Warning!!! To anyone interested in doing business with Evans Glass! They have been known as being a very unethical company throughout the window industry for many years, though they frequently and repeatedly tell new-hires and clients alike that they have "improved" and no longer deserve that description. They lie. Constantly. To their employees and to their customers.
As an employee, they do NOT pay the commissions owed for 2 months or longer, regardless of what they say when you are hired, and can take up to 6 months. When you ask for a draw/advance, the standard line is that "you don't have any jobs that you can be paid on", or "your jobs have cancelled", when in fact they intentionally withhold your paycheck because they are using that income to purchase other peoples' product with it and paying you only after your jobs have been installed. When I called my customers, I confirmed that they did not cancel their orders and were scheduled to be installed as ordered. But, I was told those "lines" and was not paid. Other sales reps (10 that I talked to) confirmed the same stories/lines when I asked around.
After doing some research, I ran the companies credit report and discovered that they have a 2.5 million dollar open line of credit for purchasing and building windows with. (5/28) They have a zero balance! That means that they are using cash to purchase product. Where are they getting the cash? From employees selling windows of course... And not getting paid! They are using the payroll funds to finance the product orders and are therefore saving themselves hundreds of thousands of dollars a year by not having to pay finance fees on their open lines of credit. All on the backs of their employees... Who are scraping to get gas money to be able to go to their appointments, and are losing their credit ratings due to inability to pay their bills or incurring late payments and additional fees as a result.
The company credit risk is at 30%, which is high for a "32 Million Dollar Company". The only other credit on their credit report was a $32,000 dollar line with $5,900 past due. This is the credit line that they are using to lease new office space for an additional branch in Federal Way, WA.
They can fire employees for ANY reason, and do! If you threaten Robert Jonas, who is the "National Sales Manager", by knowing a lot about the sales process, possibly as much or more than he does, or if you might make him look bad, you WILL be fired! He calls himself Dr. Jonas, as he supposedly has licensing in psychology. Truth is... He was a Psychologist years ago, but never a Doctor. Psychiatrist's have the title of Dr.; not psychologist's. Also, a small but important fact... Mr. Jonas was stripped of his certificate/licensure and ability to practice psychology years ago due to inappropriate conduct and familiarity with a client... (who happened to be female). He had to get special permission from his parole officer before he could attend the top 10 sales rep's all-expense-paid company vacation in Jamaica while he was employed at Sears many years ago. Yet, even after all these years, he still claims to be a Doctor, though he never was. As far as being a sales manager and trainer, the guy can't even give credit to true sales professionals like Tom Hopkins or Zig Ziglar and takes their 'closes' and techniques and trys to tell people that they're his creation. He is a true narcissist!!!
There are three other Big Wigs that own and operate Evans Glass. Larry Bower and Paul Walters, who are the owners, and Matt Flatt who is the General Manager. They like to tell people that Evans Glass has been around for 31 years. Well, maybe the name has been used that long... But these "good ol' Boys" have only owned it for 6 years. They NEVER did commercial projects and all of the Company Story information that is told to home owners is a crock of crap... Except that aluminum really has been banned since '92. Matt Flatt is the bobble head in charge who helps to fabricate and implement all of the "take advantage of you while you wait" policies. These four "Top Dogs" are very un-affectionatley known at the 4 Stooges of Evans Glass. Corporate sharks at their finest.
Oh Yeah, Potential clients, the big project photo's aren't theirs or anything else. The PPG rebate amount is just another way of trying to increase the value of their window and lower the price, so it looks like you're getting a DEAL by buying it. Just like the volume discount, the corporate pricing, the sign in your yard and the before and after photo's... All designed to make you think that you're getting a deal. Truth is, they can go several hundred to about $2000 under 'house cost' and still make bank. Hold out for the second visit... You'll save an additional 10%, and if you counter offer at the end... You could save even more. But it means you'll have to play hard ball with the second rep, because they're typically sales managers or senior reps. Make sure they call the office in your earshot to get "special permission" to do your deal, if you still want to do it.
Are you getting the point yet??? They capitalize in RIPPP OFFFF!!! To anyone who does business with them, or for them.
Oh yeah, one last thing... Their installation. They take a saw's all and cut the aluminum window away from the nailing flange, thereby leaving a very conductive and sweating instrument inside the wall of your house to continue water damage and dry rot potential. Then they take a come-along with clamps on each end and collapse the wluminum frame by pulling on opposite directions. There is tremendous potential for wall damage and trim damage when the come-along loses tension by losing grip or the frame collapsing. Evans Glass won't cover the damage they cause...
Also, the gas is a mixture of Argon, and Krypton... Not just Krypton. Argon breaks down naturally on it's own after ten years, and no one can stop it... (factual!) so beware. There goes your warranty!!!
Yep! That's professional! So, Get a number, get in line and let's all feel good about Evans Glass!
Thanks for reading this, and good luck with your employment search or window research...
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