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      Teaches good skills but maybe isn't as profitable as they'd like you to believe. - Branch Manager College Works Painting Employee Review

      3.0
      Oct 25, 2010
      Branch manager
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      Pros

      Working as a branch manager is a great way to learn real-world business skills. Dealing with customers and employees takes a lot of work, but it's all great experience with people skills and resource management.

      Cons

      It is a top-down system, so as a branch manager, I did sometimes feel that I was cheating customers and employees out of money, but in the end, I didn't see that much more of it. It all flowed upward toward the company and managers above. I still made my share, but I think I definitely deserved a bigger cut of my own work.

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      5.0
      Jul 18, 2026
      Vice president
      Recommend
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      Pros

      It a fun group of people to work with and a great learning experience.

      Cons

      It is hard work and not for everyone.

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      College Works Painting Response
      14h
      Sticking around 5 to 7 years with a team you still call fun says a lot. The work is hard and we don't sugarcoat that, but it's part of what makes it worth doing. We hear you on hiring the right people, that's what keeps a crew like this strong!
      1.0
      Jun 8, 2026
      Branch manager
      Recommend
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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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