology to become more productive, more competitive and ultimately, more successful. That starts with answering the important questions – like where you are today and where you want to be in the future. Avoiding surprises, helping you make great decisions and providing the technical know-how to turn vision into reality – it’s all a part of how we deliver better outcomes for your business.