As the headline states, Foothills Marine's atmosphere is much different than other dealerships. They foster an environment of teamwork - with weekly manager meetings and daily team meetings. The sales team is not paid on commission - which eases the customer-staff relationship and creates an all-around friendlier environment. Instead of sales staff butting heads to land their next deal, they work together to sell the next boat. Performance incentives are in place for all facets of the company - and Foothills honors their incentive payments upon review of the respective work. Management communicates tasks and expectations clearly. Great management who relentlessly work through challenges and set the standard for how a dealership should operate.
Cons
As the marine industry is highly seasonal, so is the work. Long days equate to long work weeks. When the sales season slows down, the staff schedule remains the same - creating occasional lulls and periods of inactivity.
100% turnover in the last year, this should have drawn a red flag! Management and owners make our while sales is paid poorly. $10,000 isn’t enough on a deal, needs to be more per owner.
Foothills Marine Response
3y
Foothills Marine highly values it's team members. We are proud to have a team of long tenured employees who love what they do. We actually experience very little turnover organization wide. We have experienced some turnover recently in one of our stores and therefore made some new hires. Unfortunately, this particular team member did not turn out to be a good cultural fit and committed a gross violation of company policy that resulted in termination. We highly value our team members, compensate them well, and tie their compensation to performance so that high performing individuals can always improve their standard of living. Employees do have to be on board for longer than 90 days to see salary increases, which this employee was not. We have been in business for over 30 years and have many employees who have been with us for over 10 years, and even one who have been with us for over 25 years. Foothills Marine is a great place to work.