Idearc Media Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"Poor company all the way around"

What do you like about working at Idearc Media?

"nice people, nice customers, horrible management"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Enter at your own risk!!!"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management should learn that you can motivate without bullying, you can insprire with insults and that people are people. We have families, we have dignity."

What do you like about working at Idearc Media?

"Pay was good"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Don't bother, they are going bankrupt"

What don't you like about working at Idearc Media?

"Company is going bankrupt"

"The review gave me satisfaction in knowing that I did the right thing by moving on from my position at Idearc Media."

What do you like about working at Idearc Media?

"I liked the opportunity to work with all different kinds of businesses. It expanded my ability to interact with all types of people on a professional basis."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Research the company's open bankruptcy situation."

What don't you like about working at Idearc Media?

"I found the excessive micro-managing to be counter productive. Although, I understood where they were coming from, they receive similar treatment from upper management as well."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They need to come up with ways to keep the sales force happy while producing. Ultimately, they are the company's only hope to make it out of bankruptcy (open)."

What do you like about working at Idearc Media?

"Idearc delievers the best training module for sales employees compared to others in the industry."

What don't you like about working at Idearc Media?

"No professional development."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management should use 360 rule for input and become more involved in helping employees"

What do you like about working at Idearc Media?

"being able to help business grow"

"If the chance of the doors being locked doesn't scare you off..."

What do you like about working at Idearc Media?

"Great Freedom and Union in New York"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"If your heart is set on selling the yellow pages they are a good option."

What don't you like about working at Idearc Media?

"Product is weak. Customers hate you."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Give up the book."

"Look elsewhere!"

What do you like about working at Idearc Media?

"Great benefits!"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"This is selling to small businesses. It's one step up from selling to residential customers and the skills required for this job are not transferable."

What don't you like about working at Idearc Media?

"I was underemployed so it's really not a fair question!"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They should try to understand that sales is supposed to be about commissions!"

"Steady workflow."

What do you like about working at Idearc Media?

"The benefits, Health, Dental, Vision and the ability to start a 401K."

What don't you like about working at Idearc Media?

"The lack of professionalism on some of the employees and manager's parts."

"FRUSTRATED AND SAD"

What do you like about working at Idearc Media?

"The value of only some of the products offered and the chance to partner w/ the companies you were trying bring more business. Allowed for some creativity"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"AVOID"

What don't you like about working at Idearc Media?

"MANAGEMENT SUCKS - PLAIN & SIMPLE. IN PARTICULAR THE CREEPS IN DALLAS. THEY DROVE MANY GOOD EMPLOYESS AND CUSTOMERS AWAY."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"COMPLETELY FLUSH OUT MOST OF THE NASTY, INCOMPETENT UPPER LEVEL SALES MGT. KATHY HARLESS WAS AN ABOMINATION AND DESTROYED THE BUSINESS AND WAS FINALLY CANNED. OH BUT DON'T CRY FOR HER...JUST HER MULTI-MILLION $ BYE BYE PKG"

"Started off 9 years ago as a great company but got hit hard by the bad economy & went downhill."

What do you like about working at Idearc Media?

"The reps really got along well and supported each other."

What don't you like about working at Idearc Media?

"No advancement opportunity, poor upper management"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Take suggestions from the reps on the front line before making detrimental sales decisions."

"Idearc Media is poised to become America's small business advertising agency"

What do you like about working at Idearc Media?

"Opportunity to learn about and meet small business owners everywhere in the market."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"You will either sink or swim, don't expect there to be a lot of support, you have to learn everything on your own. Your co-workers will be as helpful as time allows them to be."

What don't you like about working at Idearc Media?

"This is a 24/7 job and they will tell you straight up, this is not an 8 to 5 job. They want your blood, and even when you have given it all, they want more."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Just keep praying the economy will improve and more small business will thrive and be able to take advantage of the products Idearc offers. It is much easier to sell advertising in a better economy and with better sales results, maybe there won't be so much pressure to perform. Hang in there."

"rif's are no fun"

What do you like about working at Idearc Media?

"people, work, tap, salary"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"watch the curve..."

What don't you like about working at Idearc Media?

"the sell-off....senior mgt saw the decline long before"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"honesty is the best policy. look at cutting the fat from the overhead, such as company planes and huge salaries vs. taking from lower mgt and associates"

"Company is in bankruptcy"

What do you like about working at Idearc Media?

"We were able to work from a home office"

What don't you like about working at Idearc Media?

"Management constantly changes and no consistency"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Leave the reps alone and let them do their job."

"Idearc Media offers great products and services to help advertisers increase its profit margins."

What do you like about working at Idearc Media?

"It was a search engine marketing company"

What don't you like about working at Idearc Media?

"inside telephone sales. Not enough business to business"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Allowing an opportunity to build rapports with clients"

"Honestly speaking"

What do you like about working at Idearc Media?

"Saturday and Sunday"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"This is a company that is on a downward spiral with products that nobody uses"

What don't you like about working at Idearc Media?

"Only the incompetent excel"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They all need to be replaced"