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A typical day at work consisted of daily chaos, between design, permits, inspections and installation. Most jobs were not ready to be fulfilled and that due to poor practice of construction engineering, poor site surveys (jobs in which the tiles weren’t even being lifted to check paper).

None of the departments being in alignment, every department was siloed, between installation and inspections we had several techs not willing to perform the work of a “senior inspector”.  

I believe I learned a lot in regards to the solar industry, learned permitting, quality control of permitting (something lost a long time ago at this place). There was a point in time when this company used to check the plans and the scope of work prior to submitting plans, now they blindly submit without the checks and balances (quality control).
Inspections and holding those accountable for not completing them due to many inconsistencies. Coordination between many teams and the values of pushing the limits to get all the work done. Managing and understanding people’s grievances/problems and turning there grievances to opportunities and motivate them to still do their best.

Management at this company is simply based on a small group of people who only care to ensure there small group of people succeed. They will out you for the smallest of things to just make sure there buddies land. They will also protect those who are corrupt and don’t bring value to the company simply based on who they know. 
 
Management is also with very much every other position at Freedom a revolving door in which people come and go. 

The hardest part of the job was maintaining any sort of work life balance as the job doesn’t conclude once you leave work for the day, it continues and the idea to just keep moving without cleaning up just heightens every failure factor. Which most importantly makes the customers grow dissatisfaction and lose trust in the company as there projects face delays. 
This company truly expects you in a salary role to be available from 4:30am til 6-7pm otherwise “this role isn’t for you”. 

The workplace culture as I said above is very siloed and lacks any sort of culture, Freedom at one point did have culture but as time went by it’s become culture-less and far to concerned about getting paid, you can go to any branch and see the only culture maintained is those in which they facade on social media.
The culture shift of new management every few months is truly remarkable. Everyone is passive aggressive with one another, a swell culture indeed

The most enjoyable part of the job was seeing success within the company and the teams who are the heart of the company installers make it happen for this company.  Building great rapport with those teams to overall make them happy and show someone cares for them, that it’s not just number. 

Helping those at lower levels within the company grow and not needing a less experienced managers “guidance” to do so.

In closing, this company has some serious work to do, when it comes to branch operations unless they are intending to shut down by the end of year


Working at this company was one of the most stressful and overwhelming experiences I’ve ever had. Although many of the people I worked with were kind, the environment itself caused me a lot of anxiety. Almost all of the work was centered around constant reviews, and new rules were regularly introduced without proper guidance. Instead of helping, these changes only made the job more complicated and stressful.
The workload was intense and far beyond what the pay reflected. Breaks were difficult to take because of the nonstop calls and chats, and multitasking wasn’t optional, it was the only way to survive. Every response was timed, adding even more pressure to an already demanding workflow.

Job security felt completely unstable. I saw people get fired for things like not meeting expectations with stacks or struggling to keep up with constant changes. Supervisors often reassured us that our jobs were safe, but those promises didn’t match what actually happened. Many people, including myself, were let go suddenly after putting years of dedication.

Training was extremely limited, only about two weeks and even on my last day there were still countless things to learn. The amount of information expected of us was overwhelming. When people were fired or left, the remaining employees were expected to absorb the workload without any compensation or adjustment. We often acted as the backbone of multiple departments. Being yelled at and cursed by customer and sales representatives due to other departments not completing their job duties on time. 

Opportunities for growth didn’t exist. If the company needed you in a certain position, they kept you there, no matter your goals or abilities. Even as the workload increased due to missing staff, there was no recognition or support.

This job took a deep emotional toll on me. I reached a point where I cried regularly and dreaded waking up for work. To this day, I’m scared to take a job where I have to speak directly with customers because of how intense and draining this experience was.
Overall, while my coworkers were generally pleasant, the constant pressure, lack of support, overwhelming workload, and unstable job security created a harmful environment. I wouldn’t recommend this job to anyone seeking stability, fair treatment, or a healthy work-life balance.


A Nightmare of Overwork and Unfair Treatment

As a former remote engineer at Freedom Forever, I was deeply disappointed by my experience. The company's culture of excessive workload, poor communication, and a lack of appreciation for employees was a constant source of frustration.
One of the most significant issues I encountered was the overwhelming amount of work. I often found myself working well over 12 hours a day to meet unrealistic quotas. The majority of my time was spent rectifying the mistakes of junior sales reps and fixing poorly designed solar systems. Even after completing extensive revisions, the professional engineer would frequently request additional changes, causing unnecessary delays.
Moreover, communication within the team was often problematic. The remote team lead was frequently unresponsive to direct messages, leaving projects stalled and causing significant frustration. Additionally, individual contributions were often overlooked or undervalued, making it difficult to feel motivated or appreciated.
My experience with the company reached a breaking point when I was unfairly terminated for being absent for three days. Despite providing evidence that I was working remotely during that time, the company insisted on terminating my employment. While they eventually paid me for the days I proved to have worked, the decision to terminate me was both unjustified and disheartening.
Furthermore, I requested reasonable accommodations due to my diabetic neuropathy, but my request was denied. The company insisted that I work through my health issues or find a different job, demonstrating a complete lack of empathy and understanding.
In addition to these issues, I was frequently forced to correct my manager's errors in engineering and construction concepts. Despite my expertise, the company seemed unwilling to acknowledge or value my contributions.
Overall, my time at Freedom Forever was a deeply negative experience. The company's culture of overwork, poor communication, and lack of appreciation for employees is a major red flag for anyone considering a position there.

Conclusion:
I would strongly advise anyone considering a position at Freedom Forever to think twice. The company's treatment of its employees is unacceptable, and the high turnover rate speaks volumes about the toxic work environment.


I have worked with Freedom for nearly two years in the Interconnection Department. Within this short time, I have been given the opportunity of two promotions and four raises. The management team within this department has identified my personal strengths and provided me a pathway to success based on those strengths. I was provided a promotion opportunity to a department support role that better suited my abilities and professional goals. I have always been supported by my direct managers and management in other departments. Feedback is welcomed and often provided in a constructive and positive way. 

I came to Freedom with some solar background, primarily in the sales/dealer part of the industry. I have learned so much from working here that I have filled 4 notebooks with information that I can carry with me anywhere, not only of my department but outside of my department as well. Freedom has provided the tools and time to learn whatever is necessary to not only "do your job" but understand it at a higher level, and recognize the 'bigger picture' and where your job fits within that. 

The work environment provided by Freedom is set up so that employees have all of the tools they need to work effectively and efficiently. I am provided the opportunity to work from home, and have all equipment necessary to complete my daily tasks and more. Any time tech issues arise (very infrequently), the I.T. department responds in a timely manner and sends me what I need despite not being in-office. The opportunity to work from home is highly valued during these current times. 

Due to the opportunity to work from home, I have been able to manage my work/life balance and focus on my personal goals and mental health. Mental health is a topic not a lot of companies recognize, and Freedom has made it clear that it is important here. Being given the opportunity to take mental health days & providing a grief counselor are among some of the ways it shows it is valued here. 

I have referred two individuals who were hired, and they have since referred others. I would recommend Freedom as an employer for those who are hungry for more, personal growth & knowledge. 

Work-life balance
Work-life balance at Freedom Forever is very unbalanced. Constant addition of new tasks are handed down, all well still having to do every other thing that has already been on your plate. There is no sense of, "that person already has a huge workload, we probably shouldn't keep adding more things for them to do." Its very much so, "we're in charge, we'll keep adding more things for you to do because we can."

Pay & benefits
My pay and benefits at Freedom Forever were reasonable to start. But as you become responsible for more, produce more, are required to do more, you should see some sort of increase. That doesn't happen here. Two of my employees were pushed to management for reviews/evaluations, one waited over 6 months from the time his review was submitted and never got a thing. This was after multiple attempts reaching out to upper management to get him what was earned. He eventually left the company. The second had a review submitted and waited around 4 months before he eventually left the company. Again this was after multiple attempts at reaching out to upper management to get him what he worked for.  Not very promising.

Job security and advancement
In terms of job security at Freedom Forever, I think you should just find another option.

Management
In general, managers at Freedom Forever at the branch level are good people. Once you start talking about upper management, they make decisions that affect people in lower level positions, without thinking about HOW it affects them.

Culture
Collaboration with my colleagues at Freedom Forever at the branch, can be very productive. Anyone from an HQ level, its hard to collaborate with people who don't know about the industry that the company is in. Meaning you can't expect people who don't know about solar, to collaborate with you.

Overall
My experience working at Freedom Forever was an experience. Amazing to see how quickly things can go from collaborative and productive, to a toxic and draining work environment.

What is the best part of working at the company?
My experience working in door-to-door sales at Freedom Forever was frustrating and disappointing. The job came with high pressure to meet aggressive sales targets, often with little real support or training. Management focused heavily on numbers rather than helping employees improve or succeed long term.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Working in door-to-door sales at Freedom Forever was one of the most stressful jobs I’ve had. There was constant pressure to hit targets, and it often felt like we were expected to stretch the truth or leave out important details just to close deals. That kind of environment really took a toll on me over time.
I didn’t feel comfortable presenting information in a way that could mislead customers, and it created a lot of internal conflict. Instead of focusing on honest, transparent conversations, the priority seemed to be getting signatures no matter what. Eventually, I decided to leave because I value integrity and didn’t want to keep putting myself in situations where I felt like I had to be dishonest just to succeed.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Team leadership didn’t provide the level of support or organization you’d expect, which made the job more stressful than it needed to be. Overall, the environment didn’t feel well-managed or professional, and it made it difficult to succeed or feel confident in the work being done.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
There wasn’t much coaching on how to handle objections, explain the product clearly, or build trust with homeowners. Instead, it felt like you were left to figure everything out on your own. That lack of structure and support made the job much harder than it needed to be and made it difficult to feel confident or successful in the role.

If you are experienced in this field, (at least on roofs) able to work alone 99% of the time and keep self-motivated with very little feedback, and cope with long hours, then this could be a good fit for you. 
However, there are some issues this position has that you should be aware of, IMHO. Most of these things are echoed or expanded upon in other reviews.
- Work/Life Balance is not too great currently and only gets worse during the busy summer. Most of it is simply in the nature of the job, but some of it can feel overboard/overwhelming.
- Drive Times can reach overly exhausting levels. (location dependent) (This is for me personally the hardest part)  5-10 hours of driving a day, plus the work.
- Management has conflicting metrics they likely get judged by so you may not find too sympathetic of an ear when it comes to the above issues. However, you will find plenty of support from your fellow co-workers! We're all in this together after all. 
- Time scheduled to complete jobs is standardized no matter the complexity. Meaning you can easily get unlucky and have work left to do when you get home. Just to keep up with what was scheduled.
- And finally, the work can feel a bit menial at times and you may start to feel un-noticed which can cause de-motivation and is likely the main cause for turnover. But just remember nobody gets Solar without the work you do!

Good news is there are always ways to address these issues, and the company leadership has taken some steps since I have been here and will hopefully continue to do so. Not just drinking the kool-aid, they do really seem to care. 

All in all I enjoy working here. Don't let my slightly negative review fool you. Decent pay, good benefits, and great people. Plus there are easy/calm days sprinkled in, it's not all doom and gloom! Give it a shot!

Sadly I left a good job with the promise of a closer good working environment and support to excel at my job. What I got was a schedule that changed right after I arrived to what I was not looking for, very poor to non existent training and when I did a practice project I was not even told what I had done incorrectly. No second chance to learn or try again and let go shortly after that. From the looks of it I am not alone because the training at this company is very poor. I was not even given a chance to learn what I did wrong or even try to continue learning. I did work with their top person there before he moved to a new department and I actually did work EXACTLY how he was telling me and I was told that my work was a absolute travesty and wrong. Its very apparent that they have no idea what they are doing. 15 to 30 minutes to learn something completely new and expected to have it down 100% is ignorant and unrealistic. They also encouraged to ask questions but when you do ask something you get a 10 minute long lecture of why and what not to do with the answer possibly in there somewhere. For a company states they want their employees to advance they sure do the opposite of what they say. I was there just over a month and really not given a chance to properly learn and once I didn't get a super score on a practice that I was given no real instruction to do just handed a paper and told to do it when I was on my own in the evening then told I can no longer practice that is just poor management and non existent support setting you up not for success but failure.

I've been with Freedom Forever for 2.5 years, in these past years I have been promoted 3 times and have experienced amazing career development. I have been able to build an amazing team of recruiters that are absolute superstars, the best I've ever worked with. Together, we've built an amazing culture in our department, everyone brings something unique to the table that contributes to our team's success.  Although we have huge initiatives and challenging goals to meet year round, I wouldn't trade it for anything- with this team anything is possible!

I have a great support system in our VP of Operations, as busy as she is she always makes time for me and not only listens to me, but really takes the time to understand any concerns or challenges our team faces, and immediately partners with me to create solutions.  She values the work our recruiting team puts forward and what we bring to the organization.  

I believe our Talent Team is seen as a valued partner to the business by our leadership team and I do feel valued as an employee.  My experience has been positive overall, there is always room for growth for every company and as part of the Management team, it is my responsibility to always create an environment for my team that encourages collaboration, respect, integrity and quality.  I hope our managers always take the responsibility of being in a leadership role seriously and strive to create a safe, supportive and inclusive environment for our employees.  They are our most valuable asset!


This company has made me open up my eyes so much. I have personally seen myself working side by side with many different departments that management is extremely disorganized and because that they blame their employees and write them up when things as anticipated. They shut you down when you have suggestions on how to help out the work flow. I personally enjoyed my job tasks and would like to think that I was an employee that cared for the customer and sales rep to install their solar panels efficiently, but I was constantly being bullied and targeted by managers and other around me. You have to really suck up and be two faced and talk drama with the managers in order to fit in and be in their little "group". It really is high school all over again with "grown up's". I am extremely disappointed in this company. I really expected to make a career out of this company. I was let go out of complete pettiness. I was one to always keep to myself and work on what I am assigned to do. I never tried to fit in the crowd how others did so unprofessionally. I have seen so many negative comments from the ones that are getting praise that are in upper management. People have gotten sick because of the stress they put on you and expect for you to be okay with everything they want to throw at you. Freedom Forever is the messiest and most unprofessional company I have ever worked for. I don't ever write reviews or bad mouth places or people, but I will this time to get the truth out there. This company is extremely horrible for your emotional/mental health.

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