Jayman Reviews

3.4

64% would recommend to a friend

(33 total reviews)
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Jay Westman

76% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Jayman has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 33 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Jayman employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, repair and maintenance industry (3.7 stars).

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33 reviews
3.0
5 Oct 2017

Work life balance In this company

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

They have good potential growth

Cons

Very tiring, work till very late

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Jayman Response
7y
We get it - this is a " work hard work hard" company. But we are trying to listen more and more to the needs of our team members and ensure that you don't burn out. Thank you for commenting - this just helps us to keep focused on the right things!
1.0
25 Jan 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The company itself is set up well, they have stream lined the homebuilding business. They are a large company and its fairly professional for the most part.

Cons

This section could carry on for several paragraphs, but I will do my best to be concise with my experience with Jayman. I have never worked for a company that cared less about the employees than Jayman. Over the years I worked for Jayman, there were dozens of times I came to the management team bringing up an issue, or asking for help. Each time, these issues were brushed under the rug. Each time the management team would make empty promises they would never follow through with. If an employee asks for help with something, a good management team would do their best to assist with the issue, or at least help provide the supporting resources that the employee needs. Next, is the pay. In my hiring process, the management team promised an income that was nearly double what I would end up earning. To clarify, I was making minimum wage despite being promised that I would be making twice that amount. On top of this issue, instead of rewarding the sales team, Jayman will try anything not to pay their employees the full commission. They are the lowest paying homebuilder in the province and if they can find any opportunity to not pay you the full commission of the sale, they will seize it. For reference, many of Jayman's top sales people have moved to a smaller company called Excel. Excel pays better, and the organizations culture is much healthier. Whether your looking for a new job, or a new home, I would strongly suggest looking elsewhere.

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Jayman Response
4y
We are sorry to hear this feedback regarding your experience at Jayman BUILT. I am surprised to hear the feedback regarding Sales Management. The current Sales Manager in Edmonton started in this role in June 2019 and since this time, I have heard nothing but postive feedback regarding her support for the Sales Team. In fact, we completed a 360-degree assessment of this manager late in 2020 and the feedback from the sales team was overwhelmingly positive. I'm disappointed to hear that your experience was not the same as others. There is not doublt that compensation is unpredictable in a role that is compensated 100% by commission. Our sales compensation is extremely high for high performance, but is not the highest in the industry for low performance. I hope that you are able to find an opportunity for the future with greater income stability.
5.0
2 Aug 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Jayman BUILT is a hard-working company who excels at presenting their product to the marketplace. The people who work here are dedicated to their careers, are excited to be a part of a fast-moving industry, and excel at their career niche. The benefits are good, the work environment productive, and the appetite to be the best strong. Employees actively seek out solutions to issues and look at ways to implement effective improvements. Although you work hard when you're 'on', the company respects your time when you are 'off' - no nightly e-mails or weekend calls to arms unless that is your expected schedule. The company rewards hard work with bonuses and is willing to look at compensation corrections if you bring something to their attention. The company is fun to work for, with lots of employee activities, lunches, and random 'fun perks' when goals are achieved (like samosas at a sales meeting!). The leadership is engaged and involved - I've never seen a CEO out in the field like our owner and our president are. The people here really care about the customers - sales people talk about the people that are buying a home from them by name, and give hugs and say hi to families that have bought from them much in the past. This really is a company that cares for it's customers and employees. They are also willing to learn new things, and to stretch their wings.... as long as you do it slowly, and with logic and purpose. :) The meetings are effective and drive action, even though there are a lot of them. There are very few time-wasters here - everyone is too busy :D

Cons

This isn't a free ride :) which I don't think is a con, but some people will. This is NOT a place to work if you don't want to work hard and earn your keep. You will be using 100% of your effort and brain all the time - there are no slack days here! You need to be on your toes and sharp for new ideas, opportunities, and challenges. You must be an effective time manager - 80% done is not good enough. If you're energized by a high output, high reward environment... this is your home. Jayman is a formal corporate environment - you do need to wear business clothes, and if you work in the office, you work in the office. Work from home is not part of the culture, but they do provide adequate vacation and sick days to manage real life.

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Jayman Response
8y
This is such a great review and thank you for taking the time you did to fill it out!! As for your advice to management - we think it's bang on! It doesn't matter what role you have - your voice will be heard!
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