New York Office - Dishonest Organization and Cliquey Bias Management Team (Honest Review)
Pros
Lunch and Dinner included ($13 Stipend per meal)
Cons
Where to begin. I like to consider myself rational and to have an open mind so understand that this review is meant to be heard by anyone who values their career and wants a legitimate insight on the HomeAdvisor New York sales office. This company (specifically the New York office) will hire anyone with a pulse. I am not exaggerating this, which actually was the reason I left. College or relevant work experience is not even considered when they hire. They currently need to put people in their seats since it's a public company so headcount is important to the bottom line at the moment. If you value your degree, work anywhere but here as you will be subjected to work with individuals who aren't qualified to do anything but make minimum wage due to the choices they made up until this point. Upper Management is a popularity contest. The Vice President seems like a nice enough man, but it's obvious he chooses directors relatable to him. Basically the directors are who he was 20 years ago. Hard to build a diverse culture when you only choose people that look and dress like you. Every director literally wears the same shirt, pants, and shoes as if they contacted each other the night prior to make sure they didn't accidentally wear the same outfit. From what I've heard, they have common tendencies to be untrustworthy and keep their cult protected unless you act and look like them. It's sad but that's how this company operates. These same individuals also allow the sales floor to run like a zoo. They generate revenue, but it's literally through the massive amounts of adderall the sales reps take to survive. There is massive drug use, popularity cliques, and horrible leadership to go around. If you went to college for anything like that, this is the place to work. You also need to wake up at 3am and get your manager to prospect for you as there are crazed managers on the sales team that wake up in the middle of the night (2-4 AM) to beat everyone to the punch. I definitely think that they earn those leads by sacrificing sleep, but shouldn't there be rules to regulate something like that. Upper management will pretend that this isn't happening as i've mentioned this before, but the directors and VP will ignore it because they want the commission. They lose reps everyday and now managers have started to leave due to the conditions in the workplace here. The sales reps are degenerates who couldn't land jobs anywhere but HomeAdvisor and they choose to celebrate every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday with any drug they can get their hands on. Primarily to forget about what they need to do to make money in this place. The contractors are harassed and lied to daily. The product will only work if the Service Professional understands that it's a rat race to a lead which no one wants to say because no one would buy. Retention as a sales rep and as a contractor is a problem. HomeAdvisor is a force that needs to be stopped. There are class action lawsuits on this company so do a little research before you accept the offer on this place. You will find them all over scam boards with a simple google search. If you want a company to work at for 8-11 months where you will sell your soul to make rent, this is the place for you. The pro's are the free lunch and dinner which get repetitive as the menu never changes. If you have relevant experience or an associates or bachelors degree, you could make more money at McDonald's while you hold out for something better. Don't work here if you have any self respect for yourself. The sales floor is built on drug use, deceit, and shady business.
