Low Pay High Expectations - Customer Service Representative TruGreen Employee Review

1.0
Mar 8, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

PTO, Team Leads are extremely nice and helpful, work from home

Cons

Extremely low wages for the amount of work, no flexibility, minuscule raises (if any at all), you are expected to lie to customers to "save". The position is about 90% retention and 10% helping with other customer issues. They will send emails to your entire team with the report of your scores in terms of retention, call times, break times, etc, which is not good for morale. The most stressful job I have ever had and I've worked fast food. If you're on calls, you get 30-second breaks in between (I've actually had that cut short before!!!) and if you're on chats, it's 3 at a time, which is extremely difficult to manage, especially when all 3 are cancels (happens often). A lot of co-workers (sales reps, techs, other CSRs) are dishonest, so if you're an honest person you have to take the punishment for their dishonesty. I get at least 1-2 customers a day who have requested cancellations multiple times without having their accounts canceled. Techs frequently leave the paperwork on doors without servicing (likely due to being overworked as well). Overall, this job will suck the soul out of you, and make you a number in their system so they can make more money, with what might as well be negative compensation, considering I had to start therapy again after this job.

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Cons

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TruGreen Response
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Thank you for sharing your experience with TruGreen and for your time with us. We’re glad to hear that you found the role to be a strong entry point into a sales career, as providing opportunities for growth and development is something we value. We also understand that sales roles can be challenging, with performance expectations and goals that require dedication and resilience. Our quotas are designed to support both individual success and overall business growth, and we continually evaluate our compensation structure to remain competitive within the industry. We appreciate your feedback and wish you the best in your future career endeavors.
4.0
Jul 7, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

- Very very easy to move up in the company. If you dedicate a couple years and show skill in sales you can move up to a sales manager position extremely fast. If you are willing to move the opportunity to move up is even significantly easier and faster. - Almost all of management started at the bottom and worked their way up, if possible they always hire from within. - Good money, get out what you put in. - Direct Management is great, local and even regional management is almost even fantastic, but any higher then that becomes out of touch and very frustrating to (albeit indirectly) work with.

Cons

- Inconsistent at times about expectations, at times asking for one thing then immediately needing the other. Can be frustrated to be pulled in so many directions, but not even remotely unmanageable. - Lot's of hours, especially in management. Prime time? (March-End of May) Say goodbye to your personal life! Mandatory 1/2 day Saturdays, definitely a grind but worth it. - Frustrating policies and illogical outlook on what success looks like.

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