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College Works Painting

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Branch Manager - Anonymous employee College Works Painting Employee Review

1.0
Sep 1, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Everyone working here - especially all of the "Branch Managers" are kids that have never painted a house before and hire painters that have no experience. College works gets clients to fall into the trap by offering them lower rates than other companies and the only person it hurts is the Branch Manager.

Cons

Mislead you about how much money you will make. Lure you in with "Bonuses" and "Vacations". For every dollar you sell college works takes 46% as OVERHEAD. You are left with 54% of the cost of the paint job to pay labor and materials and you keep what is left over. ****For every hour your painters work you pay 91cents on the dollar for "INSURANCE". So say your painter gets a paycheck of $100..."Insurance" will also come out of your account for $91.

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College Works Painting Response
1y
We're proud of how many interns walk away with real business experience and lifelong skills. It’s true the structure is demanding. But we’ve seen time and time again how it empowers students to run something real and meaningful.

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Cons

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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
1mo
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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