outside sales representative

laborer

sales and service technician

crew supervisor

sales representative

Perma Seal

A typical day at work is answering the phone, assisting customers and additional duties. I learned that although I was over qualified for this job and did it well enough to be considered for a lateral promotion it was not the environment for me from the moment I walked in for my first interview the place didn't look very appealing to the eye and there was very little diversity within the company so my experience involved working with people on a day to day basis who don't usually interact with people who look like me. This job had no HR department most of the time I worked there. I started to notice that people were always leaving the company and I only worked there for 1 year I mean seriously every other week an email went out which made it difficult to get things done for the customer (because we depend on other departments support on a case by case basis) when so much transitioning was taking place. I had the best supervisor though she made being at work easier she really had an awesome attitude. When you work at this place try to hold on to who you are because they like to promote this Tribe mentality which is good but at some point I felt like I was being told what to think and what to feel and often times we were talked down to with condescending tone by the manager and the vice president. In fact they have annual tribe meetings and the first meeting I went to they the president and vice president told a room of people they could leave if they don't like working at Perma Seal little did they know a lot of people in that room wanted to get up and leave. You will have no personal life when you work here. They will call you when it rains because all the people they have yet to serve or have served but did the work poorly will call wanting service so you could literally get a text on your personal cell phone at 11:30 pm or 6:00 am on your day off asking you to come and if you don't your manager will make a big deal about in the next meeting. Perma Seal needs to stop layering responsibilities on people handling the phones responsibilities that are better suited to be broken into departments so that customer service can be handled more efficiently. A lot of the problems the customers of Perma Seal have with the company is because they are giving their money to a company that doesn't invest in their employees well being. Perma Seal is not upfront about your job being "on call." What I learned is not to accept the first job offered to you. The hardest part of the job is finding another one once you realize you made the biggest mistake of your career. The most enjoyable part was leaving and never looking back. Oh and just imagine a lot of people are married dating or have children by other Perma Seal employees they call it a Tribe I call it a Cult.

There are many issues at this company, but the main issue with permaseal is that its a revolving door. Theres no continuity when key management, installers, office personnel and even director level people are constantly leaving. I was there for 3 years and seen almost 200 people come and go... the reason for this, i believe is that they stress their "core values" non stop.

We Work Hard Seriously
We do what we say we will do
We Act with urgency 
We Strive to be better

 The issue this causes is that anytime anything hypocritical happens that goes against  their values its amplified tenfold. It kills the general morale and people end up getting fed up and leave.

Permaseal loves to say how they are an ethical company and are looking to redefine the contracting industry. Being that stating specifics would leave me open to a lawsuit,  all I can say is, in my time as a manager there I saw many unethical things happen.

The culture management level and below is great, its up at the top where it gets dicey. Non stop meetings about nonsense, simple communication issues, company underpays at every position, they shove getting online reviews from  home owners down the sales teams throats. All this and yet they love talking about how much of a tribe they are and how great the culture is there.Honestly I don't know how I stayed there for 3 years..

At the end, they stiffed me out of bonus money that was owed to me ... so much for doing what we say we will do...

stay away

Beware of this company. They talk a big game but most of them are used car salesmen (literally). Sales people especially beware. They will do their best not to pay you. You use your car, your insurance, your gas money and pay your own tolls. They will send you, on average, to about three appointments per day. These appointments WILL be no less then 50 miles from eachother. If you show any concern for yourself over the company they WILL try and make you quit. I was one of the top performing sales people several months in a row (sales between 120k and 200k per month) and was with the company for over two years. My avarage paycheck was $800.00 per week. When I approached upper management about this, they brushed it off and could not explain why. They also told me that they didn't have access to records showing how much money they owed me. I, however, did have my numbers and that total that was owed to me was well over $50,000 for the last year of employment. Perma-Seal does not operate under the same values that they preach in their three hour (unpaid) weekly class. Please, do yourself and your own family a favor and look elsewhere for employment. You are better them this company. 

Awesome culture of continual improvement. High standards for accountability and ethics. Management structure is terrific, with continued tweaks to improve communication and issue resolution. People care here, and it is starting to feel more and more like home.
Hours can be long during rain season, but it slows down a few months per year. 100% commission role after your training period, but you have no cold calling, and you are helping homeowners resolve real issues. Average sales consultant will make 80k, but some make over 2x that. Finding the best solution for the homeowner is prioritized over high ticket items.
Based in Burr Ridge, but they try to keep your appointments reasonably close to your home.
Decent amount of remote work following up with homeowners and trying to close deals after the fact.
Must not be claustrophobic- some of the crawlspaces we go into are tight quarters.
All in all, a great company to be a part of.

I worked at Permaseal as a PMT (preventative maintenance technician), for about 3 months. In the beginning, I was promised big payouts, amazing benefits, and a circle of support from managers/coworkers. What I got was being constantly told to pressure homeowners into selling something even if they didn’t need it. As well as, when I got home, I needed to do hours of callbacks and bothering people that I gave estimates to. If we didn’t hit sales goals, we were forced to come to Burr Ridge and sit in a room and do callbacks ALL DAY with no compensation. I moved up to NWI for a dream that became a disaster. Everything that Permaseal said they stood for is a bold and blatant lie in terms “caring for the homeowner.” I was and still owed commission that I will never see after leaving the company. If you value your time and want to make good money, avoid this company at ALL COSTS!! And no I was not fired. This is a legitimate thing that truthful Permaseal employees will agree to

I began working for this horrible company in Feb 2019, my very 1st day the scheduling mgr had a mtg with her team to discuss a former employee that had all negative things to say abt her and the company.  Little did I know those things turned out to be true.  W
 Management does not hold themselves accountable for when they mess things up, the blame is always put on the employee's.  My job was threatened because I did not want to post on their Face book page or get my picture taken doe the website.  
I told her boss about my concerns and soon after I was written up. I was eventually terminated for job performance and hearsay but had never been written up for performance.  They were looking for a scapegoat and I was it. Whatever you do, please do NOT work for this company. Management talks trash about each other and the scheduling mgr encourages her team to talk trash about her replacement.  She created a whole secret chat to fo that.

There are a few people working there that spend more time worrying about others and finding ways to get them out of the company instead of focusing on their work. Management does not care about their employees, everything is done to benefit them. The training is non-existent , you are just told to learn on your own and if you do not understand the job, you either get fired or quit from frustration. The working conditions are poor. The facility has a pest issue and the heat is kept low to save money. There aren't much benefits, but you will get excuses on why benefits are lacking, and expected to accept the reasoning even if it does not make sense. This job is not worth the headache.

The job as a mechanic is underpaid, with no uniform service so be ready to waste time and money and the laundromat. The company is too cheap to provide uniform service for 3 mechanics. The fleet manager will have little to no mechanical knowledge. As a mechanic be ready to do inventory on company tools (not your own) every week. It will be forced upon you. You will be Forced to work on managers/other employees cars on company time. But are not allowed to fix your own personal car if something happens. Getting your anual Raise will be like pulling teeth. You will get the run around for months  if you do not stay on top of them begging for a raise. 


Didn’t make it one day. First I showed up early and they had none of my stuff ready that was promised. My ID badge wasn’t there causing me to be punched in late. Then we drove to the job site and when I asked about going to the bathroom they tossed me a bucket. Asked my foreman if this was a joke cause I’m new, he snapped at me and giving me a hard time  saying if it’s not good enough for me then too bad. I’m not urinating in a bucket...that’s degrading. The person I was driving with on the way there told me they can’t keep employees and now I see why

Does not utilize employee experience or work management skills until it’s  too late. Always looking for what else is out there instead of what’s already there. Too many poorly skilled managers that have very little hands on ability or understanding. Could be a great company but too much turnover due to lack of communication. 

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