Amazing opportunities for those that work for it! - Sales Management Build.com Employee Review

5.0
Apr 2, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

I applied here over 5 years ago because I needed a job and heard it was a fun place to work. In my 5 years here I have had 5 different positions and each one has challenged me and taught me more than I would have ever learned if I had went back to school like I originally planned. Do not apply here if you just want a job. Build.com rewards people who invest in themselves and turn their jobs into careers. In my previous employment I always hit a wall at around the 2 year mark and ended up leaving for a new opportunity. Things change so fast around here that I am well past 2 years and still feel just as challenged as I did 5 years ago. I have worked in different departments but nothing compares to the energy of our Sales Center and I keep finding my way back here.

Cons

While they do invest in their employees they will not hold your hand. You will be responsible for your own success and if you fail be prepared to take responsibility. Not a true con but the company is growing so fast and there are so many opportunities that it can be overwhelming to know which path to take. The company has made strides in this area but be prepared for there not to be a clear career path and to do the leg work yourself to find your own. People will push you hard. They will question you on almost everything so if you bring an idea with no supporting data or a plan they will not respond positively. If you are smart you will only do this once and it will make you better at your job.

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Build.com Response
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Thank you for the constructive feedback. We will continue to invest in improving new hire training. I'm happy your experience has been overall positive.

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Pros

The most transparent and supportive company I've ever worked for. Generous with bonuses and raises. Management will support your growth within the company and paint you a path to get where you want to go

Cons

There isn't a single con that I experienced except for how I was let go. Recent raises, praises, never took a day off and even corporate recognition only a few weeks before my firing.

3.0
Aug 6, 2024
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Pros

My manager is excellent. She promote work life balance and the inclusiveness of the team. She understands that life happens and something’s are beyond our control. She encourages honest opinions and frustrations to be shared so she can do what she can to help with that. The pay is decent but does not equal the amount of work on a daily between excessive emails and 40 plus calls a day. Working remote is a plus as a single mother with very little help it allows me to get my kids on and off the bus and take them to appointments as needed. There is a lot of internal support in the form of share point.

Cons

Now to the bad. There seems to be very little upward mobility for long time employees. There are a lot of recent changes occurring with the merging of Ferguson and not all of it is good. The showroom employees are not on the same page as we are on how certain returns work and that causes a lot of confusion and discord with the customers which those of us on the phones have to deal with. There is plenty of lateral movement but that would require having to go to a whole new manager and start over learning their way of doing things. The same expectations are not across the board in all departments as far as responding in a timely manor to direct messages or even responding at all. CE is the low man on the totem pole and made to feel that way with the daily operations and not given the same respect as others in the company. The shift bid process is arcane and should be based off of seniority not KPI. All of the calls do not require “qualifying”. We have to deal with a lot of rude entitled customers when telling them no to something just to pass them over to OOTP and they get their way anyway 9 out of 10 times. And most importantly they changed over the phone system and Genesys is awful. Multiple dropped calls daily and zero visibility for our daily adherence to make sure we are on track to stay within our 85% required schedule. I am very good at my job I used to enjoy being able to fix the complex issues I come in contact with daily and now it follows me to bed worrying what’s coming next.

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