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      College Works Painting

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      College Works Painting reviews

      4.1

      76% would recommend to a friend

      (563 total reviews)
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      Matthew Stewart

      78% approve of CEO

      76% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      College Works Painting has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 563 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The College Works Painting employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, Repair & Maintenance Services industry (3.7 stars).

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      563 reviews
      1.0
      Aug 10, 2015

      WARNING - AVOID AT ALL COSTS

      Intern
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      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Absolutely nothing good will come from this company. I strongly recommend avoiding them at all costs. Better options out there!

      Cons

      HUGE time commitment, operates like a pyramid scheme, door to door marketing, huge upfront costs, takes a toll on your social life, gas and car wear/tear, and not guaranteed to even make money. Also will not lead to a job or help your resume in the slightest.

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      College Works Painting Response
      10y
      Hi, we're sorry to hear about your experience with CWP. What can we do to help you out? Please feel free to contact us at 888-450-9675 or info@collegeworks.com if there's anything we can do to help.
      1.0
      Mar 30, 2022

      Pyramid scheme-esque

      Outdoor house painter
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The company took the painters to a water park once. That was pretty nice.

      Cons

      While technically not a pyramid scheme, there are painters, and their managers (“interns”), both of which are made up of solely undergrad college students. The former is responsible for most of the physical work, while the latter is generally responsible for dealing with the business end of things and finding home owners to shell out exorbitant amounts of money for inexperienced work. Above the bottom two rungs we find the permanent management at the company. There may be several levels to this as well, I never interacted with anyone from the actual company while working there, and makes me very suspect as to what they’re really doing.

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      College Works Painting Response
      1y
      We’re sorry your experience felt that way. Many find the structure challenging but walk away with real skills and strong results.
      1.0
      Jun 13, 2018

      Don't Work Here

      Painter/crew chief
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Working outdoors, decent people to work with.

      Cons

      Very dangerous, exploits young people, managers usually have no experience so the employees suffer the most from this in pay and safety. You get "efficiency pay" which sounds good on paper but depending on the crew your on you could be working 60+ hours a week getting minimum wage, no overtime.

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      College Works Painting Response
      1y
      We’re always working to improve training and support so that every crew member can work safely and confidently.
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