Pros
You do have to sort through the BS sales pitch the hiring and on-boarding people sell you (they get compensated based on A) getting you to the interview, B) getting you to the training, and C) getting you to stay the entire training. Obviously, their primary concern is making you stick around and they definitely take liberties with the truth to ensure that you do...... BUT, the potential to make money is definitely there. While I'm obviously not recommending the company, there's no denying that people make money working for them - some even good money. I too had some good days/weeks (but in my opinion the money was not worth the price). I never had any clawback issues - real or false as others have mentioned. This could be a con as well, but if you have a (non violent) criminal record, they will still hire you (loosely using "hire" since, as an independent contractor, you won't technically work for them). As others have mentioned, they will also do their best to "help" you pass a drug test.
Cons
First off, walk into the interview with your BS meter on - it might start to go off so often you think it's broken, it's not. There are a lot of them and some of the other reviewers have mentioned most of them, but here's a list anyway: 100% commission? - Yes, no sales, no pay. Benefits? - NONE (Lack of) Culture? - MONEY; everything is about MONEY. It is the sole motivating force. Door to door? - You bet, ALL door to door. Long hours? - Yes. Considering that it is all commission it is downright infuriating that you'll already have been at work for close to 4 hours before you can even attempt a sale. At which point you still have 7-8 hours "in the field" left. After all that (a total of 11-12 hours), you still have to get home from wherever you are. Tecomax say they have workshops for your benefit, but I saw very little useful information and/or training during these. Rather, this time is mostly spent listening to managers talk about how much money they make, and how much money they want to make, not to mention stupid stuff they throw away money at. Think about this, working for $10/h for 12 hours/day you'd be making $120/day guaranteed working these same hours - compare that to the numerous days where Turnover? - Super high, for obvious reasons. The pitch? - The pitch you will be selling your customers does not necessarily match with reality. As far as I could tell, most reps don't seem to understand this, but the bottom line is that you will likely be screwing people over. Some you will help, but don't buy into this cheap trick. It's a big ol' double suck; it sucks for your customer because they just got screwed, and it sucks for you when that feel-good feeling dissipates and you realize how you screwed the customer - good luck enjoying that money (maybe you lack empathy and can, in which case, go get 'em tiger). Hot leads? - Yeah, not so much. You will receive "leads" but all these are, are people who are pre-qualified for the rates you're pitching - which essentilly means they pay their bills somewhat on time. So it's more like P2P cold calling. Saturated market? - Yes. Now, Tecomax will tell you that they are selling something everyone needs no matter what (power), and that's true obviously, but they will not tell you that the people amenable to change are already educated and know to shop around. The people who are clueless, well, most of them won't change because you show up for the third time. Which leads me to the fact that you will hit up areas that have been hit up before, repeatedly, by Tecomax and a plethora of reps from other companies. There's more, but frankly, I'm tired of typing (since I saved the cons section for last), so I'll close by saying this: Remember, there are people who make good money here, and some have managed to turn their lives around by working at Tecomax - maybe you are one of these people. But more likely, you'll end up hating your experience with Tecomax and will regret the moment you stepped inside the door at their office. So, if you have other options, exercise them!