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Worked at APEX for a few months and would absolutely never go back. The meetings each morning became repetitive with the information given. There was no real structure. There was constant questions, or mixups regarding your paycheck. Things seemed to change weekly regarding how you would be compensated for your work. That's if you even got a paycheck to begin with.
Training varies greatly depending on who your team lead is. If you are given a situation like mine, you are shown what to do for a couple days and then dropped off in random locations and told to start knocking. Every door to door job takes a toll on your confidence and self esteem, that's a given. You get talked down to and yelled at on a daily basis by residents who want nothing to do with you and accuse you of being part of a big scam. That would be tolerable if you felt confident in your company and could depend on your team, and a stable paycheck. Sales are, however, never guaranteed. 
You can work hard and do your best, but if at the end of the day someone calls to cancel a sale, higher ups in the company just accuse you of not working hard enough or not staying out late enough. They tell you, "you need to work on your pitch, work on your rebuttals." But never factor in the reality of the situation, sometimes you just can't convince someone who has already made up their mind, or slammed the door in your face. Guess you just aren't getting a paycheck that week. 
The company preaches the importance of family and spending time with loved ones but expect you to work every holiday, attend every meeting each morning, and work late into the day, sometimes well past sun down. If that wasn't enough, the managers pressure you to watch videos in your off time, study sales pitches, and participate in early zoom meetings BEFORE the usual daily, (morning) work meeting! You could easily be looking at a 12 hour work day, and sometimes, with nothing to show for it. 
Management is always making promises on things and then not following through. Me and a team mate worked hard, each of us were able to 'bonus out', upon which,  we were told by higher ups we won customized jackets. We never got those jackets, in fact, nothing was ever mentioned about them again. 
You would often be told to knock in locations that specifically state, no soliciting, you'd be asked for permits by residents, which we never had. On occasion, cops would be called on you by residents demanding that you leave. Factors you 100% cannot control, like people not being home because they work during the day, home owners not having insurance, or not having the RIGHT insurance that we accept. Homes that already have a new roof or a roof with zero damage... these don't qualify. They can't be sold; you would relay these things to management and told they are essentially,  excuses, when they were actually, simple facts. They seemingly looked for any excuse, NOT to pay you. 
There were huge limitations set for us from the start, because houses needed to be a certain size to count and qualify. If they were, 'too small' according to the company, the sale would fall through and the company wouldn't help that home owner. Those limitations really narrowed the neighborhoods we could hit and we would often have to skip or overlook many homes and home owners that really needed help. These houses were skipped because they apparently, wouldn't bring in enough money to make it worth while. 
We would sometimes come across people who were unfamiliar with the company, to which we would ask management, "why don't we advertise at all? Why don't we have brochures? People think we are lying and just scamming." To which we were ignored or simply told, things were in the works and coming very soon, but nothing would change. 
You spend a fortune in gas driving to locations all across Central Florida and never get reimbursed for it. I, myself, was expeced to chauffer my team around, in place of my team lead who had left us hanging to go on vacation. At that time, me and another teammate had only been with the company for 2 weeks. I was left filling in for a position I wasn't trained for and didn't sign up for; leaving my car a filthy wreck, racking up the miles, and continuously draining my gas tank. When I already couldn't afford to refill the tank. 
Towards the end, went 3 weeks with no paycheck because every time we'd 'bonus out' something would supposedly fall through and we'd be left with nothing. Team lead took a sale I made and put it under their name, told me they'd give me the difference... but they continuously gave me the run-around, and then because I was forced to leave the job, they finally just ghosted me completely. Never saw that money. 
I ended up losing more money than I made. 
I was told in my interview there was guaranteed pay and then opportunities for bonuses, leading one to believe there would be a stable paycheck if nothing else. Come to find later, guaranteed pay is not actually guaranteed unless you make certain criteria. 
I was told there was no set uniform and the 'dress code' was simply business casual. Came in dressed nicely, in a blouse and dress pants, but was immediately asked by my team lead, "do you have a company shirt?" And from that day forward was expected to always wear the same company shirt. However, others were often free to wear whatever which became quite confusing and seemingly unfair. Was told daily by team lead, to be highly aware of my tattoos, hair, jewelry, etc. Was even told to lose a phone case that was not at all offensive, not against any rules, and was often complimented by clients and residents. 
I was told in my interview, I could create my own schedule but in reality, that was not the case. You are told to be in every morning meeting. You rely heavily on your team lead whether or not you even have a break, depending on where they drop you off and when they decide to pick you up again. Your team relies heavily on you to help bonus out and make more money, which is understandable but not always feasible. Not only that but if you ever happen to get sick and miss a day you are then pro rated and making less money for the week, if you make anything at all. 
The company will pull you in promising big pay checks and big bonuses, but you are lucky if you ever get to see that big money. 
I tried to stick it out, work hard, and really give this job and company a chance but ended up being a horrible experience. Which, in part, could explain the high turnover rate with employees. A lot of changes need to be made within this company to make it a worthwhile job. 

When I started, it was the training pay that enticed me. The interview was quick due to the simplicity. My team leader was a pro and made the job look so easy when we went in the field. He and the others on the team were encouraging and provided all the knowledge I needed.
I've read some reviews that complain about no security and no benefits. You will become your safety net. Embrace your fears & lose your self doubt. You have to know you can do the job or these other reviews will make me a liar. 
You have to use the training period to get good and learn the nuances of door knocking. Once you figure it out, your effort & focus will create a safety net because as you get better, you will earn more money and the job will become enjoyable & a lot easier. 
When you sign up with Apex, you are signing up for self improvement. I say this because those who do not, will fail. If you don't understand what it takes to be presentable and confident, you will fail. If you can't brush off rejection after every single knock, you will fail. If you don't realize you're helping homwowners by providing a valuable service, you will fail. If you don't think the next homeowner you meet is lucky you stopped by, you will fail. 
Hustle, hunger, & heart is all you need to succeed. No college degree or yuppy pedigree needed. Get good or get back behind the desk you robots :)


What is the best part of working at the company?
I got sick with COVID while working there and had to quarantine for 10 days. I got paid 1 paycheck in a month. I also opened up a LLC. because they instructed me to and now I have to pay $175.00 out of my pocket to get the state of Florida to close the LLC. or pay $400.00 in taxes for a owning a company that makes no revenue. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
You only get paid based off commission and as a person of color I came across individuals in the city of Jacksonville that are not friendly to you because of obvious reasons.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The culture is good because they have good people who want to do well, but it is a dog eat dog mentality. You are on your own depending on the situation.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Long hours, lots of walking, people telling you no, some people screaming and yelling at you, and on top of that Florida is a sand your ground stay so the possibility of getting shot does exist.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The friendships I made there and the flexibility when life happens.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Definitely the customers, but it’s understandable because they’re paying good money to have things repaired. Just making sure you stay kind and professional.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Face paced, high energy, but really fun. The people there make the job worth it.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Worked 8-4, I was the permit manager, so I usually was doing things to make sure the permits were there for people to start their jobs. The rest of the day was in the office helping/doing things to get our workers prepared for their jobs.

Seems great at first but quickly changes once you’re there for a few weeks you start to see true character. Toxic management that screams at you and calls you names and degrades you if something goes wrong even if it was their mistake because there hotheads and do not take accountability. You’re a 1099 but get treated like a w-2 employee so they get all the benefits like not having to pay you overtime or benefits and they sure use it to they’re advantage making you work 6 days a week from 8am to 7-8pm most days but they are quick to tell you they will deduct money from your check if you are not at they’re beck and call. If this is your first 1099 job learn your rights because I didn’t and when I switched to a new company I found out how much they really took advantage.

On paper they make the job seem like you have such great potential to make money but in reality you end up working 12 hour days while only getting paid $600 for your 60 hour week. They also promised that they would teach financial literacy and after I was hired it was never brought again. The company doesn’t provide workers with any supplies, you even have to pay for company shirts. They “help” employees by financing equipment that they might need but still upcharge the employee for said equipment. You’d be better off working any other hourly job.

Apex was a productive and fun workplace.  If you are looking for job security than this is not the place to work.  There were a lot of changes that took place, before the massive layoffs took place this Summer in 2023.  The best part about the company they will serve the employees free lunches sometimes on Fridays.  I have learned a lot about the construction business in the roofing industry.  The management needs to be a little more structured.  Other than that is was a fun place to work.

Bottom line,  if you enjoy having simple conversations with people, sharing your product knowledge, and can quickly forget the once in awhile conversation you have with a homeowner who's apparently having a bad day and is short with you....you'll earn more money per hour spent working than 75% of the rest of the general public workforce easily.

Listen if you have money saved up it can be an okay job, if you don’t have the money to pay for your bills for atleast 2-3-4 months then don’t do it. Cause you will have bad weeks even whenever you got 3-5 deals in weeks prior they will be on your butt. Cause sales is all numbers. They will say what did you do differently, when your not getting numbers like you did, and nothing has honestly changed other than people are just not interested especially during the week before thanksgiving up till the new year 

It's easy to be promoted within the company but most promotions come with an increase in pay. Mines didn't. No one is properly trained. And no one really cares. When you're in need of help no one will step in to help. You have to learn the different processes on your own. You have to lie your way off of the phone with homeowners because you dont jnow the answer to the their questions. $16 is not worth this morally degrading job. 

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