Momentum Solar reviews

Momentum Solar stands out as one of the most toxic workplaces I've ever encountered. Initially, when I read negative reviews about working here, I thought these individuals might have joined with unrealistic expectations of easy money without putting in the effort. However, my own experience revealed that the workplace is truly dreadful. As a foreshadowing, about 10% of the people in that office have been there more than a year. The company is over 10 years old... First and foremost, the training is incredibly unbalanced, with a mere 20% devoted to learning about solar, while a staggering 80% focuses on an utterly mind-numbing and laughable script and pitch. In most cases, only a small fraction of trainees make it through this grueling training. Once you manage to survive the training, they send you out into the field with inadequate preparation. They fail to provide you with the necessary skills to use the software and technology effectively, leaving you to figure it out as you go. As a representative, you're expected to be on call for a grueling 12 hours every day, from 8 am to 8 pm. This means you could be sent to pitch homeowners located up to an hour and a half away, even those who have likely been harassed for weeks. There's no guarantee they'll even be home when you arrive, and if you have an 8 pm appointment, be prepared for a presentation that can easily stretch to two hours or more, followed by a long commute home. While they avoid scheduling an 8 am appointment if you had an 8 pm the night before, you can't get too comfortable. Every morning at 8:30 am, you must participate in a Zoom meeting where they subject you to hazing and grilling for various reasons. You might be required to recite parts of the ridiculous script and equally ridiculous, long-winded rebuttals in front of the entire office. Failure to comply might lead to ridicule, mockery, or reprimand, regardless of whether you're driving to an appointment at the time. Once a week, you're summoned to the office for a national meeting that begins at 8 am and often stretches until noon. Regrettably, only a minuscule percentage of this meeting provides any useful or helpful information. To make matters worse, you're required to take notes, and managers scrutinize your notepad to see what you're writing. Now, you might be thinking that the potential to earn over $200,000 a year justifies even kicking babies and small animals, but dealing with the blatant and unnecessary pressure and harassment you encounter daily, combined with the complete absence of work-life balance, makes the money far less appealing. I've personally witnessed numerous employees come and go in that office, and even those who decide to stay typically describe their experience as miserable. Happiness is a rare find among the employees, and those who seem content likely joined the company years ago before the nonsense reached its current extreme. Most of those who stay only do so because the convoluted pay structure keeps them tethered. The pay structure, itself, deserves a book-length critique. Furthermore, you're required to meticulously track your pay, which is no easy task due to the intricate pay structure, to ensure they don't shortchange you—something that occurs far too frequently. Even after you leave, they withhold your pay for any installations that happen post-departure. Given that you typically wait around two months for your sales commission, this can add up to tens of thousands of dollars, especially if you've been with the company for a while and have built a substantial sales pipeline. Essentially, the longer you stay, the more you get taken advantage of, leaving you to contemplate when and if you should cut your losses. In terms of installs, factors outside your control, such as roofing issues, work against you. The more customers cancel before installation, the less you get paid for your other successful installs. Communication with other departments like engineering, roofing, and design is almost non-existent. If an issue arises, you're forced to jump through numerous hoops to resolve it. I could go on, but suffice it to say, Momentum Solar is a place with an array of issues. While there are a few who manage to make money there, it's a rare occurrence. Most employees end up earning around $80,000, but when you consider that you're on call for 12 hours a day, five days a week, with additional work required for account upkeep, it starts to lose its appeal. When I say "on call," it doesn't mean you can relax at home in your pajamas waiting for an appointment. You often have less than an hour to travel from your current location to your next appointment, using your own money for gas and tolls as you navigate the Greater New York area in varying weather conditions. If anything happens to your vehicle, you're out of luck. For the sake of your sanity, well-being and career, I would strongly advise seeking employment anywhere other than Momentum Solar.