Impact Networking Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to work for ES99 (Impact Networking) for just over a year and while I made lots of lifelong friends and learned a lot from the talented individuals I worked with, I will always remember how I was treated by impact management at the end of the day. I started working with the team at ES99 just over a year ago, working closely with the account team, creative team and development team to get to know the clients inside and out, and put together world class strategies. We got to know the clients business like it was our own and really make a difference for someone's business or their dreams. I would often find myself working closely with every team member, learning from everyone and putting our best work forward to really make a difference. I remember putting in the time to drive out to clients individually across multiple states. Driving to Indiana, driving to Wisconsin and being with people that were always happy to do it. I remember being asked to speak on behalf of the company at Impact Optimize and seeing the CEO at my presentation. But in the end, after a year of hard work and feeling like we were making a difference, I was let go due to “covid -19 and internal restructuring”. I wasn’t called into a meeting because we were all working from home, but that’s the best part, I wasn’t even called. They informed me via email, on my day off. I guess I didn’t work hard enough to even deserve a phone call or any sort of discussion as to why I was let go. There are(or were) lots of amazing individuals at ES99, but in the end Impact Management just decided to get rid of me and didn’t even have the courtesy to call me. Work here, but just know that at the end of the day, you are a nothing but a number."

"Good starting position, but the pay is low. I believe the company needs to give further opportunities to limit employee turnover."

"Impact was a fun, fast paced business to work for."

"Emphasis on work hard play hard mentality."

"Great company for entry-level candidates looking for real experience and responsibility."

"it is a good company to work for."

"I worked at Impact for three all the while building my troubleshooting skills as well as adding networking skills. Impact provided a upbeat positive work place, while the work was plenty demanding, having fun was not lost in the workload."

"Impact Networking has been an amazing company. Providing training and support since day one. The relationship between all including the CEO of the company is transparent. The only reason leaving would be because of my current financial hardships."

"I have never worked for a more racist company. While they provide adequate compensation, instead of giving cash bonuses, throughout the year they hand out company merchandise. The emphasis the CEO places on company growth is preventing the company from taking the time-intensive steps necessary to become a world-class organization - which he states is their goal. He’s the single biggest obstacle keeping them mediocre. ProTip: You cannot run a $25 million business like a startup / sole proprietorship - Because once you reach 600 employees you must delegate authority to spend money on basics like office supplies."

"Great company to work for! They motivate us with incentives and bonuses, an ALL company trip as an annual goal and amazing quarterly meetings. Most recent meeting, they had Mike Ditka speak, free lunch and happy hour, raffles 60 flat screens and iPads. The executives listen and make changes from employee survey feedback. The C-level Execs also do not sit in their office all day, they don't even have fancy offices. They travel between branches and work in empty cubicles. You get face time."

What do you like about working at Impact Networking?

"It is a good learning experience for entry level professionals, you learn a lot about how other businesses operate.."

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

"It is unbeleivebly easy to get hired here and there is a reason for this. They will take anyone crazy enough to work here since the turnover rate is so high. Their mentality is if they hire 100 people 2-3 will like the position and do fairly well so it is worth having the other 97-98 try it for a fe months and fail. Take everything you hear from them with a grain of salt, they make promises that you will be rich beyond your wildest dreams within two years if you follow their company plan and that couldn't be further from the truth. If you are desperate for work they will hire you if you really want it, but in my opinion the work here is obnoxiously stressfull, the upper management doens't care about their employees, and the commision structure dones't allow for new hires to make any money what so ever. Unless you absolutely cant find anything else at all, DO NOT TAKE A JOB HERE!"

What don't you like about working at Impact Networking?

"Impact does not care about its employees. Expect 50-60 hour work weeks for hardly no pay. They like to hire recent college graduates since they are willing to work for much less compared to experienced sales people. Also the commision structure is a joke. They try and get people to think you will make $100,000 a year after two or three years being there because 2 or 3 people in the companies history have done it. It is almost impossible for new hires to make any money. Get used to constant cold calling and soliciting. While working for Impact I never felt less valued as a human being in my life. Like I said earlier the upper management doesn't value their employees which is why the turnover here for all positions is incredibly high. If you are desperate it is really easy to get a job here but don't expect to be here for too long."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Listen to your employees and learn from mistakes. It seems that this company continues to do the same things over and over and not learn from mistakes. Because of this I doubt they will ever have more than a very mediocre market share within their industry."

"Impact was a great job right out of college for experience, but not a place to stay long-term"

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

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What don't you like about working at Impact Networking?

"I resigned because of the insufficient compensation. I sacrificed and worked really hard to stick it out as long as I could in hopes that it would pay off, and it didn't. The income was $27,000 per year which includes a car allowance of $1,000/ month, so the income was really $15,000 per year. Commissions were paid sometimes 3-6 months after the sale and we got paid based on gross profit. So, if the product was valued at a $10,000 outcost (after a 29% mark-up for the company), we would get paid only a percentage of how much more we sold it for. But we had a gate of $2,000. So if I sold that same $10,000 product that month for $12,000, I would not receive any commission. If I sold the product for $13,000, I would receive $350.00. Being that some of our products were commodities and highly competitive, we would many times have to sell the product for under $10,000 to win deals. I have no problem with working hard, but I expect to be compensated when working 12-18 hour days, and that was not the case."