Is College Works Painting a good company to work for?

College Works Painting has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 994 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months. 76% of employees would recommend working at College Works Painting to a friend and 75% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about College Works Painting have been left by employees working as Vice President , General Manager and District Manager .

Does College Works Painting pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, College Works Painting employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at College Works Painting. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at College Works Painting?

76% of College Works Painting employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated College Works Painting 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at College Works Painting?

Branch Manager (330) , District Manager (85) , Intern (66) , Painter (57) , Senior District Manager (18) , Crew Chief (16) , General Manager (14) , Branch Operator (11) , Vice President (10) , Branch Manager Intern (7) , Executive Branch Manager (7) , Executive Manager (7) , Internship (7) , Marketer/Painter (5) , Regional Consultant (5)

What are the pros of working at College Works Painting according to real employee reviews?

"The culture is great." ((in 48 reviews)); "good pay if you are good at Sales" ((in 39 reviews)); "You can make good money" ((in 35 reviews)); "Assigned a District Manager who has already been in your shoes to teach you everything you need to know." ((in 29 reviews)); "The people you work with are great." ((in 25 reviews))

What are the cons of working at College Works Painting according to real employee reviews?

"Long hours and not every person can handle working this job" ((in 57 reviews)); "Long hours, work weekends, always busy, work everyday to an extent" ((in 19 reviews)); "They kind of just throw you out there with little training on the production aspect." ((in 17 reviews)); "Long days but that’s part of it" ((in 9 reviews)); "Virtually everything promised to me by upper management was a lie." ((in 8 reviews))

What are the top reviewed College Works Painting locations?

Madison , Chicago , Minneapolis , Sacramento , Irvine , Milwaukee , Kansas City , San Diego , Seattle , Grand Rapids , Manhattan , Philadelphia , Raleigh , New York , Columbus , Detroit , East Lansing , Davis , San Francisco , San Jose , Denver , Pittsburgh , Kansas City , Phoenix , Lincoln , Cincinnati , Santa Barbara , Boulder , Fort Collins , Eugene

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4.1

76% would recommend to a friend

(564 total reviews)

Matthew Stewart

77% approve of CEO

75% positive business outlook

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4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Culture & values

4.0

Senior management

4.0

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Career opportunities

3.7

Work/Life balance

College Works Painting has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 564 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The College Works Painting employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, Repair & Maintenance Services industry (3.7 stars).

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564 reviews

1.0

Jan 4, 2025

BEWARE

Branch manager

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Pros

Nothing is good about this comapany

Cons

College works is the definition of draining whatever they’re promising you expect to do double that in amount of work. Sure you can make some money if you work hard but even so your only going to net about 20% profit imagine running a 100k business doing pretty much all the work by yourself because each manager is so busy to honestly even help you to only net 20k profits while the company takes about 50% for doing nothing but telling you to knock on doors. All in all you make about 20$ an hour I’ve ran this through with multiple different interns and their profits were actually worse all in all not worth the anxiety. The first training will have about 200 people the training on from that will dim down to 20-30 people if that.

College Works Painting Response

You clearly put in serious effort, and while this program pushes everyone to keep improving, we’re always evaluating how to better support and recognize that level of work.

1.0

Jun 23, 2020

this place is awful

Branch manager

Recommend

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zero good things about this internship.

Cons

its a scam. a fraud. a bunch of slimy salesman pulling off a scheme. they try to convince you that the people you're selling paint jobs to are the suckers, but really, you're the sucker too. absolutely NO VALUES OR MORALS, just money. sickening place to work, upset at myself for taking the bait.

College Works Painting Response

We understand this experience wasn't what you expected. Many students develop career-shaping skills here, and we remain committed to helping interns grow through real responsibility.

3.0

Feb 22, 2017

Challenging but Beneficial Experience

Branch manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

You get to make your own hours for the most part. Rewards go getters and entrepreneurial minded people. Potential to make good money.

Cons

Very little guidance and support. No base salary. Highly competitive and stressful environment.

College Works Painting Response

Appreciate your commitment. Balancing freedom with guidance is something we keep refining, and your feedback helps shape how we train future teams.

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