handy man

senior financial analyst

engineering manager

inside sales representative

food preparation worker

Porch Group

My typical day at work is wake up early and prepare for the day ahead. I check my email every morning and answer every single email received. I send lots of emails as my purpose is to spark an interest in professionals to take my call and allow me to elaborate how porch can make their business grow. I like to go through the profiles of the pros I have schedule to call that day. I am one who strongly believes that a prepared man counts for two I have learned to be patient and why one must be all ears while talking to a pro. Active listening will provide you an avenue towards your objective of getting the interest of the professional you speak with and show him how we at porch will make his business grow. Our culture at work is to care for your fellow porchee, to leave all negativity at the door and be a team player. We are as strong as our weakest link, we are a reflection of each other and should be committed to sustaining a positive image of ourselves. The hardest part of this job is to utilize discipline and not lose focus of your objective, to always be committed to giving it your full and honest effort in all you do. Paychecks are quite attractive and it could easily corrupt your mind and find other interests that will move your center of attention from your work and family to things that will endanger your character to negativity. Hands down the best part of my job is asserting yourself as a contributor, knowing others think highly of your work ethic is very refreshing to the soul. It will motivate you to not lose a step in your quest to be the best you can in all you do. Even though I have been reprimanded for unbecoming behavior such as missing work and not letting a soul know you will be off for a certain period of time. Every single time I have asked for a day off or two it has always been granted. When you are counseled for breaking protocol and not reporting to your team lead of possible actions. You are also reminded of your good contributions and how you are loved and respected by your peers and especially those holding positions. There you are able to see what equality is all about and that a position is solely a responsibility taken so that we all can move forward in an orderly way. Porch is the best job I've had other than working for my late father. Join out team and learn to value yourself as a person and take on the responsibility of being a provider to your family.

A typical day at work for me starts at 12pm CST, I begin 15 mins before my shift starts to have all my programs up and running by the time I go online, I've learned a lot of things in regard to the job on how to scope projects how to accurately give a quote for a project and I even learn about the projects at hand that may come handy in the future, If I have any doubts I have a great manager that not only does he answer my questions but also asks me questions in order to understand the process of my job. In general my whole team is very helpful I never feel out of place asking a question as I know they will do there best to assist me. The hardest part of the job for me is mainly getting all of the projects down to a tee and knowing exactly what the job entitles however if it was easy everybody would be doing it and Its just a part of any job, the main focus is not giving up and asking questions if you don't have the answer. The best part of the job is that I have the opportunity to work from home so as long as I have internet and a laptop I feel safe knowing my Job helps me pay the bills and it gives me enough time to work on my own ventures I have. Overall Porch has become to me one of the best jobs I've had in a while and Im thankful for the opportunity I have specially in these times of quarantine. Thank you Porch.

Never have I worked in sales and it would count against you to try and take more calls to make more money obviously. But here if you don’t convert a certain amount which is hard to do when you get a lot of hang ups or disconnects that count against you. So you can end up getting 4% or even 0 of your Total Rev. but they still get theirs. You can’t take any personal breaks other than 2 15 min breaks and 30 min lunch if you go over than and are not avail to take a call it will also count against your % of rev. They play favorites, all warm leads are routed to certain agents. The leads are not equally distributed the worse areas are given to the new people and the better areas or warm leads are routed to the favs. They constantly hold over your head that you could be left behind if you don’t meet whatever new quota, they criticize not motivate. They will try to start you below min wage a don’t pay more for bilingual speakers. They run through 3-8 new agents every month constantly hiring because people are so stressed out the supposed income they describe even for the min isn’t what their top agents are making. And as far as spiffs think $5 Starbucks cards and $10 added to your rev. It’s not worth the stress.

This company is known for hiring a ton of people straight from college or people making the jump into corporate sales from other career paths (ex: waitress, bartender), which means there are a lot of fun people to work with. The sales floor appears to be very team-oriented, but your individual output is what really matters in terms of career advancement/job security. There are a lot of fun start-up benefits that were appealing to me at first, but I quickly came to realize that these things were compensating for other downsides to the job, i.e., making 150+ outgoing telemarketer calls per day. If your team was not meeting its goals, there was pressure to come in on the weekends to make sales calls (before the sales staff was made non-exempt). 
My advice to job seekers - if you have other options, take them. This can be a stepping stone job, but I have seen many unhappy people stay for years.
My advice to management - invest in your people. The high turnover (and MULTIPLE layoffs) makes this job miserable. Figure out a way to compensate your employees better.

It's a job to pay the bills. That's it. As a contractor, you have no paid holidays which means that you have to manage your salary in regards to long-weekends, vacation time, and so on. 
You do a lot of the same thing all day long, every day. 
There's not much to learn, it's just the same thing all day long. You learn at the start how it's done and then that's it, you learn nothing new. 
Management needs to improve a lot!! Management is pretty inaccessible and scary and in another country, It's not cool when you feel afraid to speak to your manager, so that says a lot. She also lacks leadership, humility, and people skills.  
The hardest part of the job is remembering sooooo many rules that have been placed because of unscrupulous team members. 
The best part is that's remote, flexible hours and there are some really cool people that you get to work with. The pay is average to slightly ok, but when you take into consideration that there are no paid holidays or sick days you realize pay is average, I wouldn't say is the best pay out there but is ok, especially cause you pretty much just do monkey work.

We have a morning stand up meeting. I'll then begin checking email and following up with any necessary stakeholders on current projects.

Will then go in and continue iterating and finishing designs, setting up prototypes, or doing user tests. I'll document any updates to projects and or further improvements to the design process that could be implemented.

Management is there but feels almost invisible (in a good way). They are their as guardrails but often allow for our team to explore and grow - but keep things in order when needed.

Culture has largely always had a sense of authenticity, in that people really seem to enjoy and care about their jobs, and the outcome of the company. Mostly friendly and relaxed when appropriate, but can also hunker down and work hard.

Hardest part of the job is the constant flux and change of priorities. But that is also the best part of the job. You're never bored, and are always challenged to meet multiple criteria  - so it blooms creativity in every area.

I started working at Porch.com 2 years ago. I quickly realized that this a place where you can grow professionally if you dedicate the right amount of effort. You will always run into small issues since not everyone in the world can be a team player or does not believe in the company philosophies but the top leadership circle is always open to hearing about concerns that need remedies. This type of attitude of problem-solving is the key to why Porch was able to go public! We...."I say we because I am also Porch" don't wait for problems to solve themselves. We tackle problems with an open mind and teamwork cooperation. We are a company that says: No Jerks/No Egos- The journey starts with who you bring along and the most important person is who you choose to be. Choose each day to set the example in your actions and your attitude. Keep an open mind to feedback and different perspectives. Show kindness and respect to others, especially in conflict. Porch truly lives up to this!

Your day will most likely begin at 6am. Bright and early. You work and you work hard until 3pm. Some days the  days are extremely long; other days the time just evaporates. 

As I mentioned in the Cons, the Sales Specialist (known in the company as a Local Market Specialist) is 100% cold calling. If you can handle that, this is the perfect company for you. 

This is, by far, the best company that I have ever worked for. The culture, the environment, the people you work with are absolutely amazing. The benefits are also top notch and begin day one of employment. I would recommend this company to any one and I have already recommended it to my friends.

Working as a recruiter implies talking to a lot of people, and a lot of communication both internally and externally. Porch, as a value-living organization, has created this environment where there's a huge opportunity to speak up, be heard, and make an impact. 

I've learned the real value of camaraderie working side by side with teammates, and managers. 

The hardest part of the job is to really stay on point when it comes to understanding the requirements for a role, but mostly, to really understand the hiring managers standing point on what they are looking for. Whenever there's a discrepancy between the role and what actually exists in the market, that's where negotiation, mediation, and agreements occur. 

The best part of the job is simply the warmth of everyone on the team. Regardless of how competitive, ambitious, hard, and restless the work is, there's always space for a good giggle with people at Porch.

This agency is new and always changing it's expectations with little to no communication. Micro managing is an understatement, only 50 agents and they are treated like bottom of the totem pole employees. Management is strict and doesn't care to change there polices. You will have people in Mexico that are over you and have the power to not pay you if you don't follow company guidelines. From the moment I started I had a horrible training experience, horrible experience with management and other departments they actually have a work force management that is constantly on top of you and Quality department in Mexico with little insurance knowledge that has the power to take away your commission if for the smallest mistake. 

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