Pulte Homes Reviews

I have been working at Pulte Homes

Pros – Effective leaders, trying hard to do what's right

Cons – Company direction is unpredictable and seems to switch way too often

I have been working at Pulte Homes

Pros – Offers an excellent opportunity to make a great living. The benefits package is second to none. Management is engaged, listens and offers good training. We have lots of fun!

Cons – Company can't seem to get out of its own way sometimes. These are tough times in the homebuilding business so be prepared for uncertainty. Weekend hours are a drag if you have a family.

Advice to Senior Management – We need to focus more on what the market wants and less on what we think they want and our sales and margins will improve. Purchasing seems to dictate to the customer rather than the other way around.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Pulte Homes

Pros – Great pay, best in the industry. Good training. Good advertising and model home staging.

Cons – Having two sales people at one community causes problems. I had to split my commission several times with a co-worker because they failed to ask the right questions or look up the person in the database before working with them. Pulte's contractors don't supervise their employees and their work is way below par. Though they make it right, it causes angst with customers.

Advice to Senior Management – Pay for good contractors, they are worth the investment not only in cost, but in time and company reputation.

I worked at Pulte Homes

Pros – Good, energetic people that for the most part like what they do. Management was usually easily approachable.

Cons – Home building can get very boring. Often becomes a babysitting job.

Advice to Senior Management – Hold subcontractors and superintendent to a higher standard of professionalism.

I worked at Pulte Homes

Pros – Great place to learn homebuilding at one time! Prioir to the Centex debacle the company had a culture that was enjoyable and envigorating...all of that changed during the fall of 2009.

Cons – Too few people, too much to do and a complete lack of regard for the customer...remember they are why you are in business!

Advice to Senior Management – Remember that nothing happens within a homebuilding organization until a home is sold and more importantly, to grow your business the organization needs to truly care for the "Customer for Life"...What Bill Pulte started as an 18 year old is now an organization that lacks any sense of consistency and a real regard for their customers...Good Luck with that!

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Pulte Homes

Pros – Fantastic medical benefits, lunch provided 4 days/week as well as fridges and cupboards full of food. Free fountain beverages. Worker bees friendly and pleasant to work with.

Cons – Dental benefits not worth paying for. Major disconnect between upper management and workers. Middle management is so focused on adding value to their own positions that they mismanage the people under them. Rewards systems and team atmosphere are non-existent and the sentiment coming from middle management to workers is basically "you're lucky to have this job so you'll take poor treatment and like it." Camaraderie is low and middle management takes no interest in your thoughts, ideas, well-being. You'll enjoy working here if you liked being whipped until you can't work anymore.

Advice to Senior Management – Respect the people who support you. Your business is only as good as your workers and based on Q1 and 2 this year your workers are extremely dissatisfied with you.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Pulte Homes

Pros – Very relaxed atmosphere. People are professional. Creative environment. Can't say anything bad about the company, wish I was still working there.

Cons – As any corporation time that takes to execute ideas is very lenghty and they are missing the curve more often than not.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Pulte Homes

Pros – great money at young age

Cons – sales relationship competition because in the sales office you are essentially taking money away from your co-worker when you sell a home and close a deal so some people could become ruthless in that kind of environment

Advice to Senior Management – make changes to sales relationship competition because in the sales office you are essentially taking money away from your co-worker when you sell a home and close a deal so some people could become ruthless in that kind of environment

I have been working at Pulte Homes

Pros – Friendly people, they provide lunch four days a week and bagels or donuts on Fridays. They usually shut the office down early the Friday before a hoilday weekend.

Cons – They promote a flex schedule but don't allow it. If you ask for flex schedule you have an attendance issue and are not considered for promotions.

Advice to Senior Management – It depends on what level you are looking at. I have complete confidence in top management such as the CEO but I don't think some of the directors are following the same culture as Mr. Pulte had intended.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Pulte Homes

Pros – THere have been alot of people that have been good for the organization.

Cons – Ever since Pulte took over it has seemed to go in the waste basket.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend