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sales representative

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Top Tier Solar Solutions

This is just another door-to-door sales position. At the interview, you are promised tons of cash but you will be happy if you see a single dollar in the first few months. If you are just starting in sales (as most people who come here do, since there are no requirements for employment) you will be lucky to get 2-3 appointments per week since all appointments are assigned to senior closers (solar consultants). Your sole role is to pick up the remaining few appointments in the early evening hours when there are more appointments than senior closers. If you get lucky and close those deals you will "prove yourself" as a good worker and might even succeed here and get to that 1 % of people that make 100k+/year.
The thing that really bothered me is that you will be assigned to an appointment at the last minute, basically, just enough time for you to get to their address, making sure they utilize their senior closers as much as possible. And then in the end most of the appointments are bad (like 80 % of the appointments), meaning the people are not home, do not want to talk to you, or were just "deceived" by setters just to set an appointment and then you take the blame for not trying hard enough to force yourself into their home.
Otherwise, you are forced to "selfgen", meaning going door-to-door wherever you want with absolutely no guidance to make your own appointments. This might sound great but the chances of you actually getting something are extremely slim, the ratio of setters and closers is 4:1, and still only a few closers actually have a full day of work consistently.

The turnover is just incredible here, every week there are about 10 new setters in training and almost every week there are 3-4 new closers in training. Almost everyone can finish that training, it really is not that complicated as it only requires you to learn the pitch word by word, but most people just quit in the next few weeks once they find out that they will never get what was promised.

The positive side of this position is that you can go and do something else that makes money while you wait for that appointment and hope you get lucky to close it and actually get paid. You actually do get paid top dollar (2000 on average) per closed deal, and they actually pay it out two weeks after installation so you can think of it as a side job that pays out occasionally.

To conclude, this seems like a potentially good position if you get to the top 1 %, otherwise, it is a waste of time, and would advise you to try and find a better primary job.

First and foremost this company does not offer any sort of compensation either during training or after but require 2 full weeks of training roughly 8 hours per day. Once you are released from training you are immediately added to the group chains and expected to contribute. If a lead is given to you, often with less than an hours notice they blow up your phone until they know that you are on your way. They then say to text them during the closer pitch so they can advise on things to say/do but then do not respond back until after it becomes uncomfortable to keep drawing out the pitch waiting on a response. Once you leave the property you get blown up with texts again about how could you not make this sale, you were wrong on all of these things, why did you leave etc etc etc.

But the worst part of this company has to be how they handle pay. First they don't finish your onboarding to set up pay if and when a sale is made. You aren't even labeled as a contractor just some person either knocking on doors or presenting a pitch hoping that if something sells they will finish the paperwork so you can get paid.

If business slows down, only directors receive leads to run leaving everyone else without an opportunity to make a paycheck. They do this without notifying their teams only responding with business is slow if questioned all the while the teams can see sales made on the group chat. There are multiple 'employees' who have received no communication for months. It seems to be the hope that they will just go away.

All in all I hope this is a location specific problem and that some oversight will correct it because it's unfair to all the groups of interviewees who work for free and leave because of the directors way of managing their own pockets first. At best they are mismanaging their business and at worst taking advantage of people who are already struggling with empty promises and stringing them along to get as much free labor as they can.


This job has truly change my life for my family and I….

First of all, the managers take the time to give you all the training and tools you need to be successful. I’m serious when I say this, if you take the training seriously anyone can do amazing well at this company. 

Furthermore, the culture and energy of the company is like none other. Every morning you walk into the office and you have people hyping you up, getting excited, and helping you to set goals for the day! The management encourages you to prioritize your mental health above all else in order to maintain a health work/ life balance.

Since I’ve been working for the company (about 3 months now) I feel as close to my managers and co-workers as I do my own family. I can honestly say I’ve never worked for a company that cares so deeply about their employees and their success. 

THEY PAY: Without going into too much detail, let’s just say their estimated pay scale is VERY conservative. It’s easy to be very successful at this company, but you have to be willing to learn and be taught. 

I see a lot of reviews about this company that are negative, but keep in mind that many of those are from new employees that quite shortly after being hired. Given that this is a commission only job, it can take 4-6 weeks to get your first checks coming in and many people do not have the patience for that, or understand it when they start. BUT LET ME TELL YOU, once they come in you will not be disappointed in the slightest. 

If you are considering making a career change into sales, you would be doing yourself a disservice to not take this opportunity when they have job openings. Come in ready to learn, be motivated, and change your life for the better! 

You would think as a younger person you don’t care about structure at a job at all until your boss restricts you from making a sale. The upper management was very picky on who they decide to help and even had relationships with employees who worked there, giving them benefits that others may have worked for or maybe never gotten to work for at all. You have to call management to confirm a time so that your appointments don’t clash with another persons appointment. And there’s been days I’ve seen someone call the same manager another person called and not get an answer or a call back. In a way they black ball you until you feel unmotivated to close a sale so that you can quit without them having to fire you unfairly. They expect you to start out working with no hourly rate, use your own vehicle with no mileage reimbursement, and have this job be your ONLY job. And the payout on a sale typically takes 3-4 weeks so if you’re not closing a sale a week starting out you’re stuck in an endless cycle of debt. The management had dirty worn out shoes, dirty cars, bags in their eyes, and regularly vaped in the office during any time of the hour. They tried to come off as these money making professionals but it was honestly just transparent that these people didn’t really know how to teach what they were talking about and just very unprofessional. I wish I hadn’t committed to that job because I haven’t been hired to another job since. 

I was hired on as a Closing Sales Rep. I felt like I was trained well and I enjoyed meeting with my coworkers. I was extremely excited to get this job and go out and do it. However, you are completely on your own with this job. It is commission only, no base pay, no pay for training. I talked to everyone I know about going solar. For many, there is too much shade, for others their spouse is so against it that it would be easier to talk to a snake about not biting you, and some further are so against green energy they might as well think its a commie plot. The few I know that were interested I struggle to be able to get them to text me back let alone sit down for an hour and go over details of what they would be getting and sign them on. I tried to get help by asking if I could shadow people and watch the process more since they only gave me 1 appointment to shadow during my training week (which the closer didn't sell) and I even asked other closers if I could shadow them, and I was met with either outright nos or silence. If you don't get lucky at the beginning and manage to come out swinging, you are cast aside. The business has a VERY high turnover rate and they expect you to treat your job like its the only thing in your life. Rain, shine, dawn, dusk, everything you do must be Top Tier Solar Solutions. The people there are nice but expectations are unrealistic and there is no communication.

Honestly not a terrible job. Most the complaints I see are from people saying you walk a lot or work too long, which is at most like 9AM-7PM. These things are true, but I never had an issue with it. Just don’t be soft going into this job and you’ll be fine. The only real issue is the 100% commission based structure off rip. There is no training pay or any hourly pay. You train for about a week and then start door to door. Your first 2 sales you only get $500 TWO WEEKS after the sale. And then the other $1500 comes….sometime? Never really got a direct answer. I think they said 2 weeks after that $500. So even being optimistic and say you get a sale your first week on the doors (which you won’t) you’re talking like 5 maybe 6 weeks for $2000. So I personally see the opportunity and potential, but unless you prepare for this job by stacking a fat savings account, or having a significant other to shoulder the financial burden for the first few months, it’s not possible to sustain this job. You will run out of money for the gas that’s required and you won’t receive a paycheck fast enough to not fall behind on bills. So just go into this properly prepared. Other than that, seems like I fun environment with highly motivated management that actually seem to care about you succeeding both in the field and off. 

This was one of the worse job experiences I’ve ever had. It was very a cultic. They claim to want a good work/ home balance but you must be in office at 8am, knocking doors by 10am and they expect you to do that till 9pm. When making concerns like being out too late at night they just tell us to keep knocking. I was often teamed up with one other girl so it was very concerning for us. Not only were we outside all day regardless of weather but we weren’t getting paid. They claimed to get the safety net pay which is 30$ a hour you have to get 3 people to sit down and go solar meanwhile after me and a few others began to call back leads we thought were solid they often let us know no one showed up or there was lack of communication with rescheduling due to the contractors. Unfortunately that means when you should’ve had three leads you only have two due to them not prioritizing your other appointments. Also there were a lot of competitions held to win money but of course they were rigged along with the rest of the companies system. For example whoever could do a headstand with the most homeowners wins 100$, fun but that’s the only money you’d make for a month. Plus a lot of people set up fake leads so they often won competitions due to their being no accountability.

If you work 50 hours+ a week and have that feeling that you haven't been earning what you deserve, well it's because companies limit you. I've been with Top Tier for over a year, there are great turnover rates and lots of reps find success here and are actually rewarded for their hard work. It doesn't come easy though, almost all bad reviews are from those who say or think they can hustle but don't actually do the work. Then they get frustrated and instead of looking or asking for help, the first thing they do is place a bad review because they cant't own up to their own mistakes and failures. This job is completely on you, you have to be responsible for your own success. There's tons of help from leadership for extra training and developing your skills in sales but you still need to put in the work. The culture is great, it's a judgement free zone and a big melting pot full of different characters. I feel like a part of a big family working here and with all of the support I get from my coworkers and leaders, I have made more money than ever before! Nobody breathing down my neck about getting work done, it's all on me to make my money. I truly love the freedom and responsibilities I have obtained working for Top Tier. Anyone who reads this please consider interviewing with this company, this is the opportunity many are looking for!

-a typical day at work involves a 1 hour meeting in the morning to discuss problem solving and any upcoming events for the week before everyone leaves to find prospects that would be interested in solar power

-I'm still employed with them, but I have learned valuable communication and negotiating skills that no other job has been able to assist me with. 

-For the most part, management is fair and reasonable to individuals that show a drive to improve. 

-The workplace culture is highly energy-packed and individual success oriented. Everyone is helping everyone improve.

-The hardest part of the job is not letting other individuals' emotional states affect your process. There is a lot of rejection in what we do and you need to be prepared to deal with a good amount of negativity from potential prospects.

-For me, the most enjoyable part of the job is that I have the opportunity to talk to so many unique and interesting people every day. I also enjoy being able to be outside most of the day while engaging with prospects.

A typical day at work involves meeting and talking to a lot of people either by setting up appointments or closing deals at homes. You decide your work hours, but the more effort you put in, the bigger the reward. 
I learned a lot about how to treat people, how their brain works, I developed amazing social skills that I didn’t have at all.
People here are nice, all hard working for their why, overall young. You will for sure make some friends.
The directors of the office are very caring, they’ve helped me numerous times whenever I needed it, given me advice, with additional training, 1o1s, I’m very grateful with all of them.
The hardest part of the job is in your head. It shouldn’t be hard, as long as you do your job and play the game to win you’ll see reward, but if you don’t put in your 100% then the reward will take time, and that can mess with you mentally sometimes. Again,  play the game to win!
The most enjoyable part of the job is the process and the reward. How much you will learn here is something you’ll be grateful forever, this experience will change you for the better, and of course the reward is sweet. I really love my job and my work place, I’m surrounded by 10/10 people here!
Focus up and come win with us!


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