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“No prior experience needed” is a lie when they say they will train you, and the training doesn’t exist! No one’s training you, you will be training yourself! Be expected to make little to no money what so ever for at least 3 months. “Training program” was a 30 minute conversation before you got dropped off in a random neighborhood without anyone else there to help you expected to fail repeatedly until you don’t fail. You are setup to fail from the start but if you fail les and less you can make a lot of money. Have company leads but they’re not any different from the house next door….. There are no company appointed appointments until you can prove that you can “close”, you start off as a setter but there’s no baseline pay for setters or anyone it’s strictly commission and you only get paid if the appointment sits, and then on the back end you get more money but won’t see that for months. So be prepared to make no money at all…. The biggest thing is they say they will train you and have a training program, and that they trust in this program, this just isn’t true and it doesn’t exist. Be prepared to use your own car, gas, maintenance, without compensation. The upside is if you can go through the dirt long enough you can make way to much money you know what to do with. But know this environment is money making oriented, they don’t care about solar. Has a very sleazy style script along with sleazy style sales strategies. Your only mindset is to get the bill and not to inform the lead on anything so they setup an appointment so you can get paid, but don’t let the customer know this….. 
Sound like an expert without actually knowing anything, your expected to train and teach yourself. Excepted to pay for the apps needed to do your job correctly, and not organized when it comes to communication and troubleshooting. 

Working at Empower can be very difficult but very rewarding. A normal day at work involves a morning meeting and training. At 9am. You then go out and knock doors from around 10-11 until the afternoon. The days can be long but it’s nice walking around and talking to people. The managers all run their different offices so your experience can be unique depending on what office you’re in. For example I’m in my early 20s and everyone in my office is young, but there are other offices that are on average older so I could see the culture being different there. However the company is very diligent to find managers who will be very proficient in training you. The job is very mentally tough but very simple. If you follow the steps to improve your sales you will probably do good. The job is definitely worth trying if you’re currently in a different sales job or if you’ve never done sales at all. When it comes to d2d solar is the best option. 

You will 100% not make what they say you will. I saw last year's numbers for my region. Here's some take a ways from my time at Empower:
- They will hire anyone that can talk on the phone with them.
-Training is just to get you to learn their script(full of lies, btw), tell you to spam everyone you've ever known( they literally said to even call teachers you had in school), and some vision board/dream activities.  
-Management will not help you at all. I mean, not at all. No leads, no territories, nothing. 
- They require you door knock 30 hours a week. That does not include other work activities. 
-Weekly meetings are vision board/dream activities that will make you feel like it's a cult. 
-Home owners will despise you and most won't answer the door at all.
-CEO is all about employees, but company has extreme employee turnover.  They have company trips(they just went to Rome), but can't pay a starting salary.  
-Just don't do it.  I highly suspect them hiring so many low level employees is to squeeze out a few sales from their family and friends before they jump ship. The managers get 5x the commission then you will.  Maybe this is more like a pyramid scheme?



Working at Empower has been great, and I’m coming up on my 4 yr anniversary.  I’ve been able to travel the world (Puerto Rico, Rome, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica) all on the company’s dime, buy my first home, and pay off all my student loan debt. I love our focus on teaching people where to invest money after it is earned. Sales is not easy, but it is rewarding. The best part about the job for me is working with people, helping families qualify for a sound investment, and helping the planet - all while I can make a good living. The hardest part about the job is not taking rejection personally. When you start to do that, it can be very emotionally draining. Fortunately, we have many great managers with decades of sales experience so if you maintain a positive attitude and work hard, they will give you the tools you need to thrive.

What is the best part of working at the company?
It's something that anyone can do, it's flexible to your schedule, and it's a product that can genuinely help people.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Nothing is guaranteed. Everything is based on cold-calling, door-knocking, and having an exhaustive list of friends and family members you can draw on until you (hopefully) get off the ground.  The company has no skin in the game because you aren't paid a base salary. You are a faceless drone.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Very "family" and "team" focused, but without the cohesion to make it count.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
You make your list of calls, you set appointments, send info over to empower to work up proposals, and try and close. The difficult part is getting in front of enough live people to make your sales goals.

If the person onboarding you mentions a "setter model" I would cut and run. All of the employees working there with me were struggling to pay their bills. Youre volunteering a lot of time to work here with very little compensation to show for it, even if you overachieve. In the Setter model, you will have no control over the outcomes of your deals, and your boss can surrender your entire commission by flubbing a deal. In my office, I was a college graduate working for a manager who was a year younger than me with no education higher than high school graduation. The management was very poor and I dreaded going into work everyday, as i slowly ran out of money. They will not cover your travel expenses and will request attendance for daily meetings in person. Overall this job position was dismal and i actually lost money by volunteering my time here. 

You get what you put in because it was a remote job. Holding yourself accountable is the most essential part. I learned that it is very hard to do that when you are not motivated. The products (solar panels) sell themselves so it really is about you as an agent. I didn't like how you had to sell to your friends and family first and there were no leads given. I don't know if that has changed since but if so I would have enjoyed the job much more with leads given, preferably free, but paid would have been fine too. A typical day is what you make of it since you have to schedule your own appointments. Management was really helpful and there when you needed them. Workplace culture was cool, everyone had the same goal in mind, mostly working by themselves although team meetings occasionally were held. The hardest part again was keeping yourself accountable. The most enjoyable part was knowing that you're also helping the environment.

I feel like I'm at peace while putting in my hours and working towards big goals. I'm not being micromanaged or constantly made to feel like I need to 'prove myself' regardless of high metrics/performance. There's a lot of respect among coworkers and it's a positive 'growth' culture where you have support and guidance. At Sunrun even being a top performer they made it clear anyone there is expendable. No favoritism here or weird office politics. Healthy environment to be in. Of course it's expected to put your hours in and work as that is how you'll get your results (just like anywhere else). Company trips every year which is awesome. Family is important to a lot of us and it's great to know we can balance that with our work schedules.  Understanding and caring CEO. 

We have two meetings a week. we use this time to help breakdown our methods, train, and discuss amongst our co workers our feelings going into the new week as well new ideas to help the team.

We usually prospect anywhere from 6-8 hours day when you are working.
Introducing the state Renewable Energy programs to friends, family, and even strangers. New friends are sometimes the best ones you can find. Arranging appointments to further discuss these programs is very important to personalize each home's system. Enrolling People in the program is a smooth process to learn and handling the backend of each project takes around 30 minutes a week.

The people at Empower is my favorite part and the reason I’ve been here for 3.5+ years. Everyone is so supportive and helpful. Whenever you need advice or guidance there is always someone who is willing to step in and help. This is what has allowed me to have some of my best income years ever. The people at Empower have a great investing mindset which has helped me learn how to invest for my future self. Empower has given me just about everything I personally want in a job. The schedule is relatively flexible allowing me to have time off with family and vacation. As with most sales positions, what you put in is what you’ll get out of it. I love being at a place with uncapped commissions so that I am able to capitalize on my work. 

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