Don't Drink The Power Kool-Aid - Remodeling Consultant Power Home Remodeling Employee Review

I worked here for over 2 years and let me start off by saying seriously, don't drink the Kool-Aid. From the moment you walk in for interviews in the Houston office, you are in for one big joke. They are coached and trained to tell you everything you see on the video. Most of which isn't genuine. They bait feeble minds into believing that they will be offered great opportunities and incentives by joining "the Power family". Mexico is cool, leadership trips are cool- but when we get down to the nitty-gritty, none of that is worth it. Power likes to recruit mostly young men, right out of college, or those who haven't gone to college (even better), those with "frat-boy" type of mind-sets, and goat vets into believing they'll have a sense of family comparable to that of which they had while serving (which once you leave, you're out and that "family" is gone). These people are vulnerable. Seeking out direction, guidance, leadership.. This is how they get you to drink their said Kool-Aid. If you go to the beginning or mid year kick-off meetings, you'll see random things like global warming, homeless statistics, and democratic political policy being pushed on these impressionable minds. Yet they have absolutely nothing to do with the state of the company in present or future. They open the floor up to questions, but when asked serious ones pertaining to the state of the company, they dance around the maybe 1 or 2 serious questions for 10+ min in hopes to confuse you. I've only seen them fully answer one actual question about the company being private/public. The rest of the questions are things like " what do you eat for breakfast", "what is your favorite book"... mind you, these questions are being asked of the CEOs. Sounds like a joke, right? I assure you not. Now, let me also state that if you're not a "favorite", you will not be regarded as a "power-person". How does one obtain favorite status? Well, you have to go to strip clubs with your Sales leadership, sleep around, do coke, smoke weed, and be open to getting excessively drunk many days of the week. If you don't agree with these things, then you're not taken seriously, not liked, and most certainly not "a favorite". Being a man in this office is a great privilege. The Houston office not only has had an issue with HIGH turnover, (they'll tell you and they know most people don't work there more than 2 years), but it also has an issue keeping women in the office. They aren't particularly cared for. They are seen as objects. You maybe have 1 woman to about 10 guys in the office and each new girl is "fresh meat" for most every guy in the office. I've been witness to it. There is one male in particular, who is also in leadership at the Houston office , whom I've seen have sexual relationships with just about every single new girl to come in the office during my time there. He's not the only one, but he is a so called "leader" and should most definitely know better. If you don't oblige these men sexually or agree to engage in their "shop talk", then you're berated and pushed out. I've also witnessed extreme and sad religious bigots in the office during my time, as well. A woman was berated and talked down to for her religious beliefs. And because she didn't participate in the crude activities or tolerate said activities or conversations taking place around her, she was seen as less then, a "prude" having " a stick up her ___", and was subject to a hostile work environment which was encouraged by leadership and adopted by those who were close to leadership. Personally, I don't believe HR has any plans to make any of this "right". They have been notified by multiple people about the state of the Houston office and there as been no word from any leadership, HR, or from the CEOs (Whom have also been written to, too). If I were you, I would think hard before you give away your life for your duration at power. I can promise you, the zero work/life balance, excessive partying, 100% commission, and zero backing from leadership gets old and intolerable.