pool technician

retail sales associate

cleaner

pool manager

mechanic

Pinch-A-Penny

Was promised a lot than was worked to death,insulted and belittled 
Warehouse is totally unsafe. Incompetent forklift operation and mass clutter and was encouraged to operate equipment unsafely which i refused.
Never was properly trained nor did i ever even work the position i was hired for.
Made it clear that i wouldnt be able to work certain days and that due to transportation issues i would have to be off by 630 found to be working past 7 however almost every day.
Also, weird sense of no indivituality in this warehouse everyone is only allowed to take a break at the same time, uniforms required despite it being a secure private warehouse building and being told to not engage in certain conversation.

The managers were terrible but also the employees that have worked there awhile are some of the most unhelpful people ive ever worked with and a few bullies as well.

This is the only job ive ever worked that there was nothing i liked about super high turnover rate,terrible company culture and horrible treatment.
Make no mistake about it working here put me into a serious depression im still struggling with.this place will work you to death than claim your not working hard enough not to mention not even having you work the job you were hired for ( and claim you have to work up too it????) 

If your thinking of working for pinch a penny warehouse or pinch a penny in general dont its a horrible job with 0 benefits for a disgraceful company.

Overall the daily work isn’t horrible. Most employees are friendly and helpful. No benefits or PTO are available.

Franchise owner is never there but managers were good. Franchise owner would talk down to staff frequently and would not appreciate those who were hard workers. Limits the amount of products that can be ordered and then complains about empty spaces on shelving. They will text/call you on days off/vacations for help with things, but berate you for texting others on their days off if you need and answer for a customer. They will ask for you do something for them that will take a week to complete and then cut the staffing and/or your hours in the store causing you to help on sales floor and fall behind on the task they gave you to do. Then they will complain about how the task isn’t done on time. Franchise owner also talks bad about past staff after they leave and even current staff to the right people.

Lots of requests to come in on days off for potential overtime, but hours for the rest of the week would be altered to keep you under 40 (making you work 30-35 hours with no days off). 

Apply to other Pinch a Penny franchises that will offer better pay and more stable hours for their employees where the franchise owners work in the store more than a couple hours a week. There are at least 4 other franchises within a 10-30 minute drive.

I honestly was really excited about this job but they will replace you like it’s nothing. I had some personal issues to deal with and missed 3 days of work and then I had to call out because I had a COVID scare so I needed to go get tested and was fired the next day with no heads up. I only called out a few times prior to that due to legitimate reasons with car troubles and being sick. The training is really up to you. They don’t train very well so you kinda just get thrown into the field still not knowing much. They don’t teach you how to deal with the pool equipment and they’ll get upset with you when you mess up the chemicals on a pool. In my opinion they really don’t care about their workers unless you’ve been there for a while. I feel like as soon as you have to call out for legitimate reasons they start to get upset with you and it’s just a matter of time before they start hiring new people to replace you and you shouldn’t have to worry about losing your job over something like that. It was a huge waste of time and a very disappointing end. If you’re looking for a job that you want to feel secure in then don’t waste your time with pinch a penny. 

The employees in store just sit playing on their phone while new hires do all the work. The 2 employees in store complain all the time about customers and team mate’s Very low working ethics. Constantly gossiping. They bring their problems to work  and take their revenge on new hires. 2 employees are not trustworthy. New employees don’t have any chance of success. Rules change daily depending on how they feel. They will throw you under the bus, making things up, to make them look good. They keep new employees from learning how things work( simple things like passwords for the computer). When you confront manager, nothing is implemented, because in store employees know the business, and make a profit for the company, therefore new employees don’t have a chance to learn or grow.  At first it was a fun job, but trust me it only gets worse. No team players. It doesn’t matter how hard new employees work , chance of being a team player does not exist. It’s so easy to sit around and judge new hires when they are doing all the work. 

The work environment was very pleasant. We were trained to have extensive knowledge of the products and services we sold to better our sales ability. Hardest part of the job was when we had occasional price reduction weeks and we would have to prepare the store days in advance for the flood of customers which we would have to know all sale info to assist. The most enjoyable part was the work environment. We all got to know each other well, including managers and the owner, and it was always a pleasurable time even when it got busy. we were all trained to properly handle any situation thrown at us and recommend the best product or right service to get the job done. Work place relations were light and friendly. I greatly improved my customer service, salesman, and business skills throughout my time here and learned a lot about working for a company and how to streamline the sales experience to help as many customers as thoroughly and quickly as possible.

Pinch a Penny is a great company to work for. In fact one of my favorite jobs of all time. This company is a franchise so therefore different owners and ultimately different rules. I was hired with previous experience and I made my way up the ladder as far as I could go with no room to grow and not enough money to make ends meet. I was doing the work of 4 people at times and very under staffed. It became too much on one person especially for the rate of pay and zero benefits. That was roughl. I loved all my customers and knew every single one personally. Great job for the younger college kids.  Overall it was a great environment, great employees, easy and fun place to go every day. Needs more structure and more employees. The hired help needs to be properly trained. They didn't use the material given by Pinch a Penny. So they are not experienced depending on location of course.

My typical day at Pinch A Penny consisted of helping people's parts get fixed, taking monthly service payments from pool contract customers, filling chlorine jugs, testing water samples, scheduling pool repair and maintenance, and forming new contracts with pool service customers. I learned a lot about chemicals and how to maintain pools and also different ways of going about maintaining and cleaning the pool areas. The management at my location owned two stores, but was very kind and helpful with their employees. The hardest part of the job would definitely have been helping people find the right parts for their home repairs and learning all the components of pools. The most enjoyable part of the job was maintaining and establishing long lasting relationships with loyal customers who are always satisfied with our performance.

This review is for my location only. These are franchises and each store is owner operated and each one operates a little different. So keep that in mind when applying. This location alone has close to one hundred years of combined experience in the pool business in our area, we have been helping our customers take care of their swimming pools and solving their problems fast and effectively. We try to make pool ownership fun and enjoyable while not costing our customers a fortune to have a pool. We value our customers time, money and the long standing relationships we have made over the years. My co workers and I have all been able to support our families and provide. This location is great to work for, you do have to work hard, make the most of your time here, be open to learning new things and be productive. 

The company is cool to start off but it's no way to work up the ladder .like someone who work for them for 10 year will get paid the same as someone who work for 2 or 3 .it's about favoritism mostly .pool guys make the most but they also work the most in the sun and customers are always right so even if u take a pic of the pool after your done if a customer says it a leaf or dirt in the pool you gotta go back.the pool techs are under paid as well they most do hard jobs for 450 to 500 a week .I mean like acid washer pool to even doing tile in the pool.Mostly the owners basically take home about 50 dollars an hour but usually have the employees close to min wage do all the hard labor and if u ask for a raise they basically cut your hours and hire someone else(not all but alot of owners) .But my store is pretty much cool you develop a bond with the customers and the employees.but it's best to just get the experience and move on .

A typical day is primarily preparing store for customers (stock shelves, ordering, inventory, and creating product displays) and directly helping customers (finding merchandise, product recommendations and explanations, water tests, fill chlorine containers, pool cleaner repair, small motor preparations for installation, running cash register).  

Learned more customer service, pool chemistry, product stocking, product ordering, and cashiering.

Management is very accommodating with school schedules and training.

Co-workers are friendly and help with training and questions.

Most difficult part of the job is the amount of obscure makes and models of pool equipment.

Most enjoyable part of the job is working with people and helping customers.

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