College Works Painting Reviews

Pros

My pay averaged out to about 18 bucks/hour, I didn't have to deal with painters (as a Marketing and Sales Intern), and got to meet some really cool people.

Cons

It was a lot of work, but that's what I signed up for and I enjoyed it. The initial training is long, but very thorough. Pay attention!

Advice to Senior Management

Keep up the good work! These not-so-positive reviews are from people who weren't ready/equipped to work for you guys. Maybe be even more selective?

Pros

the limitless ability to help others grow and develop confidence
self development and growth exceeding expectations
young and competitive culture; yet like a second family
everyone earns the right to work here
everyone's opinions are taken into consideration; partnership instead of dictatorship
many perks like group events as well as company-wide trips
condensing many years of real world experiences into a 9 month program

Cons

if you are not self-motivated, this is not for you
must have an entrepreneurial mindset
must be hard working in order to succeed; no free rides
not-hourly; reimbursements and performance-based

Pros

management education, high reward potential

Cons

long hours, a high amount of commuting

Pros

It was a solid painting job with OK compensation and 40 hours a week. It taught me a lot about life as a painter.

Cons

The work was insanely boring but hey, you're a painter. Most of the customers ended up angry that the work was done poorly, but no painters received training and the management was just as clueless.

Advice to Senior Management

There is hardly any advice to give. It is a poor company structure that does not benefit customers or employees.

Pros

- make you own schedule so if you plan ahead you can travel a lot in the summer and not miss out on things with your friends like a typical 9-5 job would.
-bonues and end of the year trip to cancun if you hit certain sales numbers
- bi weekly fun events with division
- AMAZING money... if you work hard and smart then you can make tons of it!!
- great people
-my experience helped me get an amazing job afterwards

Cons

- it is a very challenging internship and you will be taken out of your comfort zone often.
- you will make mistakes along the way because no one comes into CWP knowing how to master it (but thats how you grow as a person)....
- people who fail either dont try hard enough or lose sight of their goals and give up

Advice to Senior Management

CWP is an awesome program and i enjoyed my time spent working for them!

Pros

Great work environment
Manager was amazing
Lots of perks like company outings
flexible schedule
helps you learn how to balance work and school

Cons

minimum wage
lots of dirty work
"canvasing" means going door to door all summer
no communication
unhappy customers make the job a nightmare

Advice to Senior Management

the idea of getting "paid what your worth" only works when you pay someone enough to allow them to eat.

Pros

Fast Paced learning opportunity for students

Cons

Difficult to draw huge profits

Advice to Senior Management

VPs are very knowledgeable and if you are lucky enough to be on their team you will do great. All depends on your team leader.

Pros

You will be able to run your own small buisness with the support of an umbrella company. Increase your individual skill sets

Cons

The Southern California Division only cares about its top performers. I was one of them and they still burned me before I left, by causing me to loose money becasue they didn't want to fight a fraudulant claim.

Advice to Senior Management

If you say that you want to help students with an internship, don't try to cheat them or leave them behind once you have made your money.

Pros

-Picked your own hours
-Flexible assignments

Cons

-Terrible training
-Exploitation of college students' hopes and aspirations
-Don't make much money at all, after investing over 9 months into this job

Advice to Senior Management

-Tell interns what they are getting into, dont glorify the job and say that you'll be "running your own business." Its not. Its a branch of YOUR business that you take 40% of the total job revenue from and leave managers with 10% or less sometimes.

Pros

Forces you to learn time management.
Allows you to see multiple sides of business (marketing, management, sales, budgeting).
District Managers were interns that did well their intern year, so they know what you are going through.
Gives you the opportunity to make $2,500-45,000 in 8 months.
Introduces you to some of the best and the brightest in business.

Cons

Too much of a focus on sales during the first week of production
You are often nervous that you might be underbudgeting the jobs that you estimated early in the year.
If you get discouraged it can easily spiral out of control.
You work longer hours than you ever thought you would work while in college.

Advice to Senior Management

A little more focus on how to do estimates early on would help reduce the amount of stress interns deal with in the time between pre-season and production.
More tangible incentives early on to keep people motivated.