Working at Green Energy: 10 Green Energy Reviews

Don't be mislead by the job listing; this is a sales job for a double-glazing company, which goes under the name of First Home Improvements, not 'Green Energy'. Furthermore, both the job listing, as well as the interview that I attended, didn't disclose the fact that this job is self-employed and 100% commission-based. You will also not receive any help with fuel costs; on some days I was driving anywhere up to 4 hours. You will be expected to deliver an entire sales pitch, lasting a couple of hours inside somebody's home, with the sole aim of getting a hard-sell on the day; it is not merely a matter of measuring and surveying a few windows, as the job listing suggests. Customers are pressured into purchasing on the day by being delivered a standard 2-year quote, and then a ridiculously reduced quote which is only valid for the time that you're at the property. It is common knowledge among everyone within the company that the 2-year quotes are rarely ever taken up, so the whole process feels very dishonest.That said, the management was friendly and it was a nice tight-knit team to be a part of. If you know how to play a good salesperson and are willing to graft long hours, then there is potentially good money to be made in this role.

Pros

Friendly management, tight-knit team, good potential earnings

Cons

No work-life balance, 100% commission-based, dishonest nature of the job

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Worst company ever

Field Sales Executive (Former Employee) - Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear - 13 March 2020

Worst company ever Give me 45 minutes training told me to go out and get Leads I got them hit my target the first three month had a knee operation and they said that I wasn’t pulling my weight so they suck me

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fun

Previously worked Full Time (Former Employee) - Brentwood - 26 July 2019

fun nice people lovely customers had a brilliant time working there. would love it to reopen but unfortunately it can't which can't be helped I suppose

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Fun work place

Sales Assistant (Former Employee) - Glasgow, Glasgow - 9 September 2017

Staff were great, work was extremely easy, was a Monday to Friday position, good pay, understanding managers, good length lunch breaks, only problem was the company went bust.

Pros

Great environment and colleagues to work with.

Cons

Not enough work.

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enjoyable work environment, bad job security

Sales Advisor (Former Employee) - Brentwood, Essex - 17 July 2017

job security is not good,they hire new every week to replace those who are not meeting the near on impossible targets. pay is bad unless you are a very particularly good canvasser

Pros

fun people

Cons

terrible job

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productive

Telesales Agent (Former Employee) - Norwich - 22 February 2016

the overall job was very good, a typical day was producing sales and i learnt alot within a couple of weeks of being there, management was okay same with co workers.