auto body technician

roofing and siding contractor

entry level sales representative

outside sales representative

sales representative

Oaks Inc.

Typical day:
Calls, CRM work, Pipeline reviews, travel to appointments with estimators, customer service issues (both production and sales), accounting/payment questions.  Some days would be spent on new hire training or meetings.

Learned:
A ton about construction and exterior home improvements.

Management:
Good and bad, most of the bad needing direction and a change in company culture.

Culture:
People have fun and work hard when things are good.
When things are bad, blame is passed around, people yell, and can be downright nasty to other employees, and that comes from the top down.

Hardest part of the job:
Employee retention.  Especially in new markets for sales.
Knowing that no matter how much you wanted to help grow the business and make change, you would always be vetoed or made to feel dumb.

Most enjoyable part of the job:
Talking about sales and financing with my team.




Life was miserable working there. The amount of disrespect from managers, supervisors, colleagues was ridiculous. They would hire family members and the favoritism was outrageous. Too many people hired and fired. The incompetence from the managers and constant miscommunication from managers and supervisors to uphold policies. No set policies made, constantly changing due to business to business. So many calls in a day and not equal opportunity to uphold the management and trainee title. Managers swearing  and degrading to employees in the work place and think it’s normal. Constant abuse from customers for terrible work from the constructions employee’s or dumpster deliveries. The constant change was hard to keep up and I mean constant. Then they tell you maybe this job is not for you, they would use an excuse to fire you and say it’s restructuring. 
Life at OAKS BRANDS was a waste of my time.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The owner is active within the company and approachable.. All aspects of Human Resources ( from the Training to Hiring Managers) are development focused and kind. The Two Call Center Supervisors/ system trainers are very supportive as is the Call Center Director.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
There are constantly changing elements but it is not a stressful environment.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The owner and department heads are extremely inclusive and make it a point to provide developement conferences and work bonding events. It is a great environment for people seeking a family environment!

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Exciting! The company is expanding!

Their “management and sales trainee” is not the position you will get. This company is open to admitting that that is just what they tell people to get people to apply, which actually has nothing to do with the position. It is a call center. There is no communication, anything as far as policy and procedure can change at a moments notice due to complete lack of competence (and the owner of the company trying to personally direct every department, or the “supervisors” who are promoted and the immediately left to supervise however they see fit without supervision or training). You will be ridiculed if you prefer to work 40 hours as they require 50. They tell you you can work from home but you cannot, they will say anything to get you to work there.

Fun fast passed place to work. management is a good group of guys/woman that are easy to work/talk with. Every day is a new experience and brings new challenges. The opportunities for growth are huge due to how fast the company is expanding. the management trainee program had some bumps when it first rolled out but seems to be going in the right direction with employees being promoted into higher rolls after learning the trades of the company. the owner definitely keeps the employees n mind trying to make sure he put on a lot of company bonding events such as taco Tuesdays, holiday parties and just random events. really helps with getting to know each other and doesn't go unnoticed. 

Work in crews, 3-5 people per crew. Most font know what they are doing. Foremen will louse up jobs and use you as s scapegoat. Everybody is slow and unmotivated. If you mske it to foreman they hire kids with no experience to train snd it puts a real damper on your progress as an individual. They pay partial cash wages and only pay your wage without time and a half for overtime and it is paid in cash so it appears as if you never worked overtime which makes it hard to take legal repercussions. Benefits are alright. They give out pretty good paid time off. 

The culture can be amazing if you work with the right people. Upper management is cliquey and most don’t give out the respect they demand in return. Extremely fast turnover is consistent throughout all departments; whether that be due to lack of promotion, poor treatment from their managers, not the best work life balance or the owner just decides you’re not necessary. You can definitely learn a lot and make some great connections. The company has so much potential but is being sabotaged from the top down. 

A typical day at work for me is I come in talk to my coworkers for a bit and jump on calls. Manager and HR are very attentive to your needs and would to help when needed. If you are experiencing a hardship management will listen to you and try their best to assist anyway they possibly can. Work place culture is very inclusive. Here at Oaks inc we always have something going on to improve team moral and have fun on and off the clock. 

Oaks Inc. is a great company to work with. The staff is kind, friendly and work life balance is the best I’ve ever experienced. I look forward to coming to work. The management team goes out of their way to make sure everyone has what they need to be successful. 
I work in the Inside Sales Department and there’s always work to be done. Whether it’s making phone calls, sending emails or learning new skills they make it interesting and fun.

Oaks Roofing & Siding is a very pleasant place to work. The people are genuinely kind and have an excellent work ethic. Probably the best place I've ever worked at. Enjoy my team. We support each other and work well collaboratively to complete our tasks and get the job done. 

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