Pros
Culture & Inclusion Power is big into company culture and inclusion. Some events they have are Veteran Summits, Cultural Diversity Seminars, Women's initiatives and a couple more I can't remember. Each of these events usually span 2-3 days at Powers Headquarters and are filled with covering current event issues in and outside the work place. To be invited to one of these events is something special, and to not be taken for granted. You will be able to meet other like minded people from different offices and learn more about these issues. Pay (if you're good) Home remodeling projects are EXPENSIVE and the profit margins are hefty as well. Power is very generous in the sense that they pay you for your efforts. I would gladly get into the details on this review, but I'm pretty sure Glassdoor wouldn't allow it. But I'll say this, if you're able to 1) learn the skill of how to sell their products and/or market (depending on which role you're in, marketing or sales) and you're able to 2) be good at it, you will make a lot of money selling home remodeling products. When you were a child, you never thought to yourself "Hey mom, I want to sell windows!", well, if you're money motivated, your childhood dreams of becoming a future baseball player, football player etc. that have died may now have switched to being a home remodeling expert (I know, it's a stretch I'm making here but I'm also trying to keep this review somewhat entertaining since it's long). But wait there's more! You also will have monthly, quarterly and yearly and team performance bonuses which add a lot to your paycheck. Annual Company Trip Every year, (except 2020 because of COVID) Power throws an annual end of the year party usually in Mexico. It's an all inclusive trip, if I remember correctly it's either 2 or 3 nights. They hire great artists such as Macklemore (in 2018) to perform for us. It's basically a "thank you" party and the ONLY thing you have to pay for is your plane ticket. It isn't required, but it for sure is a fun time. At the resort, of course there are a lot of fun events the Power event planning team puts together. Friendships At Power, you end up becoming close with the people you work with. I've made plenty of friends here. Mentorship/Training This is probably where Power excels. Powers mentorship and training is PHENOMENAL. They invest in the success of their people. In both roles marketing and sales you will be placed on a "Team" and on that team you will have a TL (Team Lead) and a Mentor. the TL is basically the right hand man of the mentor. These positions are given after proven success over a long period of time, and have shown capabilities to not only maintain ELITE performance but also take on the extra responsibility of managing a team and helping them see success. I have learned so much from my team leads and mentors over 2 years I worked here. They do a LOT of role playing, and they give you feedback where you're struggling, and how to change to start seeing success. Career Advancement If you're able to perform well over a long period of time, you can end up becoming a TL and then a mentor within a couple years. TLs and mentors manage a team, and they also receive additional pay + team performance bonuses. There are Mentors and TLs in both the marketing and sales department. If you become a mentor, and you're successful, and the office is able to make a move, you can become a Senior Mentor, and that's where you're managing other mentors. There are director, and VP positions as well, but on the short term horizon, TL and mentor are what you can look forward to. Now that I talked
Cons
Work/Life balance This was a big one for me. although I put "friends" as a pro, it did come with a price. Sometimes I would have to drive 1 hour to get to the location to market, then I would market for 5-7 hours, then drive 1 hour back (At least with my experience, I'm not sure if the work/life balance is better now?). Also, Power has event booths, think of the Auto Show, or a carnival, and you have to set up 1-2 hours earlier than usual in order to be prepared for the day, then, you have to bring the tent and other equipment back to the office after the event is over. There usually was weekly team outings which were basically required to go to, and also monthly culture nights and not attending was a little frowned upon. Weekly leadership meetings, department meetings, monthly sales and marketing meetings also added to it. I would also say, if you aren't super extroverted, the day to day job will make you mentally exhausted and you may need a good 30 minutes to 1 hour to mentally recuperate as well. At one of the company yearly kickoffs, the CEOs talked about "The 4 Burners" the 4 Burners are, Family, Social, Career, and Health. And in order to be successful, you can only pick 3. And one of the CEO's said if you want to be successful in this career, you can have your "Social" burner in Power. Basically, all your friends will become people that work at Power. If you're fine with having a Power family and everything being within Power, then this would not be a con. But, if you want to separate your social life from Power, it's possible but 100% hard to do in which case, this is a con. Day To Day It's a sales job, but I know you're wondering what the day to day is like. You'll be hired on as a Customer Development Representative initially. Around 10-11am you will get in the company van with your team. Between 12-6pm, you will be knocking door to door, trying to schedule an appointment for a Remodeling Consultant ( aka sales rep) to come over and give the homeowner a free estimate. So yes, you're not selling anything of monetary value as a Customer Development Representative. During my time when it was cold, I had to wear 4 pairs of socks, 5 layers consisting of jackets and thermal meshware, and I also brought hand warmers with. Marketing in 0 degree weather is no fun. Be prepared to walk 7-12 miles a day too. If you need to use the washroom, you're going to have to use your sales skills to get a homeowner to trust you to let you in their home. If not, you're going to have to hold it (Hope I gave you a good giggle, but it's true). You also will experience a high volume of rejection. Say you knock on 50 doors in a day. 20 of those people will answer the door, and of those 20 people, around 15 people will not be interested in what you're trying to say. It's part of sales, I know I listed it as a con but I thought it would be fair to do so because the majority of people would feel as if it were a con. As a sales representative, you'll be on call 4 days of the week all the way until 8:00PM and on call on Saturdays until 2:30pm. You can be assigned to go to a homeowners house 1-2 hours away from you. Then for example, you come back home, check your clock see it's 7:59PM and assume you're done for the day. but 1 minute later you get a text message saying you have to go run another appointment 1-2 hours away again. These appointments can take anywhere between 2 1/2 hours all the way until 4 hours. Gas and Car depreciation You will be driving a lot of miles and depreciating your car as well as having to pay for your own gas. Expect to drive about 40-70 miles a day. It all depends on where your assigned your appointment. Upper Management Decisions (while I was there) The upper management was not consistent with their word when I was there. I'll leave it at that. I would assume things have gotten better.