Inspire Reviews

3.9

73% would recommend to a friend

(100 total reviews)
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Brad Bentley and Stephanie Donner

73% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Inspire has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 100 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Inspire employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energy, mining, utilities industry (3.7 stars).

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100 reviews
2.0
2 May 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Salary is a living wage. Unlike a lot of the other door-to-door sales schemes, they don't overwork you like a dog, which in this industry is only reasonable.

Cons

Before I moved across the country to take this job, I read the other Glassdoor reviews on here, reviewed the website and thought to myself, great! While I thought I had done my due diligence, clearly, I was wrong. A quick search on Google will reveal the true nature of this company, whether they are honest or not (I can't make a final judgement) they are overwhelmingly viewed in a negative light by the public. As such, if you're knocking on peoples doors - particularly in a place like Philadelphia - you will quickly discover that people DO NOT want to hear anything you have to say about renewable energy. Why? Because it's perceived as a scam and, unfortunately, people have experienced rate hikes, which is also a problem with Inspire. Bottom line - the company's integrity is questionable an. Having called out questionable sales tactics by colleagues on several occasions, the system for quality assurance is pitiful and the management will turn a blind eye to shady sales tactics if they are driving numbers. Because the company is bent on revenue generation, there is little room for creative input or flexibility outside of knocking on doors. Unfortunately, working for Inspire was anything but inspiring. If you're not skilled, enjoy hard sales and decent pay, this could be a great job for you!

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Inspire Response
10y
Thanks very much for sharing this feedback with us. We are passionate about creating a work environment that fosters creativity and innovation, while spreading the word about our clean power products. While sales roles at Inspire are performance-based, we take the integrity of our team very seriously and we will continue to challenge ourselves to improve our operations to meet the highest standards. We hope you find a role that brings you happiness and success!
1.0
7 Apr 2016

Liars

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

That you're "helping the environment" aka being a sales slave for the higher ups.

Cons

When I first was hired at Inspire they told me my hours would be 10:30-6:30 Tuesday through Saturday and that I would be going to events as well as door to door. So I quit my other job at a restaurant because I wanted daytime hours. When I show up for training they tell me hours are 12-8. Are you kidding me? How can you lie to someone like that? Because of this company I left another job and was unemployed for a month barely making rent. And when they tell you won't just be going door to door and it's all in Philly, don't believe them. They wanted me to pick up a random person and drive almost an hour north to knock on doors. Avoid this scam at all costs.

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Inspire Response
10y
Thanks very much for sharing this feedback with us. We're sorry the details of the job as it relates to the schedule and locations weren't entirely clear. We believe deeply in creating a positive team member experience for our employees and have taken steps to improve communication during the hiring process so this issue does not happen again. Again, we appreciate you sharing this info as we are highly committed to transparency for our team members and improvements in our hiring process. We wish you the best of luck.
2.0
25 Aug 2020

Don't believe the hype

Recommend
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Pros

The hype is real. Talented internal employees. Startup perks

Cons

The 'mission' is fake. More than half the 'employees' on here are third party marketing firms that go door to door and lie about saving people money on their energy bills. Just look up the reviews, if Inspire hasn't taken them down yet. New management is brought in just to get 10x growth in a year then they're selling. 10x or die is not customer focused.

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Inspire Response
5y
Thank you for sharing your feedback. We're disappointed to hear about your experience. One thing I can assure you of is that our mission to transform the way consumers access clean energy and accelerate a net zero carbon future is our driving force. As we continue to work towards achieving our mission, we have continued to grow our team through new hires as well as internal promotions. We have seen many employees develop and grow across the organization over the years, and are committed to the continued development of our team members. If you would be willing to provide additional feedback, we'd be grateful for the opportunity to discuss it by emailing us at people@inspirecleanenergy.com
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