Fantastic Learning Experience & Company Culture - Junior Graphic Designer System Pavers Employee Review

4.0
Oct 13, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

I worked at System Pavers for over a year in the Marketing department. The team is very supportive overall of each other and will make sure that you feel comfortable in the department while you work there. The other departments within System Pavers were also very friendly to each other which was a huge bonus. The building is beautiful and you can take walks along the lake that's in the business park on your breaks if you choose to. Ping Pong is available to play as well on breaks if you like to play. I was able to learn a huge amount in my field while I was there and they had a generous vacation time package that really helped with work/life balance. One of the biggest highlights from my whole experience at System Pavers was that they offered a Leadership Class . It is run by a licensed life coach and I can honestly say that this class helped me in so many ways both professionally and personally and really helped boost my work productivity as well.

Cons

The wage I started at didn't feel very competitive for the city and state System Pavers (Corporate) is located, especially when I compared it to other professionals with similar experience (keeping in mind there are a lot of applicants in my field, so SP had an advantage with the hiring process). That was ultimately one of the main reasons why I left since the company itself and the people were one of my best work experiences I've had. I do want to mention however that I was offered a small raise at the annual time of reviews even though I only had been working there about 6 months, and it really made a difference in feeling more appreciated. The traffic is rough, but everyone used to Southern California knows this already.

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Cons

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1.0
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Pros

Not many pros, it's a CA company run by PI firm which is a negative in itself.

Cons

Operating, or disquised, as a "Design Consultant" at System Pavers (SP) reveals a glaring disconnect between corporate promises and field reality. The training program (SPU) is fundamentally deficient, failing to provide adequate technical design, diagramming, or specialized virtualization tool training required to actually perform the job successfully. No promised review or feedback of your diagrams you were required to produced. Instead, the entire onboarding infrastructure is built to enforce a rigid, high-pressure sales loop, ie. "PROCESS", under heavy private equity oversight. Perhaps that is why they changed the role from "Design Consultant" to "Outside Sales". Management mandates an incredibly misleading "90-minute appointment" narrative to homeowners, which in reality is a high-pressure, 3-to-4-hour grueling ordeal designed solely to force a "First Time Close" (FTC). This hard-sell tactic is alienating; pushing a "buy now" ultimatum actively offends qualified prospects who would otherwise buy based on product merit. Because the timeline is so unrealistic, a massive percentage of appointments collapse into unworkable follow-ups. Financially, the role is highly exploitative of your personal resources and hard work: Zero Mileage Reimbursement: Despite requiring extensive road travel to homeowner locations, there is absolutely no compensation for vehicle wear-and-tear or fuel. You absorb 100% of the operational risk of driving for the company. Commission Cannibalization: Management routinely slashes or completely burns your hard-earned commission under the guise of "making the deal work." They expect you to absorb the financial hit for the sake of the sale, meaning you do all the legwork only for leadership to erase your payout at the closing table. 401K Match: A maximum of $300 match, annually. Wow! It would have been better to just say no match than to trick someone into thinking they could benefit from their match.

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