Sleazy Business Practices, Constantly Changing Teams/Goals
Pros
You can make decent money. It's easy to work from home in this job with just a good internet connection and a dedicated office space (distraction free). They hand out time and OT like it's nothing. Base pay is $10/hr +commissions. Not hard to get into OT every week.
Cons
98% of your day will be cold-calling people to convince them to meet in person with a Solar Rep. It will be advertised that you just need to hit some basic goals to do well (set 4-5 appts a day, half of those should be same day or next day) but the leads are crap and are annoyed that you keep calling. Commonly calling 300-600 leads a day. Every couple of weeks the schedule changes abruptly and teams are shuffled around meaning you have a new supervisor and may be working different hours or days. YOU WILL BE 'REQUIRED' TO WORK ON DAYS THAT YOU ARE SCHEDULED OFF AT THE END OF EACH MONTH. They will say that they need a big push to finish the month out strong and say we need everyone in on [day that was your only day off]. But again, see above about plentiful OT. SUPERVISORS ACTIVELY ENCOURAGE YOU TO LIE TO CUSTOMERS about having representatives in their area as well as how much they would be saving with our solar systems. YOU ONLY GET PAID COMMISSIONS ON APPOINTMENTS THAT SIT. Appointments may not qualify or other Momentum staff may reschedule them or the home owner may cancel at any time including at the door. All of which result in you not getting paid for that appointment. Only about 20-30% of appointments you make will actually result in you being paid.
