electrician assistant

roofer

solar installer

home manager

associate project manager

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You're constantly asked to complete tasks that have nothing to do with what you were hired for and penalized when they are not done correctly. There was NEVER a clear description of what was expected on any given day and therefore you are overburdened with the jobs of several people without the added pay. So much so, you spent HOURS trying to find solutions to problems that were/are way above your paygrade. It was very apparent that the customer did not matter, only the numbers. Without customers, there is no business so this blew my mind. 

Subpar management caused extreme issues with product launches, system updates, program updates etc. Nothing was ever discussed with the team until the day of launches or maybe the day before. Had to mitigate extremely angry contractors and homeowners alike due to no communication from the management team to the ones (us) who were the face of the company.  Contractors were always confused and lacked trust with GAF Energy, understandably so - but made the job almost impossible to do because we were constantly made to look like liars and we were, liars. 

As a whole, no one knows what they are doing at any given moment, favoritism is very apparent, no training, no guidance, no structure, no help, Abysmal.  Would not recommend this company to anyone.

Keeping work areas safe from trip slips and falls.
The New Unity Management Program focuses on life work events that are connecting dots for a great work future. 
Learning that every work related background of employees is important for a safe work day,and viewing understanding of one another's background is not an excuse.
The hardest part of the job is documentation of  "near misses",a FEDERAL AND STATE REQUIRED daily documentation pyramid standard that calculates between 90 days  and or 300 documented near misses that predict 
 injuries or fatalities in the making..
GAF management is the glue to saving employees lives for family sake.
Strick Manage documentation of all "near misses" is the key to winning contracts and every family member receiving a family employee return home safely.
The most enjoyable part of the job,is knowing that every employee is well fed and hydrated by the compassion of management in order to ensure a safe work/health day.
The second most enjoyable time is the spiritual ability to reflect on the loss of industrial partners employees that gave their lives for a honest days work.
God be with their families.
The successful recording of near misses keeps death from GAF's door steps.
Thank you Human Resources and GAF 
management and floor supervisors and group leaders for your successful near miss" documentation program. 


A team of six office workers doing the remote paperwork for one electrician

And the electrician even does the inspections when there are fewer than one jobs a day

Oh its a start up?   It's been that slow for more than 2 years literally 6 people In a chat room every day doing the office work that all other pv companies would have one person doI
The worst team run by the very worst electrical manager I could even invent who works about 45 minutes a week 

You think this sounds good?  It is for them but there is actually high turnover and insanity and drama from people doing nothing and trying to pretend they are doing something important 
A waste of your time in an industry that is hiring non stop
This is a company of people who want to do nothing and blame it on you

Most of the people have literally no experience at all on pv or worked for Solar 6 years ago its just a terrible situation

Pros
-Top notch talent
-Competitive pay
-Some fun aspects to culture.
-exciting products.

Cons
-A lot of favoritism & exclusivity within leadership.
-Average benefits. Could do better!
-Some of the leadership team likes to remind everyone they are friends with the c-levels but are largely ineffective in their roles.
-Cut-throat atmosphere and hatchet mentality when it comes to firing people, especially new people that are ramping up.

Advice to Management:
-Stop with the cutthroat culture and blatant favoritism at top. 
-Give people a chance to ramp up for a few months before judging and hence, firing them.

Besides the paid lunches that you get every now and then this company by far is the worse. With the push to shove a false positive company culture it makes a very toxic environment. Management has many biases including remote work for favored employees (with the same titles) and forced office work for the rest. The training is all independent, the expectations are unclear and never fortified, then to make it worse the turnover rate is so high that nobody knows what there doing or thinks before decision making. Overall the benefits are pretty fair but this is a company to take as a stepping stone and not worth working for more then a year. This company slacks in pay, transparency, processes and is by far not recommended unless you need a job in this time.

In this company, I am a person.  Not a number, not a face, but a person.  I am heard and not placated or discounted.  The work can be crazy, but the support is there.  We were assured and supported throughout the entire COVID 19.  This is a company who realizes their employees are what make a company thrive.  Happy employees, happy company.  

Great pay, awesome benefits and incredible people.  We are growing and hiring, so come be part of company that appreciates you.  Be part of something amazing!

I have been with the organization since november 2019.  I've worked in small and large organizations with no structure/process to "this is how you do this process".
I've worked in the renewable industry  since  2012 and never left.  The only difference is, this company is changing how solar panels are designed, installed and how appealing on someone's home.
The organization is fast paced.  The managers are very collaborative, patient and supportive.
If you want to make an impact, I recommend this company!  Check us out

https://youtu.be/7QCj4mgYu0E

Great work environment to be challenged, to advance/grow one's career, to be a part of good in the world. Coworkers are smart and accomplished.  Management listens and is open to doing things better. 

Fair compensation. Reasonable work hours. Good benefits.  Safe working conditions.

Designing and manufacturing new exciting products in the renewable energy industry. It's great to be a part of something innovative.

QA every hour 
As a team we learn the knowledge of every position.
Manage works along side the teams.
Cultures learn to set aside differences by working smarter sharing ideas.
Staying on schedule maybe the hardest part of job.
Breaking bread together and sharing watermelon together durning the hot summer months.

Great place if you don't care about free time. Held accountable for things you have no control over. Management thinks they're God's gift to the universe. You could mess up a tiny thing, one time, and be fired.  High turnover rate because management thinks they're perfectionist who can do no wrong. Most of the time you are fixing management's mistakes.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Electrician assistant 11 salaries reported	$28.32 per hour
Roofer 7 salaries reported	$28.21 per hour
Solar installer 10 salaries reported	$104,750 per year
Home manager 11 salaries reported	$105,455 per year
Associate project manager 3 salaries reported	$46,667 per year

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