Comments on: alleged email from careerbuilder ceo

By: monsterlover1@gmail.com

monsterlover1@gmail.com — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 23:39:36 +0000

Whatever Rat leaked this email should be hung up, tard and feathered and then sent to go work for GM. CEO is responsible for the well being of the company – it is not personal – just business – someone smoke this rat out. Even though I don’t work for CB, I feel for anyone who lost their jobs – whatever rat sent this in should be ashamed of themselves – both emails are direct and to the point – if anyone that got this email (which looks like the entire CB organization) uses the excuse that they didn’t know the economy was bad and worsening, they don’t deserve to have a job anyway…

By: SalesRepGuy

SalesRepGuy — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:55:48 +0000

I dunno Jordan, that e-mail clearly states 150 a week.

By: cb customer

cb customer — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:46:28 +0000

I am a CB customer and I agree with the CEO’s email. However, I don’t find their “inovations” too inovative. CB’s competitors have much better media nad Personified didn’t work the first time I used it when it was called Rightfish!!

The VP’s email is disturbing. We have reduced our spend with CB drastically because it’s fairly one dimensional. The VP’s email confirms my thoughts that CB is a sales organization who is only concerned with selling me product and not creating a partnership. Every time they try to sell me they bring up how many hires they gave me and try to use that info against them. I have had similar success with thier competitors and am starting to invest more in those competitors. Best of luck to CB employees, I have worked with a few I liked but they were all forced out.

By: thought

thought — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 02:31:49 +0000

The CEO’s email is ok, except for the rational that we as a country must cut spending and increase taxes.

We must cut spending right now, and we must cut taxes (both business and personal) right now as well.

Every tax cut in the last 50 year has INCREASED REVENUE for the government. That is a FACT. Increasing taxes through class warfare (the Obama plan) will stifle growth and slow the economy further and delay the rebound.

Regarding dials, I think that is very old way to judge people. The problem with Managment is that they need some sort of metrics to decide whom is working hard. Sales should be the only metric that matters, I guess that is why I work in outside and not inside sales.

If you want to just keep people on the phones all day then get a dialer for all your employees

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By: BetterThings

BetterThings — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 06:51:46 +0000

I was a non sales cb employee who was part of the mass lay off. I’m sure Matt’s email was based on the information he had at the time. Put yourself in his position, what would you do to minimize the impact of this worsening economy? I don’t, however, agree with the way the layoff was handled. very poorly done indeed and so unlike the values of most of the leaders that I knew at CB. As a result, CB has left ex-employees with a bad taste in their mouths and instilled fear in their current workforce. All could have been avoided with a more dignified exit.

For all those who were let go last week, I hope the new year brings you better things

By: Ratz

Ratz — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 22:38:20 +0000

Ha Ha Ha I hope whomever leaked these emails has another job lined up. The rat was no doubt smart enough to email it from their work computer. I’m thinking there will be 301 people canned as soon as this rat is smoked out.

I Believe in Matt Ferguson !

By: actually

actually — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 22:34:38 +0000

Enterprise sales is 150 a week. Outside sales!!!!

By: Jordan

Jordan — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:53:14 +0000

To the idiot “salesrepguy” you are just that, an idiot. The requirements are at least 150 dials a day….thats 750 dials a week with over 13 hours of talk time. I feel very sorry for you sales rep guy you seem very ill informed.

By: Seriously...

Seriously... — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:46:58 +0000

Second Email:

Seriously, grow up. You are in a completley different ball game than you where 5 years ago. That is your answer to everything and simply put, it does not work anymore. No wonder why your retion rate is the worst in Chicago (Most likely the country). No wonder why all the companies call you a “necessary evil.” In the coming months, you can probably take away the necessary! They should go hire a 5th grader and pay them less to send out that email. Who do you think you are anyway…..Go To HR on this one!!!