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graphic designer

estimator

David Weekley Homes

David Weekley has high standards for its employees, and educates them well.  Training sessions are frequent, and they inundate you with their company culture, which isn't a bad thing.

Salary was fair. They treat their employees fairly well. I liked most of the people I worked with. Opportunities for advancement were somewhat lacking.  Not too much in the way of promotion that I witnessed, or have heard about since leaving.  Some upper management were let go for what I felt were reasons beyond the control of the employee. 

From a construction management perspective they run an extremely tight budget to create a great product.  They will be flexible with the budget on behalf of their customers. Worst move to make at this company is to allow a customer issue to get out of hand. You won't last long without near perfect surveys.

My company experience was good here, but I was given quite a bit of work that I was not compensated on (taking care of multiple closings for other builders and not seeing any bonus). Because customer is king (although they preach that the employee is), it is hard to handle a high volume houses within their system while giving proper attention to obtain a good survey.  They at times will flood you with houses, creating this situation.

I'm glad I worked here. I gained valuable experience and learned how to work under enormous pressure, with high standards of building and customer service. If you get on board as a CM, better be ready to work!!

The interview process is about finding the right people to fit the company culture. What I've learned is that I may have "more experience" in construction than some of my managers, but they're better suited for their roles. I don't know that we do everything "right", but we do everything with the right intentions. There are ways that they could increase profits, but they will not consider it at the sake of a customers experience. 
I am blessed to work around such brilliant managers. Are they all brilliant home builders? No. In all fairness, the managers aren't building homes. What they are building up is the people they supervise. The best advice I could give to someone going to work for the company would be for them to let the managers do their job and look at the managers as mentors. Realize that although you may have done the job before, it doesn't mean that we were doing it right, or better. Swallow your pride, enjoy the ride, and be grateful for the invaluable opportunity.  
If you're selected to join the David Weekley Family, then you should know that it means something to the management team, and it should mean something to you.
If landing the highest paying job in construction is your goal, then David Weekley probably isn't the place for you. If you're looking for a job that's willing to invest the well being of your family, and long term growth; then you may be the perfect fit. 
If you're applying then I wish you the best of luck. For some, it will be the best (and only) job you'll ever have.

Sales consultant-I was naive and regret working at this company. Loved the customers and the actual work, very high achiever in sales/customer satisfaction...not what it is about at D.W. though. If you are seeking to build a sales career through performance and professionalism look elsewhere.

A clique runs the show
Assigned mentor is a competing coworker- they may not teach you important aspects of the position, which might be ok unless you are brand new to the industry.
Team resents when mngmt hires people outside of who they know-most have friends/ past coworkers they are trying to get hired,
Very sad that a company has such excellent written values and they are not practiced
If you're not in the clique you are labeled not a team player
If you are candid about a serious problem you are the problem
if you are the type of person who puts in 150% you will be worked to the point of burn out while others who have been there a long time leave early constantly.
actually got in trouble for not attending a socializing event that I was not even invited to because I was working with a customer on a home sale.

Starts out as a great company with a welcoming attitude. You are told you will drink the "blue cool aid" and from the surface seems like a very good company to work for. The home office is great and welcoming but the longer you are there the more you realize how disorganized and inept the people they have in place are. Failure to see the increasing demand for trades they are ill equipped to keep up with production, poor designs for the price they want to pay trades in Florida, take off errors, they do not like anyone to take initiative and stand out as a leader. Upper management on the division level are clueless on actually knowing how to manage and seem unaware of the realities of the market. They do not market their properties and therefore don't know how to drive sales. Purchasing is way understaffed and overworked. They have no real land department so they never properly do a lot take down - lots are too high, too low, obstructions, cracked curbs, buried whips etc. As a builder you are supposed to just adapt to their incompetence and deal with it while keeping production going. Overall disorganized and not able to adapt to a growing market - too busy covering things up from the Houston Office and scared to death of Mike Humphrey who is a reasonable, fair and intelligent man - probably because they know they are inadequate for the job.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The 401K match, health insurance and profit sharing are great benefits with this company.  I've never had better benefits with any other company.  

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Surveys are brutal and are a big part of the culture.  "Definitely Would Recommend" is the only question that really counts.  Otherwise, the survey is a zero and no credit is given for the other questions even if it's clear that your performance and customer service was extraordinary.  You had to "coach" your buyers to give you the score you needed, thence making the survey not genuine at all.  


What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Most of the time I was satisfied with my work environment.  Integrity and doing the right thing are a big part of the "spoken culture" and what is pounded into your head when you start with the company.  That part was exciting in the beginning, and I was happy to be a part of such a positive culture.  In reality those ideals were often NOT followed by management so in time it just seemed meaningless and was just words with nothing behind it.   

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Just like any other job.  Nothing extraordinary and nothing horrible.    With that being said, I never dreaded going to work.

David Weekley Homes strives to bring out the best in their people and provide a challenging work environment. Their Team Members are encouraged to utilize their potential to positively affect other people's lives, increase their own self-fulfillment, and enhance their own lives.  More than just building homes, they exist as a company to serve our purpose of Building Dreams, Enhancing Lives: They strive to create a challenging and rewarding work culture, delighting their Customers with an unequaled home owning experience and positively impacting our community by what they do and how they act.  It is a fast paced environment with multiple interruptions and shifting priorities each day.  The hardest part of the job to me was effectively keeping our team members motivated  during the economic downturn in the economy, which is a situation out of my control.  The best part of the job is that it was never boring!  Actually, the best part is that I felt my opinion mattered.  I was included in the executive staff meetings, and I was encouraged to grow and learn by my manager. 

Sales can be difficult compared to other builders as there is more pressure to perform and generate your own traffic than at other builders.  

The training they provide is top-notch and continuous.  

Management is supposed to operate transparently, but it feels like that's loosely held to.  Many commitments go unfulfilled or are significantly delayed, future plans are not communicated in advance and the team, though small, does not take advantage of team-member feedback as often as it could.  

The workplace culture is actually pretty great.  People care about each other and genuinely want to help.  The owner took every employee to Maui for a work-cation which was absolutely amazing.

The hardest part of the job is finding a balance between marketing efforts and wasted time.  New home sales can be fickle and difficult to wrap your mind around.

The most enjoyable part of the job is a toss-up between the employees and the customers.  Most people really-really like their new homes and become a part of your extended work-family to a degree.

Running your own business everyday. Once Customers have selected there options and you get your completed plans it is a fun experience see a home take shape and including a customer in that journey.  

Management was unstable, 3 manager in 3 years. Hard to keep up with folks who have only sales back ground. Working as a team strengthen those weakest spots and provided excellent service to our customers. 

Hardest part of the job was folks not in your project effecting your job, your bonus, your customers and not being held responsible. Seamed like we started homes with errors in take offs, selections, etc, things we have to spend an enormous amount of time fixing to stay on schedule and give customer exactly what they deserved after putting there faith in us to build them there dream home. Production suffers but it's not something we can fix. 

Most enjoyable part was working with the trades and customers. Meet so many people and everyone has different strengths and learning them and applying that is what made me successful.

Your experience working at DWH is really up to you. As a builder, I'm treated like a business owner, meaning I get to set my own hours(within reason) and when I get my work done, I go home. Now, that is alot of responsibility to handle. Some builders take it and run with it, and others can't handle it. If you can acclimate well to it, it is honestly as close as you get to the perfect job. I'm not stuck behind a desk, I go home feeling very productive, I get to see the progress I make at work, my coworkers AND managers are incredible, and on top of all that, I get paid alot of money for being good at my job. 

Which brings me to another point: the pay. At least in my position, my base salary is a little bit lower than other places with the same title - around $60,000/year. However, what you really get in return for that are performance bonuses. I've doubled my salary every year I've been there from profit sharing, bonuses, stock options, etc. There are even some that are better than me making north of $120,000/yr. It all depends on how well you play the game. After working here, I don't want to work anywhere else!!!

WHen i was hired on i was told within 60 days of ym hire dat ei would be selling in a brand new community, after waiting nearly five and half months i was used to close out a community and clean up the work of two other sales consultants who went on to start a new community. over all the company has great training great benefits great pay and overall is not a bad place to work if all you care about is pay and benefits and thats it. but if you expect to be treated fairly and like an equal then this is not a good company for that. the managers clearly have there favorites sales are oftne handed to another more seasoned weekley team member even if that member does not sale in your community. the company has a lack of morals when it come to treating there sales team. the top sellers will say its great but they also have dedicated 16+ years of there life to the company and are still only a sales consultant.

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