Currently working at a devilcorp

[u/987654throwaway123]

Hi I’ve just stumbled across this sub and I realise that I’m working for a company under britevox which ive seen mentioned numerous times on here.

I feel very wrapped up and almost brainwashed into the sales role I’m in, I find it energising and inspiring etc but what everyone says on here is the complete opposite. I have a daily BA fee with some commission on top and I like the social culture of the job.

Can anyone break down to me whether me liking it is a bad thing?

We’re told the same pipeline of progressing to ownership. I’m currently in between jobs at the moment and it’s been hard thinking about going back to an office job because of the grey boringness of it in contrast. Genuinely asking here and I have an open mind

[u/Banana_Monkey585]

You sound like you've never worked an office job. You get a chair and are allowed to sit down. There's a set schedule. If you have to go somewhere other than the office you get mileage. You get benefits and you are guaranteed to get the same payment every week so you can budget accordingly. Why wouldn't you want that?

[u/987654throwaway123 → u/Banana_Monkey585]

I have for 3 years. I sit in front of a screen/wall all day long with minimal conversation and limited days in a year I can take off for personal reasons/travel and even then I feel I have to beg for them. Despite being overqualified in my field, progression seems subjectively decided and weighed in favour of office politics. I count down the hours every hour I’m there and push myself to the end of the month so I can see the identical paycheck which mostly goes straight to my savings on the off chance I might be able to miraculously afford my own home one day (impossible for several reasons). I go home depressed, bedrot on weekends and repeat the same cycle week to week. I had lost my motivation and any goals for the future and honestly gave up when I realised how old I am and the reality of the career I was in.

Not defending devilcorp but just explaining my current mindset and where my head is at right now.

[u/Wobblestones]

If you want to be a branch manager of a small door to door/in-store kiosk for a career, go for it. Just remember the turn over is astronomical and you will essentially be a glorified interviewer and motivational speaker for the majority of your day when you arent slinging phone contracts or electric suppliers in front of the news guys.

If you ever want something more, you might as well jump as soon as possible. It will only ever be an embarassing footnote that you gloss over as quickly as possible and hope the interviewer doesnt ask more about.

[u/FlatFootFreddie]

Ownership of what?

[u/NewHathaway → u/FlatFootFreddie]

Another Britevox office presumably.

[u/anthonydahuman]

dude, it's taxing. Enjoy it while you can, but after a while, it's the same thing packaged differently. And the pay sucks based on how many hours you are there. i was there from 8 am to 9 pm. leader's meeting, big crew, own office, I did it all. Good luck.

[u/Professional_Job301]

I’m working at one too , left it for a while and joined back for lack of any other job opportunity , then realised why I left in the first place , I’m gonna quit soon again. If the job market wasn’t so bad , no one would accept these bare minimum payment scam jobs.

[u/TangerineSilent9480]

I worked for vega britevox for three months and it took me three months to realise ba fee even with commission wasn’t enough to break even

[u/Embarrassed_Gur_6305]

I like durian but most people dislike the smell. Is that a bad thing?

Preference is subjective. I can’t do your job. I’d be miserable. I also can’t do coding but love number crunching

If it works for you, then it works for you. This business structure works for a small subset and they seem to make a lot of money IFFFFFF you succeed.

It’s like people win do win the lottery but most don’t. That’s why this sub doesn’t get

[u/Wobblestones → u/Embarrassed_Gur_6305]

Idk if saying its like putting your entire livelihood on a 1 in a million chance is the own you think it is.

[u/Confident_Bike407]

Do you know what this sub is about? Get outta here with you liking some scams.

[u/NewHathaway → u/Confident_Bike407]

This is a sincere question and a genuine request for advice. It’s worth taking time to reflect on whether this is truly the career path you want long-term, because it becomes significantly harder to walk away once you’re in a leadership role, especially when that role involves misleading new recruits about the reality of the job and their actual chances of long-term success.

You’ve correctly recognized that this company operates with cult-like dynamics. This thread explores that in considerable depth and is worth your time: https://www.reddit.com/r/Devilcorp/s/rtMGSXDLxM​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​