Trinity Solar reviews

3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(692 total reviews)

RJ Sparks

80% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Trinity Solar has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 692 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Trinity Solar employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energy, Mining & Utilities industry (3.7 stars).

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692 reviews
1.0
Apr 27, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

They have decent installations which are average industry standard. Meaning they hit the roof eventually within a few months, and they don't destroy the house in doing so.

Cons

Which department you work for and how much money you make depends on who hired you. Do not accept a job as a direct door to door sales rep. Take leads or find another company. Bro culture with Hype meetings excessively. Way too many unnecessary meetings. Sometimes they had "daily check ins". The reality is they were ways for the managers who didn't do much but collect overrides to show that they were doing something. (see below) Too many managers who are not productive taking overrides reducing your commissions and causing inflated prices for the homeowners. All for the service of holding hype meetings and toughen up talks to get you to go sell, sell , sell. Was not a fan of the CEO at all. Completely tone deaf when it came to the pandemic, and came out with a toughen up attitude. They should have let go of their salesforce so that they could claim unemployment, but instead they made everyone go from a door to door sales approach to cold calling old customer lists of people who had already said no. All the while they were feeding their favorites with purchased leads and pretending they were self gens. They also play favorites blatantly. They feed their inner circle with leads and pretend like these individuals are self generating their own sales when they are not. Then they belittle those who are not out knocking on doors as lazy. There are so many other solar companies that will pay you a much higher commission rate. while you are able to offer customers a much better price. Understand what a redline is, what Price Per Watt is, and how your commission structure works. If they can't explain it in simple math (cause that's what it is), then don't work there. There is little to no training for new sales reps. I was told someone would shadow me out in the field and teach me how to go through the basic in home process. It was about 6 months before someone did this and at that point I had already figured it out.

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Trinity Solar Response
3y
Your feedback is greatly appreciated. It is very disappointing to hear you had a frustrating experience. We strive to reward hard work and dedication. Training and development (while helping our employees grow) are a vital part of our organization! Our management team is trained and encouraged to teach, mentor and provide ongoing support and encouragement for all employees. We have achieved great growth and success by facilitating the growth and success of our family of employees. We are always looking to do better and your experience and opinions matter. We encourage you to share your concerns at Employee.Experience@Trinity-Solar.com We have this system in place so that our employees always have a voice. We appreciate and welcome your input and are always looking to do better.
2.0
Apr 26, 2023

Honest Review

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Trinity has done some things right compres to other employers. The base salary is decent, the knocking hours are ok at best, and some of the coworkers you meet are all cool people. The people you meet here for the most part outside of professionalism are great people. Paid training and all is good too.

Cons

Yes, I know that the Field Marketing position is “for people with a strong passion for sales” and “that’s why your compensation plan is so high” and “you offer uncapped commissions”. That’s great and all, why has it never been a priority to work more closely with the reps you do have and work to retain them instead of treating them like expendable and constantly focusing solely on hiring? There’s been a lot of great and awesome people that have walked in and out of the office that had a super saturated area and the management tells them there’s nothing wrong with their pitch but the pitch doesn’t work. The same management that’ll throw more objections than a homeowner on why he won’t knock with a team member requesting help and coaching. And on top of that, some people come to this job seeking job security and management will be very vague, dishonest, etc. To just get people in and sell them a dream. On top of that, this job requires more than 40hrs a week but will never pay more than 40hrs a week. You get to the office by 10 and get out of the field by 730. Add that up from Tues-Sat, that’s about 4-5 hrs unpaid. Requires you to use your own vehicle with no gas reimbursements, not able to write it off since it’s a W2 job, repetitive team meetings that after the first week or two become pointless, and truly little to no help by management. They’d rather just replace you than help you. Remember, when you work for this company, you are nothing more than an expense and expendable.

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Trinity Solar Response
3y
Thank you for providing this feedback. It is unfortunate that you did not have a positive experience. We foster a supportive culture which encourages our management team to teach, train, mentor and provide ongoing support for all employees . Our employees are our number one asset! We acknowledge that this job requires driven individuals with a strong work ethic. In return, we offer a highly competitive compensation package and an opportunity for career development that opens access to unlimited income potential. We encourage you to share your concerns at Employee.Experience@Trinity-Solar.com We have this system in place so all our employees have a voice. We again thank you for this feedback as we seek continuous improvement and wish you best of luck on future endeavors.
4.0
Apr 25, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Decent Benefits, Competitive Pay, Decent Culture

Cons

Career growth can be a little slow and a little political. Also the company has religious overtones as a "faith based" company which always struck me as odd

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Trinity Solar Response
3y
Thank you for your input. We are happy to see you enjoyed the positive, family-oriented, supportive culture and competitive compensation at Trinity Solar. Trinity Solar is founded on strong values and our employees are our number one asset! We appreciate your review as we are always looking to do better. We wish you great luck and success in your future!
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