retail sales associate

outside sales representative

entry level marketing representative

field marketer

brand ambassador

Florida Home Improvement Associates

The workplace is balanced- it can be intense or relaxed when needed. There are a lot of different personalities and skill sets to work with that are not unusual- every company is diverse.

I learned that to prove oneself, you must get the job done exceptionally and make yourself an asset. Just showing up and clocking in and out will not do you any favors. It is a private, family-run business, and each person-  especially with the growth that is being experienced- must wear different hats now and then. It's not ideal, but it is a necessary pain.

I love that despite being a family business, it is a serious contender in Florida's home-remodeling industry, having relationships with national wholesalers, local TV and radio, and doing millions in business.

My coworkers envelop a snapshot of the working American- different cultures, education and trades. Everyone must complement one another for the company to thrive. The hardest part of the job is dealing with company politics and getting our current systems to improve (just because we are doing stellar as compared to last year doesn't mean that we can't be better.). There are so many moving parts that it can be a challenge to orchestrate everything smoothly...  It's just grown so quickly in a short amount of years that old systems just have to be revamped or replaced entirely to remain competitive and even sustain the success that we are having.

The most enjoyable part of the job is that the growth is tangible. The owner of the company is hands-on, and there are career opportunities for those who seek it out and ask for it. It's the next best thing to working for yourself, which is my background.

The workplace is balanced- it can be intense or relaxed when needed. There are a lot of different personalities and skill sets to work with that are not unusual- every company is diverse.

I learned that to prove oneself, you must get the job done exceptionally and make yourself an asset. Just showing up and clocking in and out will not do you any favors. It is a private, family-run business, and each person- especially with the growth that is being experienced- must wear different hats now and then. It's not ideal, but it is a necessary pain.

I love that despite being a family business, it is a serious contender in Florida's home-remodeling industry, having relationships with national wholesalers, local TV and radio, and doing millions in business.

My coworkers envelop a snapshot of the working American- different cultures, education and trades. Everyone must complement one another for the company to thrive. The hardest part of the job is dealing with company politics and getting our current systems to improve (just because we are doing stellar as compared to last year doesn't mean that we can't be better.). There are so many moving parts that it can be a challenge to orchestrate everything smoothly.. 

The most enjoyable part of the job is that the growth is tangible. The owner of the company is hands-on, and there are career opportunities for those who seek it out and ask for it. It's the next best thing to working for yourself, which is my background.

There is still a lot that needs to be worked on.  As long as we have certain people in leadership, certain things will not change.  I hope that as we grow, the necessary changes are made so that the company can sustain and grow its success.

I moved 2 years ago from Pa to Florida with nothing but clothes in my car and a small savings account. Anyone from Pa knows that job opportunities and growth is hard to come by.  FHIA was the first company to interview me and I have been with them since. 

The jobs hours offer you full time pay for part time work! I was able to have a normal social life, go to beach , and still see my family without the burden of lengthily work hours over my head. This job is for those who want to be paid for the work they put into it and are tired of hourly jobs that pay you pennies for strenuous work.

My previous work history is in Food and Beverage and i had no marketing experience, but with the hands on training everyday helped me rise to the top. No other company spends that much training into their employees like this one. So with the right mindset and positive attitude anyone could really do this job. If you can walk and talk with confidence then your good to go!

After 6 months of working with the company, they saw my work ethic and how i carried myself and started training me into management! Within a year i was promoted to marketing manager and i cant tell you how much financial freedom i have now! Marketing/Sales is something everyone can learn and it has its learning curves of productive months to slow months, but equal opportunity is there! Everyone is given the same chances, and now I'm currently being trained to be an office manager of an entire branch on the West Coast!

Looking for growth, fun ,competitive, cooperative, and well structured company to work for this is it! Looking for endless job, no motivation, cut-throat environment, and little pay then this is not the job for you!

I worked with FHIA for a couple months. Basically, you're a door knocker offering to homeowners the company's products and setting appointments for a free estimate. You make extra money if that homeowner gets the estimate, and if the homeowner buys. The thing is... you HAVE to get those leads if you actually want more money. If you don't produce, you're out. I decided to resign because I took a really bad physical toll. You walk 3-7 hours each day on the sun and rain... 5-15 miles a day. I didn't have energy for other stuff besides work and it was affecting my lifestyle. Pay is quarterly, if you "make a sale", the bonus is supposed to be monthly but I've heard other things. This is a numbers and luck game. It doesn't matter if you're the best canvasser in the world... that sale or that estimate would NOT depend on you. It depends on the REP and on the homeowner. And what frustrated me the most is that they make you believe that everything you do and make depends on you.... which is not 100% true. Most of the time, you're always an hour out of the office. If something happens, you need to get an Uber and drive back to your car because you're always in a leader's car with other people. You'll walk on neighborhoods that you're not supposed to be there (Non-soliciting), you will get the cops called, you will see some weird and scary stuff. PM shift works for 7 and a half hours with no break for lunch. AM shift "works" until 6pm but you're sitting in your car by 7:30pm, depending on which place you are that day. The people in the Orlando office ARE AWESOME. But there's nothing better than that. It's just a job that, if you have luck and every lead you set the homeowner decides to actually receive the estimate and/or buy, you'll make money. If you don't have luck, it's just a job to get by.

If you are a self motivated individual ready to help the company vision there is infinite room for growth. Most team members I connected with upon my training shared their growth experience with me. Many managers and upper level team members have been working as a part of the FHIA team for 5, 8, 11 plus years, the list goes on and on. 

These same managers and team members expressed how they started at an entry level position and with time and results were given the opportunity to move up in the ranks and realize the growth opportunities. Having the majority of the management team have worked there way up in the system, there a strong understanding of the perspective of employees at every department and position within the company. They have expressed that they themselves have worked through various seasons both good and bad with the company, and recognize a need for continued growth and improvement to be able to offer their team members the same, if not better opportunities that were allotted to them. Hearing their vision as well as the positive response and care for an improved system by the rest of the team me eager to see how we can all contribute to their continue success. 

Having come from a less than positive work culture at my previous workplace,  this quick paced, yet competitive environment suits my personality.

As an In-Store Marketing Representative, I was told my job would be to offer free in-home estimates for home owners to improve their home with energy efficient products. I later found that this was all just a front to get Sales Reps in the doors to put customers in high-pressure situations. Management motivates their employees with money to harass customers. You can tell that the company does not have a good reputation with the customers within the Sam's and BJ's clubs. The company won't send the "technicians" or "designers"(sales reps) out unless both home owners are present (which is weird considering it's only a free estimate). This is just a sales tactic to get home owners to make a quick decision rather than taking the time to make a quality decision to get the best price for themselves. Also, they don't send reps out for homeowners if they aren't currently living in the home. If the quote the homeowner is a requesting is for a rental property that they own, they deny the appointment because FHIA knows they over-charge, so the homeowner won't pay their sky-high prices just to maintain their rental properties. In my opinion, every homeowner should be entitled to a quote as long as they own the home, so I find that strange as well. I've had many homeowners, including those with experience in roofing and real estate, express to me that FHIA charges 2-3 times more than typical home-improvement companies.

The routine when I was in training was it was a 4 day in house class before we went out to the field. It was boring but it was fast paced, maybe a little too fast paced for my liking. I felt like I was super pressured to learn everything that was jammed into my brain in a short amount of time, which stressed me out. When I got out into the field, my training manager was the absolute best at what he did, and I learned so much through him, yet I still struggled through the pitch and whatnot. Everyone in the workplace was very non judging and people were always trying to find ways to improve how they pitched, what their ideas were, and everyone was open to sharing all their ideas to everyone. The stress got to me and because I kept stumbling throughout the training phase, long story short, they let me go. Not on any bad terms, and there were no harsh feelings. If you like connecting with people and pick up things extremely fast, I would suggest this job to you. Take notes during training, ESPECIALLY durning training. Connect with people early and the people at this job will help you improve your skills immensely. There are a lot of different personalities and traits of different managers, and I had the privilege of shadowing 3 of their best. Overall, this job can be great for you once you get the handle of it. Just pay attention, and have no distractions.

In order for us to continue working we have to get a "lead" That is making an appointment for a customer to have their house inspected. And this is a rare site, they have us in sams and Bj's hounding people to make an appointment. 

The thing is that its so rare to get one because first you gotta get a home owner and the home owner is gonna have to be interested. Tons of people rent or live in apartment or condos and they don't qualify you are suppose to get 4 every day or else you get yelled at and get your hours cut. They don't even let you change up how you sell or pitch the product to the people it has to be their way or nothing. Even though there are better ways to get people interested.

We have to lie to the potential clients and tell them its part of their membership and not "Free" even though it is free they don't like you using that word for some reason.


Sometimes the stores are empty and sometimes they are full both times you will get people that don't want anything to do with you but don't let management hear you say that because apparently "there is no such thing as a slow day" even if you try you're hardest and end up with nothing it is you're own fault. 

They also limit you're lunch to 30 minutes even if you work 8 hours a day they just schedule you to have less than 40 hours to make up for it so it is not a full time job.

Great for sales experience but that’s all. I hope you are the lucky one that it works out for but even if you are the best salesman the process in which you receive payments and commission is where this company lacks and screws not only the customers but employees. You can generate as many leads as you’d like but salesman are horrible, products are priced high above market value prices, AND in the event you do get many estimates that are labeled sold and contracts signed, 83.6% will not fall through. You will be making less than 700 biweekly. But if you’re there to make friends, this is the job for you. Any other canvassing job will be better, incentives, better wages, and  sell rate is way higher. Drawback on commission, by the way. Basically all the energy and time you waste in the heat and rain with umbrellas, door to door to find the few potential leads in a neighbor for your only chance to make a little money is not worth it if they will more than likely not sell regardless but when you do make a sell the drawback on commission will still be there to take from all your hard work. Cut your losses and become a garbage man. You will have at least a guarantee that you will make more. Just do not waste more than two months testing the job out.

Company doesn't care about you, you're nothing but a number to them. Rhey care only about self growth. The owner is greedy and only cares about money. You could hustle everyday getting leads, but if they don't sell its a waste of time. Not to mention, if you do get leads and they "sell" they will fall through. The lack of caring is crazy, you can sell sell sell, but if something goes wrong in another department or the bank, or their credit, there goes your sale, and now you OWE MONEY TO THE COMPANY. If you get paid hourly its considered owing money to the company. And when you make a sale, they take the money you "OWE" them back, as if you didn't sit in the hot sun earning that money. Company is unfair with the things they do, promise you you'll make sales and make $50k-$100k a year. But only one person thats not a manager makes that, and like I said, even if you make a sale, it can and most likely will fall through and you owe money now. Also the money isn't in your hands, the sales team can mess it all up, and your solid lead wont sell, because someone else doesn't know how to do their job correctly. Not worth it, left two other jobs because this one promised so much. NOT WORTH THE HASSLE.

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