The whole sales system is designed to not pay sales reps for work done.
Pros
Good people to work with. Fun atmosphere if you like rara bell ringing etc.
Cons
• I requested to transfer departments to outside sales where my employment background is and I could have more flexibility schedule wise, is was told no. Was told I could quit and reapply. I would have lost stock options, my pending installs (around 30) and vacation/ sick time if I had done that. • Only $12 base and commission paid on install which takes an average of 4 months • When you leave you are only paid commission on jobs that were installed through your last day • At least 6 month ramp up time to get consistent installs you make only the base during this time (a high percentage of reps never get paid any commission since the job as such high turnover) • Low pay for commission for new reps older reps get paid twice the commission amount • Lowest comp plan I have seen in the solar industry • 40% average cancel rate for jobs, average veteran rep only gets 5 installs a month • No help from the operations side of the business I had jobs sit for 9-11 months stuck from problem to problem and never get installed. • No work life balance
