sales consultant

consultant

field manager

site manager

finance manager

Hoosier Contractors, LLC

Working here was a very educational experience, and I don't really regret taking the opportunity, even though it didn't work out in the end. As for potential employees deciding whether or not to work there, I'll detail both the good and the bad.

First of all, expect to work long hours. There is absolutely no way that you can expect to be successful at this job and work less than 6 days and 60-70 hours a week- especially starting out. And don't imagine that it will be be all knocking doors (although there will be PLENTY of that). No, after you've been there a while, there will be numerous meetings to schedule, reschedule (when home owners and adjusters inevitably call to postpone), and attend; including adjusters meetings, color confirmations, check pick-ups at installs, and install clean-ups... not to mention the mandatory Friday meetings at the office.

This, in turn, leads me into my second point- in order to be successful at this job, you have to be very organized. The Account Manager (AM) who did the majority of my training was extremely organized... and he had to be. With over 100 files in various stages to keep track of, he needed to take copious notes and write down every name, number, and appointment immediately. 

The next topic that I will touch on is training. Other than a couple of training manuals written/compiled by the owner that you have to read and are tested on, there is really not much resembling a formal training program. After a couple of days, you are assigned to one of the senior AMs, with whom you stay for couple of weeks. From them you learn how to knock doors, deliver your pitch, answer questions, spot damage, go over contracts, and much, much more. However, the AM you are with already has an extremely busy schedule and his own quota to meet. This, to no surprise, means that you spend a large portion of the day going to with him to his appointments, cleaning up with him at his installs, and sitting with him in the truck or at a cafe while he updates his files. Consequently, you won't be able to spend the majority of your day knocking doors until you get your own truck- which comes after an arbitrary period.

On to pay. AMs receive both a decent base salary, plus commission on every contract that results in a bought roof. However, you don't receive your commission until the payday after the job is done, usually 1-2 months after the contract is signed, although sometimes it's longer. BUT (and this is important!) the main caveat is that you don't qualify for your base salary until you sign TEN contracts- until then, you are essentially working for free. You do get a $100 draw for each of those first 10 contracts, which is basically an advance upon your future commissions. The owner says that it's possible to make those contracts in just a couple of days... but realistically, it will take you at least 2-3 weeks to reach that threshold. Now, an earlier reviewer here (the guy who left the 1 star review) said that AMs had a hard time getting their commissions, but I as I wasn't with the company that long, I can't say as to whether or not that is actually the case.

One aspect of the job that is very nice is the transportation. After the aforementioned arbitrary period, AMs are assigned a pretty new RAM 1500, and are given a $300 a month gas allowance as well. The truck is a bit of a necessity, as we need to carry a couple of ladders around, as well as any extra materials left over from an install- but it definitely is a nice necessity.

Another great aspect of the job are your coworkers. Whether it be the interns in the office, to the office managers, to your fellow AMs, the people here are both competent and friendly. In particular, the AMs were very helpful to each other. There is a sort of camaraderie between then, bolstered by friendly competition, which makes interactions with your coworkers rather pleasant. All of this contributes to a rather informal work environment, which was refreshingly pleasant. Even the owner was pretty laid back, although everyone clearly treated him a little differently (i.e. with a little more respect)- which wasn't surprising, considering that he did have the power to fire them.

Speaking of being fired, job security here is NOT very good- especially starting out. The first three months that you work here are essentially your trial period, and you are technically a contractor, not an employee, until that period is over. Especially before you've reached your 10 contracts, the owner reserves the right to fire anyone whom he thinks isn't productive enough or isn't a good fit for the job. Basically, within the first few weeks (the exact period is arbitrary), you need to show that you will make the company money. This is understandable, because they are running a business, not a charity. However, no matter how long you've been there, you never truly feel like your job is safe. Everything from missing quota a couple weeks in a row, to not following relatively minor company procedures can result in the threat of termination. For example, after a one bad sales week where just about everyone missed quota, the sales manager basically told us that if anyone didn't follow all of our (many) procedures the following week, he would fire them- as he didn't want to get fired himself. This does effect the company morale, as I've talked with more than one AM who has expressed concern that they might be fired in the near future. And, on a related topic, the attrition rate for new AMs is rather high. During my tenure at the company, several new AMs were hired, all of whom quit within a few days.

Overall, however, I think that a job at this company can be a good opportunity for a SPECIFIC type of person. If you are a confident, organized, a hard worker, a people person, are fine with working both long hours (especially on Saturdays), are not planning any trips in the near future (no vacation days until you've been an employee for a year, then you get two weeks), and are fine with working pretty much for free for the first few weeks, then you are probably a good fit for this job. You will drive a nice company truck, work with some pretty awesome people, and, if you hit your sales quotas, you can make pretty good money as well. 

And, at the very least, you will learn a heck of a lot about how to initiate sales, walk safely on a roof, and extend/collapse a ladder.






FYI, the review entitled "Great Place to Work" that was written on June 2, 2015 was NOT, contrary to what it says, written by a current AM- I know because all of the current AMs denied writing it.

I cannot speak one way or another as to the veracity of the other reviews.

I signed an employment agreement for $90,000 a year. I worked for 3 weeks without pay in order to review the companies training manual to be successful in this career environment. Id like to disclose some of the common hurdles and challenges in this business. 
5 -25 Million in annual revenue on indeed but only reporting 183k in sales.
Deceptive management with commissions.


A typical day, you will be expected to source your own work, contracts (home owners) , sign 
customer agreements, over see your contracts from start to finish if you want to get paid.
The negative parts are when you sent to rental properties by upper management for follow ups that will greatly effect your numbers and Contracts signings. Customers dont generally like being harassed. 

My starting position I started on salary and with 63 contracts.

Ironically you will be expected to hang in there financially until your contracts come to "fruition" and roofs are bought and installed. Which is the biggest issue for a sales consultant comes. If the roof isnt put on and payments arent collected then you dont get paid. When contracts hang in limbo and you dont get paid the bigger picture is realized. Hiring under false pretenses and misrepresentation of an employment contract. Breaking labor laws and emotional distress of not being able to take take care of your family by paying bills will be an issue. 

You will be expected to get on roofs and take pictures for home owners and insurance companies for and your personal documentation of work. As a sales/roofing consultant you will have to log information for your personal well being daily. If you fall off the roof you will be fired before you hit the ground as stated by upper management.

This company has literally left a bad taste in my mouth because of it's lack in taking care of its own people. Customers are taken care because of well trained consultants and roofers. The employment is deplorable.

Typical work day you wake up get the day started around 6-7am check the job sites you have already being worked on then around 7:30-8am you start hitting the streets and doing door to door sales for at least 4-5 hours non stop. I learned that if a company isn’t providing a base salary with commission and warm leads it’s probably a slim shady company to work for and steer clear from working there. 100% warm leads are the best sales jobs this job however 99.999% of leads are all provided by you meaning you have to go and get them for the company because the company says they’re paying you a salary so you gotta go and get the money yet they can’t invest into advertising or software to get warm leads to make it easier for sales reps. Management stays in the office most of the time which is the best jobs to have you can train new employees and then just blow up the new employees and team leads phones while you sit in the office. Hardest part as I’ve stated is door to door sales in a market that is very competitive and a world where technology is highly advanced it’s no excuse as to getting warm leads provided and offered just is a wealth hoarding tactic so the manager can keep the high salary and owner can keep bigger profits instead of investing in the ever evolving technological future of todays world we live in A.I. and online advertising like Facebook, instagram, and many other sites are great ways to get many warm leads. 

I can honestly say after this job I will never go back to my 9 to 5 cubicle life sucking previous life. I typically get paid 2000 to 4000 a week. My best 2 week check was 11,465! I work roughly 6 to 8 hours a day total. I do have to work later in the evening, never after dark, which isn't always convenient, but I make it work. Especially when I get fat checks, a brand new Dodge Ram pickup, fuel, smartphone, and I also take off a month and a half in the winter. There is plenty to do in winter, frankly I'm just not as greedy as some others I know who do work in winter. I'm not stuck inside, I get to play around on roofs, it's pretty awesome. I go around, ask questions, help people make informed decisions. It's tough at first learning all the data, but it eventually gets pretty easy. Most of the 'NOs' I do get typically turn into yes's when they see everyone else getting taken care of.

Mgt actually cares and it shows in a high level of organization with everything they do. I've done sales in other companies. This was something I could really believe in and I love what I do. I literally cannot see myself ever doing anything else.

The days are very routine and monotonous with little to no evidence of progress. You are often given impossible deadlines or goals to meet, and when they aren’t met be punished. The production manager will constantly throw people under the bus and is never held responsible for their wrongdoing. It is common place to receive profanity filled group emails and group texts from ownership and managers that directly attack specific employees character. Ownership and upper management promise big things but they never materialize. The job offer talks about bonuses and trips to a tropical paradise but neither of these happen. If you have a problem with something work related there is no one to file that complaint with, the management doesn’t care and will just lie to the employees. They do not pay their bills or sub contractors. The culture is very negative and everyone is out to protect themself at all cost. They offer a 401K with employee match but it rarely if ever gets paid, and  has been an issue for several years now. I will say that most of the employees who aren’t managers or the owner are very friendly and nice and will be the best part of the job. 

When they say you are going to work hard they mean it. For me, that's what I prefer. The management is tough, but they care about you. If you are doing good they leave you alone for the most part. Pay is slow at first, but if you stick it out for the 1st 3 months it is well worth it. Earning potential can be more than $10,000 a month if you are doing what your supposed to be doing. I made 23k in one month of commissions. If you work hard and do what you're told they will make you more productive than you ever thought was possible. Training consists of an absurd amount of information to learn along the way. It is a small company so everyone pitches in and helps everyone else which creates more of a family atmosphere. There is no fluff, it is a sales job, so you do have to produce. Since I've been here, processes have changed due to the sheer growth of the company, but it has all been changes so either I can make more sales or the client is better taken care of. and yea, they genuinely care about their clients and we truly do help people, which is my favorite part of the job, outside of playing on roofs and getting fat checks.

The job is hard work but personally I have not had problems because I came in knowing how hard I work is what I make in the long run. The job is easy because I dont do the whole process like other companies and I just find the work then my whole back office takes care of my files to ensure they go as fast as possible. I feel that I am compensated very good for just finding the work and not having to work the whole file. I like the fact that I get a truck which i get to take it home and it has a gas card. It's a great opportunity to make alot of money and have the chance for grow internally. The team on the office trains to make sure that I have the potential to grow and learn the best of the trade.

The job is hard but what you put in (training, study, and work ethic) is what you will get out of it. Alot of guys here make the money they need to be successful because of the hard work they put in.

Working at Hoosier Contractors was awful. I started with 6 people and all 6 had quit within 3 weeks. Management is the most unprofessional, disrespectful group of people. The company cell phone I was given rang about 30 times during my ‘tenure’. 20 of those calls were from customers who had worked with previous employees and just stopped hearing from Hoosier Contractors as a whole. They do not work to secure the contracts you work for, and they do not offer a salary option, it is commission only. 

I only have 3 years of sales experience in 4 different roles, but the amount of disrespect and rude communication at this company is unmatched. 

You will quickly find out that Hoosier Contractors is looking to make money fast, for easy work, and do as much as possible to overcharge as well as under pay. 

Worst professional experience I have ever been a part of.

I started here a year ago as an account manager and was promoted to the sales manager position.  This is a hard job that is not for everyone.  The best time to sell is when people are home - nights and weekends.  Door to door sales can be hard.  I was fortunate.  I found this position and really enjoyed the thrill of sales.  I easily exceeded quota most weeks and have found this job very rewarding.  

Not everyone is cut out for this position.  Some people just aren't strong enough sales people.  Some don't have the discipline to put in the hours needed to succeed.  As a small business we do everything we can to help our sales people succeed.  Those who meet quota have no concerns about their job security.  

It is a rewarding career with a small company and lots of opportunity for growth.

This company has a great working atmosphere. The management staff contains good people that work well each other and help keep  the work in sync. Training for this position was really detailed and took some time to get a complete understanding on what the job entails. Higher Management were patient and supportive training new hires. The Owner has a strong training program for his management positions so they can eventually train new hires themselves for the company and to work more efficiently.Hoosier Contractors is definitely a great company to work at for individuals who have a strong work ethic and likes to work with people.

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