Tradesmen International Reviews

Former Employee – worked at Tradesmen International full-time for less than a year

Pros – Getting out of the office and getting a paycheck (although it's barely above minimum wage) are really the only "positive" things if you could call them that.

Cons – Crappy office located in Fife. Employee desks are directly across from the restrooms so when people "do their business" you have the good fortune of knowing (on all accounts). Field reps still required to go back to the office at the end of the day. Micromanaging environment. Required to use personal cell phone (vs. company provided). Manual administrative processes thrive - primarily because of the antiquated technology. Ultimately - big mistake.

Advice to Senior Management – Get qualified people, who actually HAVE experience managing people. Managers should empower and mentor employees NOT micromanage them.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Tradesmen International full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Lots of autonomy. However easy to lose focus on pertinent business functions which effects your pocket. As long as you can stay disciplined and really work hard you can make good money.

Cons – Low pay until you build up business

Advice to Senior Management – I hate to say it but i may be beneficial to have a bit more micromanaging.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Tradesmen International full-time for less than a year

Pros – The initial training is in depth and very intense, although two weeks was a bit of overkill. I understand that this has been pared down to 1 week.

Cons – If you are into a used car type of sales "technique" , this is the company for you. Very archaic in their tracking of prospects and current clients, basically NO CRM. Everything is hand written and there are NO records of calls, etc. within a territory, so you basically start from scratch when you are hired. Very little assistance from "management" other than pestering you constantly for better numbers. It takes time to build relationships but this company HAS NO CLUE what that means and doesn't give the territory reps a chance to develop any type of relationship due to their ever incessant quest for money. While I understand that it is important to turn a profit, they take money from the very Sales Force that is out there beating the streets to overcome a very negative opinion of the company.

Advice to Senior Management – Top Management needs to spend some time in the field and re-learn what it takes to qualify prospects and build a client relationship. There are so many "know it all" Area Managers that are always telling their "underlings" about how well they did, but NEVER demonstrate HOW they did it. The company concept is great but the service delivery is very poor. It is apparent that upper management doesn't have a clue as to the real world anymore.

Also, take a look at how sales is screwed when National Accounts don't pay on time and how corporate just takes the commission due when there is NOTHING that can be done to collevt on a local level.

Joe, sell the company to a corporation or someone capable of taking this to a far better company than you are capable of. You will NEVER reach the goals you aspire to by treating your employees the way you and the top staff do.

Again, a real shame, great concept and very poor delivery. I'm sorry I wasted part of my life working for this company.

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

Current Employee – been working at Tradesmen International full-time for more than a year

Pros – people you work with, nothing else

Cons – limited personal interaction, company views their employees as numbers and not actual people, bonus pay is non-existant, high employee turnover, hardcore republican views are basically shoved in your face, computer system is stuck in then 1990s, lack of growth opportunities, management is only worried about hitting their sales goals, seasonal lows depending on regional location, will promise the world but never fully deliver

Advice to Senior Management – Be honest with people when they interview with your company and don't promise bonuses that never get paid out

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Tradesmen International full-time for more than a year

Pros – base is 30k, car allowance is $400 per month, car allowance is good for your first 5 months, after that you need 800 man hours per month. great group of coworkers and corporate seems to really care about their sales force to a degree.

Cons – your product is temp construction workers, they will accept a job and then never show up. your commsion is based upon filling orders with unrelaible people.very frustrating

Advice to Senior Management – better pay/commssion, update IT

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Tradesmen International full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – putting people to work, fun environment, meeting new people, not stressful,

Cons – low salary pay according to market, very poor vehicle allowance, mileage reports is a waste of time, computer system is very slow, field reps are required in office to much.

Advice to Senior Management – raise salaries another 10k, give back 5% commissions taken away from us 2 years ago, raise car allowances to 500.00 plus .20cents per mile to cover gas and oil changes. we are left with vehicles that are worn out with no compensation. the current 400.00 does not even come close to what the cost is, Upgrade the computer system for faster more electronic friendly for work orders and such. field reps left in field for full days. with maybe one or two days a week be in office for an hour or so for sales meetings. when a rep is building territories don't divide and separate. not fair to rep or customers . pay commissions in full once customer pays. try doing these and your turn over with reps would be a lot less and the company sales would improve dramatically.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Tradesmen International full-time for less than a year

Pros – recruiters are pleasant & some are very helpful

Cons – there inability to find work in my field , this is why I would not recomend them

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

Former Employee – worked at Tradesmen International full-time for less than a year

Pros – Good coffee in break room

Cons – When my book comes out (6-9 months), there will be stories o' plenty. Because of privacy, no names will be mentioned here or in any writings. I have been called names referring to my ethnic heritage, but this one tops it hands down

Advice to Senior Management – Place a recorder in each office and capture the essence of bad aroma re every violation to human decency. After my lay-off (for no reason), I received 2 calls for business, which I referred to a competitor. I made nothing except the satisfaction that the manager involved will very soon step on his own toe. This position will not reside on my resume. Age discrimination and I did not add anything to ethnic name calling. Nobody was sacred here.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Tradesmen International full-time for more than a year

Pros – Great coworkers
Good pay
Benefits are nice and onsite foreman's are great guys.
Hours are good and most jobs pay overtime.

Cons – Some work sites are harder and sometimes not worth what you are getting paid.
Management sometimes doesn't care about your work/life balance.

Advice to Senior Management – Care more for your workers and try to fit their strengths to specific job sites.

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

Former Employee – worked at Tradesmen International full-time for more than a year

Pros – Tradesmen is truly the industry standard. The company structure gives a huge advantage to provide the best service and support. The corporate culture is geared towards filling the order and accommodating the customer. The company provides a great service to the customer and the skilled craftsman. Successful reps can make six figures.

Cons – Super long hours and lots of pressure from clients and management. Micro management in some areas is unnecessary. When its busy and sales are high you are expected to be available 24/7.

Advice to Senior Management – Use technology to stimulate productivity and eliminate inefficiencies within the company. Upgrade your marketing. Stop the micro management or motivate through negative methods.

– I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company