Pros
At Closet Factory of Austin, I have really found my dream career. I was in the hospitality industry for 15 years, being capped at a salary unless I became the owner. At Closet Factory - the sky is the limit. As a hard worker, I am able to take on as many appointments and I can handle a month, and design/sell my heart out. At first, the CAD program was a learning curve. As I started getting better with help from our owners, I can successfully design a closet in less than 10 minutes. This enables me to design for our clients on site and give them an accurate pricing structure before leaving.
I am able to take vacations, days off, time off for personal appointments, and still make over 80k a year, PLUS monthly bonuses. It is hard work, detail oriented, but at the end of the day- the most rewarding job I have ever had. My owners are 100% the hardest working individuals I have ever come across. They wear many hats as we are a smaller franchise- but ANYTIME we need help in ANY area of our business, they are the first ones there. I will continue to work hard as I stand behind my owners, my product, and my installation team. We are truly a family and always helping eachother out as much as we can.
Meeting my clients and seeing the design go from measuring studs in a recently built home- to an installed pinterest closet- is the most fascinating part of my job. If you work hard and like to make dreams come true for clients, this is your dream job too!
Cons
You technically dont get paid vacation time - unless you sell virtually during your vacation. For me its not a problem, as we get paid 50% of our commission upon signed contract, and 50% of it upon completion of installation. During time off, you may have 3-4 installs and technically make that end 50% then.
