INTUS Windows Reviews

The cons, at least in my opinion, mostly stemmed from it being a company still trying to find its way in some respects. While it was not a "new" company by any stretch of the imagination, it was certainly younger and still growing. The role that was explained to me before joining the company, my responsibilities, and the training/support I would receive and the way it actually played out were the biggest issue. It is very important that I stress this all overwhelmingly revolved around the direct regional leadership from my home office and not corporate headquarters. I feel their biggest role in it was a blind spot when it came to the regional director of my office, who was a very good guy/person but not well suited to lead a team. I received no training/support of any kind from my Director and only saw him 3 times in the span of almost two years with the company in an official work capacity. My "training" was left to a very gracious fellow employee who only had about 8 months more experience than I did and was still trying to figure things out for himself. It was incredibly unfair and unprofessional to put him in that position. The Director of our area would frequently schedule meetings with us or state that he would be attending our meetings only to text us the morning of to tell us he would not be there. To say that this happened dozens of times would be an understatement. The reality is, as with most things in life the expectation that was set was what ultimately became the problem. Our team was frequently told from the start and throughout our time with the company that we would receive support and everything we needed to succeed only to be denied those things time and time again. We had an entirely absentee "leader" and it definitely held us all back as an office. To the company's credit, I learned that after I left they made changes to the regional leadership and put more effective people in place in these roles. They also invested in an organized/regimented training program run by one of the smartest and most supportive people in the company (someone with real leadership & training skills).

Okay with the cons there are so many things I can say about this company as I hope they changed for the better. And when I say "I hope they changed," I really mean my former boss Aurimas. For example, despite the workforce is a very friendly and diverse set of people, there was a significant lack of communication; even when it came to hiring new people as we had significant turnover left and right. Because of this, a lot of my management (CEO included) were quick to pass judgement, assume, and express skepticism "based off of other peoples professional background." And because of this, this may be a reason why Intus might fail in the years to come due to the following reasons: #1. Aurimas is wasting money on job marketing and advertisements. In other words, the bigger Aurimas's business gets, the harder it is to oversee his marketing department and the more likely his marketing dollars are being spent on efforts with little to no trackable return on investment (something a new employee could contribute as well as offsetting his budget into the positive). #2. Aurimas wants his new hires to be loyal yet at the time I was there he didn't really have an effective strategy in place. For instance, if Intus doesn't have a clear idea of their target customers; where to find them, and what they want to gain from Intus, then how could Intus's staff and management hope to see solid marketing results? Again, something a new employee could alleviate if management wasn't so skeptical of the people who apply to Intus Windows. #3. Aurimas needs to lose his "Georgetown Attitude" and embrace his employees. Why? Because his employees are the foundation of his start up company. Without employee respect, there's no dedication. And without dedication, his company won't grow to compete with other competitors. Ultimately, I would have stayed if I felt valued and if management understood the concept of running a business. Not everybody you hire is going to leave months or years later Aurimas as not everybody should be categorized either.