Pros
-Direct Sales teaches you mental kung-fu, a characteristic that has helped me greatly in my endeavors since leaving Encor. -Easy entry into the space... If you are in a pinch, you can make some cash quickly with this kind of work. -Upward mobility... You can move up quickly in this company if you work hard and focus.
Cons
-For the most part, executive leadership is poor; most are just appointed because they are friends of the CEO (that I never actually met or spoke with...even on a video or phone call in the nearly 2 years I worked there). Most are grossly under-qualified for their positions, and some of them have questionable morals. -This company is NOT a solar company... no no no... this is a sales factory. Mostly, their business is generating leads and selling financing with the product (solar) being an afterthought. Newsflash- sales reps and lead generators are the commodity here... -Lies. There are lots of lies and insinuations and half-truths built into this machine to keep the commodity (employees) engaged long enough to extract some commissions. -Encor abuses the help by maintaining basically zero liability (1099 contract work) and then maintaining an unspoken rule about committing to working certain days and hours. They pressure people to be on the hook as if they were a W-2, but they don't get to enjoy the pleasure that comes with the freedom of contract work. It's actually pretty insidious and is likely an extension of some deeply engrained Mormon/missionary indoctrination. I know that's deep, but I think it's probably true. This is my biggest gripe with this company. -They say that this isn't pressured sales, but it is ABSOLUTELY, UNEQUIVOCALLY, pressured sales. -Encor promotes their service after the sale (ya know, the actual installation and management of the construction) for customers is absolutely top-notch; it's not. It is mediocre at best. Encor pays as few people as possible to manage this process, so it takes FOREVER to get installs done.