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College Works Painting

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It will be the hardest thing that you have ever done, but it can be worth it - Branch Manager College Works Painting Employee Review

5.0
Jul 24, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Forces you to learn time management. Allows you to see multiple sides of business (marketing, management, sales, budgeting). District Managers were interns that did well their intern year, so they know what you are going through. Gives you the opportunity to make $2,500-45,000 in 8 months. Introduces you to some of the best and the brightest in business.

Cons

Too much of a focus on sales during the first week of production You are often nervous that you might be underbudgeting the jobs that you estimated early in the year. If you get discouraged it can easily spiral out of control. You work longer hours than you ever thought you would work while in college.

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Pros

Learn lots. Now I feel comfortable running a business.

Cons

It takes a lot of consistent hard work.

1.0
Jun 8, 2026
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Pros

They are no pros to working here.

Cons

These people are awful. Worked here 10 years ago and I still think about how bad it was. First off they manipulated me into taking the job and then when I got there I was feeling pretty paranoid and sketched out by their behavior. By the end of the first training they were openly picking on me because I wasn’t participating. From that point on I had lost any trust in the staff as they were making everything about me. Some kind of bullying campaign was being done against me. They were putting stuff in my food and water to mess with me. The second training the Vp was talking about how much he hated me using indirect terms. Such as “I hate PowerPoint” but he was referring to me. In hindsight I should have just left and quit but I guess I didn’t want to just let them win. In the end they quit on me and basically went against their company values such as relationships are everything (didn’t talk to me), results matter (less time focused on me would have gotten results) , and never give up ( I never quit but they did).

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College Works Painting Response
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We have a zero tolerance for bullying. Relationships, integrity, and respect have been at the core of College Works for over 30 years and have only grown stronger. What is described here does not reflect who we were ten years ago or who we are today. We are committed to excellence and anyone with feedback can reach us at customercare@collegeworks.com.
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