sales representative

appointment coordinator

entry level retail sales associate

field marketer

call center representative

DaBella

When I first talked with my hiring manager I asked him what is the real average income as a sales representative. He replied it very realistic to earn $5,000 - $7,000 a month. There are those who take opportunities to learn practice There are salesmanship skills and earn $8,000- $12,000 a month.   Those that put in the effort will be rewarded. He was absolutely correct. If it’s going to be it’s up to me. I have enjoyed the opportunity of being trained by some of the top sales trainers in the country, I consider it to be so.

 That is not to say that it is easy. It is also not to say that it is extremely difficult. I often say it is the easiest hard work anyone will ever do. At the same time it’s the hardest easy work that you can do. It’s really up to the individual when they’re willing to learn and ask questions to become better each day. 

My managers have said that I ask a lot of questions and that is a major reason of my success. Being willing to learn, study, and practice on my personal time.

When I started I needed to earn that $7,000 to $8000 a month.
And I got there and my first full year as a sales representative.

 We receive our assignments each night for the following day. However I do have the opportunity to make my own schedule by what is called a self generated lead. Which provides an additional bonus income opportunity. Normally each day consists of two appointments lead opportunities to present home improvement inspections products and services to interested homeowners. I am willing to travel sometimes up to Two and 2 1/2 hours. I enjoyed the travel around the Oregon country. It provides me an opportunity to learn as our utilize my automobile University with CDs and cassette tapes. 

The difficulty is the schedule is demanding when coming home late at night. That is compensated by when I put my mind to it to make a great income. Is there a sacrifice for me and my family absolutely. The rewards are there for those who put in the effort.

My most enjoyable part of my career is personal growth and helping other people by providing solutions for their home-improvement projects. We create home Improvement Projects not home same projects. Meaning we provide Homeowners projects to be improving their home and not just doing the same old process has done before. Whereby they would have to repeat the project again and again.

Our culture here at DaBella is one of honest competition. Learning caring and growing Are some of our key goals. Advancement and ongoing training is an absolute reality.  Our management has brought in top national trainers of our industry.

We have  The top products and top services that are available. It is truly a combination of quality of product and quality of installation. That is not to say that myself or anyone is perfect. Yes challenges arise and they are taken care of. Do I and other staff members make mistakes absolutely. My managers will always go to bat for me. And they have. As stated they have my back.

Company paid trips have been some of the greatest awards for me and my wife.  Thank you DaBella.

Let me start with the biggest reason I left first. Payday is biweekly and you get 85% of your commission up front in 15% when the job is finished. However. If the job you sold gets delayed for whatever reason, you may not see that front end for weeks. For example: a job sold early October, you may not see the front end till early November. Pair this inconsistent pay, with spending about $60 when you step outside, it made for a very stressful wallet.

I was mislead when initially hired. I was told there would be warm leads provided, multiple leads a day, there's huge potential for money, and wouldn't necessarily have to travel to far all the time.

Turns out the leads provided most of the time we're ice cold due to customs not hearing about the company until, oftentimes, the day before you meeting them.

It started out for a couple weeks as a multiple leads a day, then very quickly turned into only one, and then turned to, if you make the cut, then prompting you to generate your own leads (I didn't mind that all too much, but I would have applied for the canvasing crew if that's what I wanted to do).

They're right about the potential for big money, but that's if you get enough leads. Their office keeps hiring more and more people despite there not being enough leads to go around as is, so your potential for a bigger paycheck dwindles. 

Some weeks I had to drive to Wenatchee multiple times a week, if not, at least 30-40 minutes from the office with no reimbursement for gas. I didn't mind the driving truthfully (toss on a podcast and you're good to go) but spending $400 in gas a month plus probably an additional $200 for food, and not getting a lot to show for it got really tiring. You could be gone from 8:30am to 12:00am all week and not make any money, but that's sales I guess.

Don't expect much time for a life outside the company since you'll be working Monday through Saturday with Sunday being your only day off, unless you get your numbers up, then you'll be giving a bit more freedom with requesting days off.

They teach you to be extremely pushy when it comes to sales, often times saying, "it takes 7 "no"s to get to a yes," and that didn't sit right with me. They also focus strongly on same day sales, and almost frown upon returning to customers that didn't move forward the first day, and since they know you won't get that many leads, that's why the so strongly encourage you to sell everything you get.

If you aren't hitting the minimum numbers of sales for three months straight, you will be terminated. Take that as you will.

All in all, my favorite part of working with DaBella was my co-workers which was the hardest part about leaving. All of them were amazing and fun to work with, but sales wasn't for me, at least not this jobs' sales.

I worked at DaBella for a while, and had a constant love/hate relationship with the company.

I started at an entry level position, and quickly worked my way up. Only problem was, while my title changed my compensation did not. The company refused to negotiate pay and only offered artificial bonus' as incentives. I say artificial because all of their contract pay sheets state that the company reserves the right to change the pay/bonus structure at any point, for any reason, without any notification or cause. So, even though you perform well and blow the goals out of the water, you still get your bonus slashed down when its time to collect because they don't want to pay what is rightly earned.
The leadership is very secretive, ever changing, and often prone to drastic changes with little to no explanation or reasoning as to why. They are reactive instead of proactive and rarely take their lower managements advice. One week everything seems great, new locations are getting ready to open and everyone is happy, then the next week they are laying people off and trimming their teams to save on overhead. It's pretty discouraging to see the execs and higher ups having catered lunches brought to their daily meetings (which, by the way, they have A LOT of meetings), while the lower management is escorting a recently laid off employee out of the office.

If you are lucky enough to be one of the "higher ups" or someone who is deemed important enough to be involved in the "higher level" aspects of the company, it can be great! However, when you're on the outside looking in it can a tough pill to swallow. 

Overall, the company promised me many things, and more often than not those promises were broken. The company is too concerned with their public image to worry about how their actual employees feel. They are a turn and burn company, so do not expect to stay long. If you become too "costly" to them they will let you go and find someone new to do your job at a fraction of the cost, or better yet they will just add your workload onto another employees and hope they can handle it. This is a great spot if your looking for a stepping stone to bigger and better things, but don't get too invested or you will get burned like I did.

My experience as a Confirmer/Call Center Agent had several challenges related to management practices, communication, and overall workplace culture.
On my first day, I was assigned to a workstation that was not fully functional, which made it difficult to get started. While I was directed to submit an IT ticket, the process was not clearly explained, and resolving the issue took time. This created an initial sense of limited onboarding support.

During my employment, I found expectations around call handling to be demanding. Agents were required to remain on calls even when conversations became difficult and hostile, which could be stressful. At times, it felt like accountability for issues was not always clearly defined, leading to confusion about responsibility.

I also experienced inconsistencies regarding time-off approvals and accommodations. While some requests were approved in advance, similar requests later received different responses. This inconsistency made it challenging to understand policies and plan accordingly.

Performance metrics were emphasized, and while my numbers were generally strong, feedback and coaching were sometimes unclear. I requested additional training and opportunities to review calls for improvement; although a mentor was assigned, meetings were limited. Clearer and more consistent feedback would have been helpful for professional development. The bonus structure also felt unclear at times.

Workplace culture included instances of favoritism and internal conflict, which contributed to stress. Greater consistency in leadership communication and team support would likely improve morale and retention.
One positive aspect of the role was the health insurance benefits, which were excellent.

Overall, this position may be a good fit for individuals depending on what they want in their career, high-pressure call center environment. However, stronger communication, clearer expectations, and more consistent management practices would improve the employee experience.




In the five and a half years emoloyed I learned a tremendously about the meaning of quality workmanship and how loyalty is both valuable and so easily used as a method of control. My days were fairly routine and I can appreciate every opportunity given to me. I learned a lot and exponentially increased my professional skills. Unfortunately I also learned that some people are not to be trusted and it's best you keep certain things to yourself if you want to succeed.

At one point, I loyally showed up for 2 years without a raise and proudly delivered projects as needed because the success of the people I was serving mattered to me. I wish upper management would stop for a minute and realize how poorly they treat their most dedicated employees though. There are too many there that deserve so much more respect than they're given.

Workplace culture is poor. Morale was constantly low outside of the sales department due to low wages and understaffing causing most departments in operations to be stressed on a constant basis. I was a single point of failure that they never ended up funding a backup position for. 

Sales department employees are coddled and treated/paid significantly better than the operations staff. They're held to a strict standard, but top performers tend to get a pass on some ethically questionable behaviors. 

It's a springboard for better opportunities and I'm sure they know that given the wages and benefits they offer. Some general managers don't deserve nearly as much praise as they're given due to the illegal tactics they use to pump numbers.  

Cash is king, and the king doesn't like the flow to be tampered with. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
The friends I made there, we were trauma bonded.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
I don't even know where to begin with this company. I started out in the call center and I was there for about 6 months. That a manager came along and said they were looking for people for production and they were suggested a couple of people. I was one of them. They threw me in the bath team, which by the way was so out of sorts. Shipments were backlogged and lost. I want to say I was in production for about 6 months and I was able to untangle the mess that was left by the previous person or persons. And the moment I was able to fix it they decided that they were going to let the other two guys stay on the bath team and get rid of me because they couldn't afford to keep me. They threw me back in the call center. They demoted me. I felt so disrespected by what they did to me. I honestly started quiet quitting. It's not the best thing I've ever done, but I'm not mad about it. If there was a negative number for this company it would have gotten it. I wasn't the only one they did this to. There were several other people that were dragged into production as well to do various other departments. I also want to say that all of the higher-ups are related or married in. So good luck getting any kind of promotion there. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
In the call center it was actually better than production. Production was ,100% stressful. Not only did I have to have meetings with the CFO, I also had to have a meeting with the CEO asking me why his department was so messed up and why it was taking so long. He is a hostile, sexist. Don't be a woman looking for any higher up positions in this company. You will not be respected at all and that includes the CFO. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Clock in, Dial, dial, dial, clock out. Or if you're in production? Order order order, get yelled at by your superiors, continue to order.

Work-life balance
Reps are told Monday’s are optional. But Monday comes around and you have to remind your manager the morning of that you requested the day off. Monday’s (and hours after appointments are done for the day) include calls with sups and management that could be and SHOULD be happening in the office. God forbid you try and make an appointment in the same week.

Pay & benefits
No benefits until you start to climb. You technically make too much to qualify for state benefits but some months you will make no money so no doctor appointments even if you decide to purchase private insurance.

Job security and advancement
Dabella only promotes from within, which allows reps to climb and gain respect. Job security is not always there. If you are not routed on leads or leads are short, there is no safety net for low performance. Could be at a 50% close rate and still be let go for underperforming.

Management
Management was great when entire office was onboarded but slowly decayed over time. An abundance of entitlement and a lack of refinement or readiness caused a slow decline of morale and respect. First manager in place definitely contributed to everyone’s success and happiness in the workplace. Second manager was unapproachable and did not take feedback well.

Culture
Every lead is expected to be a sale, even though the expected close rate is only 30%. It can get discouraging when you go on 3 leads, sell one then get chastised by a manager over the phone about why the other two were not closed.

Overall
Dabella is a not a bad company to work for if you are a sales beast because you do not have to worry about management breathing down your neck. Overall, they are not the most organized company when it comes to items such as employee resources. Upper management will have your back if something goes wrong but it’s difficult finding the right avenue to ask the upper management for help.

I will start this out by saying working at DaBella is a fantastic opportunity. I had 0 sales experience prior to working here, and I have been given all of the training I need and more in order to succeed here. This is unlike any normal job you could have, your income is directly tied to your effort. With that said, with incredible effort comes incredible pay. The work we provide to our homeowners is valuable, and high quality. You can sleep at night knowing what you offer is worth the money, and you are helping people with what their home needs. Very clear growth opportunities into leadership, and many different incentives including bonuses, including health insurance, dental etc. I cannot however say this job is for the feint of heart, you cannot be successful here if you have no motivation. You need to learn, and grow, and put your best foot forward. There isn’t room for anybody who is content with just being mediocre. We have a strong culture which lifts up everybody here, and propels everyone forward for the better. If you want to have an income that is tied not to just the hours you spend slaving away, and is instead directly related to how hard you work and the effort you put in, I strongly encourage you to apply. Normal hourly pay is not scalable, you can only make more by working more hours. Here at DaBella, as you grow and hone your craft, you make more money in LESS hours. If your will is strong and you want to make more money by working harder than others, there is nowhere else I would recommend to work than here. Look forward to meeting you all!

You enter as a telemarketer, and literally NOBODY answers. They want you to argue with the same people who aren't interested in free product estimates about products you likely know NOTHING about. They never asked in the interview if I knew potential exterior housing issues that could arise, or even what the products really ARE. I thought I was being hired for data entry or something. You spend 8 hours dialing numbers and I swear it's really up to chance. You have to "sell" the free estimate appointment and it's just annoying. NOBODY WANTS IT. They make you keep calling the same people unless they specifically say "DO NOT CALL ME". Literally, it's telemarketing, and that's what they should advertise it as. I was stoked when I got this job because I thought it was an entry level position that I got because of my great resume, experience, and degree but now I'm pretty sure that they hire ANYONE because I can see why people quit so fast. It's super discouraging to be rejected ALL DAY by people on the phone. And by the time you get home at 9pm, your day is totally wasted. $15 an hour though, for someone trying to get by, so it'll do for now. If you don't care about what your resume says, you're seriously better off waiting tables. The whole appreciation Tuesday thing is annoying unless you actually do SUPER well at this job (and only certain positions do) because you have to get to work an hour and a half early and still don't get off until past dinner time, but there's free food, so I guess that's cool. I haven't seen anyone get fired yet so I don't know how much of that is true with the other reviews--i think they're pretty desperate for people to do this job. I doubt that very many people make it past the 90 days that it takes to get the benefits.

I only had one year's worth of real work experience, but I was willing to work hard and be positive. DaBella took a chance on me, and in turn I've changed for the better. It usually takes a while for me to warm up to people, but the DaBella work family is just so open. The people there genuinely care about your success and they actively help you get to where you want to be. I never thought a company could be so flexible. If you feel like you're not in the right spot, they encourage you to try different positions, canvassing, telemarketing, sales, data entry, until you find what works best for you. The daily motivational training meetings definitely start my day off bright and energetic. The pay is amazing compared to what I had at my previous job. Not just the hourly pay, but also the monthly bonuses. It really is about how much effort you put in. If you put in a lot of effort into your work, they will definitely reward you for it. Personally, for me, the best part is the management. There's no questioning, there's no gray areas, and it's all very consistent. You can ask 4 different supervisors a question and they'll all have the same answer, so there's no way you're going to get a wrong answer from the management. The work is very enjoyable, and that is coming from someone who used to be terrified of speaking over the phone. If you're looking for a place to grow into a career and build a solid foundation of self-esteem and confidence, this is definitely the place for you.

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