Venture Solar reviews

3.5

63% would recommend to a friend

(235 total reviews)
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Alex Yackery and Alex Giles

73% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Venture Solar has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 235 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Venture 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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235 reviews
1.0
Jan 12, 2023

Horrible

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Absolutely Nothing at all. Terrible

Cons

First, don't believe any of these "5-star" reviews that just came in on 1/6/2023. Obviously the company has asked their current employees to leave reviews to offset the very truthful and real 1 star reviews that it truly deserves. This company has a team of people they pay to get 5 star reviews for associated websites. Employee beware!!! Run far away. A typical solar sales job will allow you approx 2-3 months to get on your feet. As soon as you start making some sales, they will look to fire you. O and they will keep your commissions too. I worked here for two months. Finally starting making some sales then was told I was not meeting expectations and was going to be terminated. The training process was terrible. You learn 99% by being out in the field. You will be selling at much higher margins than your competitors, but then told to "set expectations for customers" that we can match any price. I got a great idea, be more competitive from the start. They will constantly remind you about "Solarreviews.com" but yet have a team of people being paid to get customers to leave 5 star reviews. You will be sent to appointments within an hour and a half of where you live, but sometimes it might take 3 hours to get from one appointment to another and you may be out until 11PM - midnight. When you get competitor's quotes you are told to call Alex Giles. He can approve prices that other members of the team can not. Good luck getting him on the phone or even getting a text back. Reached out on about 6-7 occasions and I heard back maybe once or twice. Other companies were focused on providing value to their customers. Solar is great and can save you a lot of money. But not with the ways these guys tell you how to sell. Venture says, "we are selling a cheaper monthly payment". Well that payment is 25 years long. Has 35% Doc fees from the financing companies that you are stuck with even if you want to pay off your loan early. Run, Run as fast as you can. Venture will fire you. This review is a one out of ten.

5.0
Jan 6, 2023

Awesome!

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Venture Solar is a great company to work for. Venture provides a family style work culture, great benefits, support from all departments and the vibe that everyone working for a common goal. I've never worked for a company that felt so tight knit! Constantly growing and they provide a clear path for advancement. Apply!!

Cons

Business slows down in the winter, strictly due to weather issues preventing safe installations.

5.0
Jan 6, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The company is expanding to many other states because they are doing so well in the already established ones. They have an emphasis on only expanding when it makes sense and is feasible, instead of spreading themselves thin. There is a workplace culture of being rewarded for hard work, and moving up fairly quickly. The Regional Office Manager started with the company as an installer, so there is a lot of movement available if you do a good job.

Cons

Because the company is expanding and ever evolving, there are sometimes growing pains. There is a lot of movement and learning opportunities, but that means that sometimes there are many people in positions that don't yet have the experience. Since I've been here, the company has consistently been tweaking the way they operate, and it can be confusing to pivot so often, but it's always done with intention.

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