Denver Mattress Reviews

I worked at Denver Mattress full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Worked for DMC from 2004 to 2009. My personal opinion of co-workers, superiors, and the company is irrelevant. Some things I liked and other things I didn't, but we all know that no one is always 100% happy with their companies so I will leave my feelings out of it.

1. They invest time and money in you. New employees are sent to corporate to train and managers are sent on training seminars every year. This ensures that you understand the company culture, your job, and you get to meet the people that will one day decide whether you become a manager or not. This training is invaluable because you learn to communicate effectively, sell, and you learn managerial skills that most other companies require of their management teams but never provide the training.

2. The pay is way above average. So much that after I left DMC, I was offered managerial positions where they wanted to pay me, on average, 30% less than what I was making at DMC. Commission percentages are fair and you will make more than enough money to live well.

3. Opportunities for promotion are there for those who keep their nose clean and do what they are supposed to do. If you come on here complaining about lack opportunities then, honestly, you won't be able to promote with any other company. The ability to sell a lot is not a guarantee for promotion because leaders come in all shapes and sizes. They aren't always the best at selling but they are the glue that binds everything together.

Cons – 1. Long, long, long,long, long, long, long......you get the point...hours. Work starts at 9AM and ends at 8 or 9PM. In essence, you're a slave to the money because if you leave for an hour, more than likely you will miss that big sale. That doesn't happen a lot but when it does, you will be angry at yourself. Sometimes you will wait several hours to see a customer. (My only regret was wasting time and not reading more books).

2. You don't get much time away from work. Weekends and holidays are required. If you have a family, you won't see them too much and when you do, chances are you will not enjoy them as much because of the stress you will have. I actually developed a leg twitch during my sleep because of the stress I was under. You literally have to live your job....it will be hard to take this company ideology and mentality off when your away from work.

3. You're not encouraged to pursue education by means of a school. There is no tuition reimbursement. I was always astounded by the fact that my goal as a manager was to hire intelligent and educated people (they don't always go hand in hand), however those same people were supposed to look up to individuals with no education and often times a narrow view of the world. I can remember several issues where my boss displayed a very narrow point of view. One in particular, was where my boss and another district manager were discussing Barrack Obama's possibilities to become president. The other district manager was educated and had a wider view of the world and thought positively of Barrack's possibilities. My boss on the other hand, was so narrow minded that he actually laughed at the possibility of Barrack Obama becoming president. In other words, you may or may not end up working with forward thinking individuals.

Advice to Senior Management – Does it matter?

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Denver Mattress full-time for less than a year

Pros – i was started at 13 dollars a hour at this place so the pay is exceptional especially for someone who works low on the totem pole in this place. the management is open and full of integrity like they promise in the interview and i appreciate them a lot for the most part. they also pay good benefits and wont make you work insane hours like the sales people

Cons – be prepared to sacrifice any social life or involvements that you have when your working here. you haft to work every single weekend and some holidays no exceptions.and you wont be getting out of work till at least 7;00 on the weekdays and 6:00 on Sundays.so if you have a family be prepared to not spend much time with them, though you get two days off a week which isnt much and it cant be on the weekends. the hardest part of this job also is that you haft to unload entire semis full of adjustable bases which are over 200 pounds and mattresses that weigh close to 50 pounds. once you get hired here plan to work as the warehouse guy for the long term, rarely if anyone who works in the warehouse gets promoted so if you think your gonna get promoted think again. also be prepared to do mundane and repetive work and do things that will be insanley easy to do.

Advice to Senior Management – give any warehouse people a chance to prove them selves in sales and develop them if they wish. there just as important as the people bringing in commission and could add alot to sales in the future

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

I worked at Denver Mattress full-time for more than a year

Pros – Very good pay during high volume sales times and slow-paced, relaxed work atmosphere. If you like your coworkers, working 12+ hour days with them isn't bad.

Cons – You basically sacrifice everything for the money. Sure, it pays higher than most sales jobs, but at what cost? This is not the family-oriented company they promise in the interviews. They may have high family standards in corporate, but you can't have a family and work 60-80 hours a week, every week, every weekend, and every single holiday. Also, you have to move to be promoted, no exceptions.

They run a very small staff, so there is no additional coverage in the individual stores, and the managers and associates often have to come in an hour before, and stay an hour after the already long store hours to work on warehouse duties. There are always weekly semis to unload, usually in the early morning before a full work day. But, they keep that small of a staff on hire so that there is enough commission to go around to make the pay higher.

Since it is 100% commission, there will be days you can work over 12 hours and not make any money, and days you make a single sale that brings in a few hundred. It's the large paychecks that keep people there as long as they do, but the hours are not worth a large paycheck every few weeks.

Advice to Senior Management – Be aware of the environment you are creating for your employees. Even the most hardworking person in the world can't keep up a schedule at this pace without their quality of work suffering. Making this commission only also makes it that much more demoralizing when you work over 12 hours in a day and make less than a minimum wage job would pay during the slow season.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

I worked at Denver Mattress full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – good company to grow with a lot of room to grow

Cons – long hours and have to move a lot to get promoted

Advice to Senior Management – very well

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I worked at Denver Mattress full-time for less than a year

Pros – Most of their mattress are of quality.

Cons – Long hours are ridiculous. It was common for 5 of us to sit around for 2-3 hours waiting for a customer. The 'boys' would play frisbee in the show room or games on their phone. The manager included. No one in the store new the right answers when I was being trained and yet it was my fault for not knowing the right answer. Hmm?? The culture of the company is a joke.

Advice to Senior Management – Open your eyes and see what's truly going on in your stores. The good old boy system is repulsive.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Denver Mattress

Pros – Economical compensation is good. Opportunity to promote is there because they promote from within only. Management is decent and in touch with the employees. This is probably because they only promote from within.

Cons – Very long working hours. You sometimes have to unload semis. This can be very challenging to someone who is older or has some kind of a medical condition. You have to shop the competition on your days off and may have to do other duties while being off of work.

Advice to Senior Management – Reduce the hours the employees work. Don't ask your employees to do anything for you on their days off. Don't treat your managers like business owners when it comes to doing things for the company and then turn around and treat them like children when it comes to actually letting them manage their stores.

I have been working at Denver Mattress full-time for more than a year

Pros – Decent money. I liked my co-workers

Cons – I did not like the way things were managed. Over promised the idea of growth.

Advice to Senior Management – Be realistic about growth opportunities.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Denver Mattress

Pros – Good money for what you have to do. It can be a fun work environment and when working in a Row a great opportunity to meet good people.

Cons – Hours can be grueling and don't plan on your weekends or holidays ever being available. Promotions can come slow and not always to the most qualified.

Advice to Senior Management – If you have managers that are not "building the business" give them the opportunity to be successful else where and give someone else that chance.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Denver Mattress

Pros – Good people, some weeks are so busy you make a ton

Cons – Paycheck varies everyweek, can be very slow at times
Small staffs

I have been working at Denver Mattress

Pros – versatile product line, relatively flexible hours, products are unique to some of the other mattress brands available offerings, store offers other products.

Cons – Not much opportunity for upward advancement, the mattress is a nationwide chain brand, commissions seem to have gone down in recent years.

Advice to Senior Management – eliminating the negative reports requiring employees signature for inadequate sales on a weekly basis, more flexibility with employees hours and schedules.