There is way too much downtime. Havertys is NOT a booming industry on the cusp of innovation. There would be times where the store would be completely empty for hours upon hours, and the manager still expected you to be working on something. Before working here, I had no earthly idea of just how BORING selling furniture could be.
Another con is that nothing ever changes; it's just the exact same thing day in and day out. If you are someone like me who enjoys variety in their life, then Havertys is definitely NOT the place for you.
Also, the money is not that great either. They say that if you're a top performer, you can make $40,000 to $60,000 a year, but I highly doubt that. They don't get enough customers for you to be able to make that kind of money, plus they keep hiring more and more people . Our store had about 10 sales reps, and on many days we would only get like 2 customers per rep, 3 if you're lucky.
They also put a lot of emphasis on "team selling". This in and of itself is a good concept of co-workers helping each other engage customers and ultimately close on sales, but the problem I had was when the manager would send a co-worker to "help" me when I didn't even ask for it. Many times I felt like they were just in my way and didn't give me any room to breathe and grow.
The bottom line is that if you can handle doing the same routine day in and day out, hours upon hours of EXTREME BOREDOM, and mediocre pay, then by all means seek employment at Havertys. On the other hand, if you are someone like me, who values variety, freedom, happiness, purpose, and a real opportunity to make good money, then PLEASE stay away from this place. You'll only end up disappointed and frustrated in the end.
