Pella reviews

3.7

63% would recommend to a friend

(1,217 total reviews)
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Tim Yaggi

78% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Pella has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,217 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Pella employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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1K reviews
2.0
Nov 16, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Gas compensation. Not overly strict expense reporting Modest salary while training. (Not full commission out the gate) Leads are typically generated for you. Self gens are a bonus but not expected for productivity.

Cons

Horrible communication about schedule. This was present in training and was even worse when you start running leads. Expect to have your entire day set aside at a moments notice. 6:00PM leads are the norm and can be a large distance away. Training is inadequate and poorly structured. Product knowledge is almost entirely self conducted. Management seems to be mostly unaware of the intricate details and incapable of providing adequate training or resources. Training will focus on how to conduct a session with a very unnatural and canned script. They will provide absolutely no training on building rapport, almost nothing on psychology of sales, and no guidance on any soft skills. Once you start running sessions, it is all about hitting numbers. They are intentionally structured against you. Sessions that are cancelled by the client, even if you never ran them, will still count against you. Sessions can be assigned to you that you are not even allowed to sell (due to product limitations and they did not properly vet the appointment) but they will still count these against you. Overall, the training salary makes it appear as if it isn't "sink or swim" culture, but it absolutely is. They will not invest in you unless you bring in money and in rather short order.

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Pella Response
2y
Hello, thanks for sharing your feedback. What you describe does not reflect our expectations of our leadership or our culture. If you're willing to share more specific feedback, please email us at employerbrand@pella.com. -AH
3.0
Nov 13, 2023

Sales Consultant

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Quality and depth/breadth of product line.

Cons

Cost; in-home sales approach is trending to be similar to other "1st call close" window & door competitors.

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Pella Response
2y
Hello, Thank you for sharing your feedback with us. We are happy to hear you were proud of the quality products Pella provides! If you'd like to share additional feedback or details about our in-home sales approach, we'd be happy to learn more about your experience. Please email employerbrand@pella.com with additional information. Thank you! -AH
3.0
Nov 13, 2023

Toxic work environment

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great company, fair pay, good benefits

Cons

Destructive admin that terminates great employees that dont bootlick upper management/HR, managers have inappropriate relationships with subordinates, higher ups with known bad behavior/affairs/inappropriate relations get promoted slap on the hand

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Pella Response
2y
Hello, thanks for sharing your feedback. What you describe does not reflect our expectations of our leadership or our culture. If you're willing to share more specific feedback, please email us at employerbrand@pella.com. -AH
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