Horrible Pay, Sub-par help from managers on how to tangibly improve - Sales Representative Bark Busters Home Dog Training Employee Review

The training approach is fantastic - new franchisees can quickly learn how to teach people to address pretty much any behavior problem they're having with their dog. The work can be very lucrative, and you're in charge of your own schedule.

Organization seems to have suffered due to a recent change in management. Some franchisees can struggle mightily, as some areas have fierce competition and territory boundaries shrank over time.

Barkbusters seems like a good organization. Lots of leads to call. High closing ratio--you just don't get paid what you should. It's a high-expectation sales environment, but they do not pay you anything.

It's presented as a sales position, however, you won't make more than $25 an hour even though you are selling dog training programs that are price in the $300-$1100 range. The ad I responded to said you only had to work 33 hrs a week and be considered full-time. After I was hired, I was told I had to work 40 hrs. I was told I needed to have a second monitor and wasn't given the option to get on on my own. I was told the cost would be $70-90 and they'd take it out of my first two checks. I was fully able to get my own monitor, but agreed because she was really pushy (red flag) about buy through them. Without verifying the cost with me, I was told the total would be $120. I got her to take off the HDMI cable because I have several and I wasn't made to pay for that. Saved myself $10! The "commission" on any sale--whether it be $300 or $1100, is $5. You get paid $12 an hour. I was schedule 8 am - 6 pm and my lunch break was scheduled at 2 pm. The manager monitored my every move for 3 days while I took calls. She would constantly IM me via skype to tell me what to click and say. I'm an experienced sales person, it was ridiculous. After I told her it wasn't going to work out, she told me if I didn't send her my training materials, she'd deduct them from my check--she even told me I needed to return a dollar shop white board she gave me or I'd be billed for it. (I have no idea what the white board was for. ) The base pay is $12 an hour. I I was told there were benefits, but it's just two dental plans--one a discount plan. If you enroll in dental, they throw in a vision discount. It's a very weird environment. Stay away