Dynamite Clothing

This was my first sales "interview" and it was a cataclysmic shit show really excellent. Here are the main points. I marked them with red flags so they're easier to find, and also red is my favorite color:

🚩 They texted me instead of sending me an email or a cold call to set up an interview. I liked how they didn't use conventional lines of communication like my email or my phone like other professional organizations do. They just spammed me with text messages, which I thought was in the "salesman spirit." I liked their persistence and knew I was heading in the right direction with this company.

🚩 This company turned out to be extremely efficient in their interview process. Normally I have a confidential and professional interview with a hiring manager or recruiter. But not at this company! When I got onto the Zoom call I found out that there were around 4 other applicants also applying for the same position with the company! Talk about team work. We all took turns answering a bunch of questions and needed to work hard not to talk over one another. I thought it was good that this company valued team building and efficiency.

🚩 They advertised the job as office sales work from an office they have in NYC. It actually turns out that due to the covid-19 pandemic, a lot of people have gotten fat. So this company has a policy where you get to commute for an hour into their office and then you go out for a walk all day. They called it "door knocking." It turns out that walking around NYC in the sweltering heat and running from the homeless people on the subway are great ways to lose weight and get those sales. I was such an idiot and thought I'd be cold calling, but apparently that's for amateurs and peasants.

🚩 They even offered an extremely competitive salary. It's so competitive, they didn't tell us what it was during the interview, even when we asked. And the best part is they're so confident with their training that they decide to take the salary away after the training period is over and they switch us to full 100% commission there after. Man, I couldn't believe how much faith they had in me to do sell their product. According to the hiring manager, I could make up to $50,000 a year on my commission if I was a top seller.

🚩 My personal favorite: they demanded 6 work days a week from 11AM to 8PM. Even after the training ends. This company demands hard work, and that maybe-$50,000-salary isn't going to get itself unless I put in 54 hours a week + a 1 hour commute each way. I mean, I could work at a grocery store and get paid the same amount considering they give benefits, but I want to work in sales and buy a yacht one day.

In retrospect, it was completely my fault for even applying to this job because after doing 10 minutes of research I found the company was sketchy. Completely my fault for not vetting the company. A lesson learned, and a fun memory from a 20 minute interview to remember.