painter

crew member

sales consultant

site manager

sales representative

WOW 1 DAY PAINTING

I worked on and off with WOW 1-Day Painting for over 2 years. Over that time, I saw a lot of turn over and a lot of strange things go down. The biggest issue is that you never know if you’re actually going to get paid on time or if you’ll wait three weeks and have to harass management the whole time. That is more often the case than an easy pay check. I missed many bills and got lots of NSF’s and had the company cheque’s bounce in my account, which looks terrible to the bank. Because the company seems to have very little cut-off for their “1-day” policy, you can be stuck trying to paint an entire mansion in a day with whatever crew they have at the time and many times I worked 14 hours days back to back with no warning at all. I couldn’t have any life outside of work because you get your next work order the day before. The culture of the management is very negative and unprofessional and I have been ghosted by them and ignored for weeks, especially when it comes to payment. Despite this, I feel as though I got the most respect I have as a female painter at this company than at any others so that is, at least, one positive. Is it worth the constant headache and conflict? No, probably not. I grew to care about my coworkers just to watch them and myself be treated poorly and in that environment we probably were forced to find camaraderie more than necessary.

The 8 months that I was with the company was just a blur, it's hard to comprehend the politics that goes behind the Calgary branch, it started off as rocky beginning, the summer had great hours, and so it did keep you busy, but too busy, you can only work so many 12 hours days before you and the crews morale can run low. 

Another underlying issue was the fact that company was disorganized, never knowing what the job is before hand to know what to bring to the job, Paint is either at the shop or at the Paint store, and also having to see if money is in the account, you know when it gets bad when you have to start using your own money, just to either start the job or even to finish it, sometimes you'll probably not get reimbursed.

Safety is non existent, doesn't matter if you're above 40ft on a ladder with no fall protection, you'll need to get the job done. 
this goes with not knowing the job. 

I feel bad but this is the truth, and they're more negatives to say too. I believe that this company has so much more potential to it but it doesn't. The only thing thats going for this company is the name, that's all.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Working with customers and suppliers 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Communication with owners was challenging, the two owners did not share the same vision as each other and both ignored any advice from the franchise owner.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Us against them. Many times the owners would yell  at staff in front of everyone.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Had to collect the paint and supplies 1 hr before the job started, meet with client at site prior to painters arrived. Assign tasks to painters. Then go look for sales opportunities, retuning to site atleast twice before the end of the job. Do final walkthrough with customer at end of job, collect payment. At end of day review all new quotes to ensure math was correct, assign painters for next job. All for salary of min wage. Every Friday had management meeting after day finished to review and plan again included in salary.

A great business concept that is poorly executed.  The company over promises to both clients and employees and under delivers.  Jobs constantly run over time and over budget.  Management bullies employees to work overtime to finish poorly planned jobs.  New employees are given little or no training.  Equipment is often missing and in shoddy condition.  Little attention is given to to critical areas like ladder safety and how to work safely at heights.  The company should stick to painting apartments in one day as the management team rarely has the painting or managerial expertise to properly plan and execute large commercial projects or big exterior jobs.  The company has constant employee turnover.

Don't fall for their lies. They make you work a "budget" system. They will tell you this means you will get bonus hours. You won't. You will regularly work very hard for 8-10 hours and average being paid 5-7. If you have any skill, you will be picking up all the slack for all the no experience painters they have.

Toxic environment, and it's designed to take advantage of everyone. There is a reason why they go through 10+ sales guys and 40+ painters every year. No one stays, everyone says it is the worst place. Literally no one who has worked there and left has anything good to say. There is a reason for that.

Toxic . Your motivation goes away when you realize how hard you work for NO money. A poor company culture may not seem like a deal breaker, but it should be. Recently, we’ve seen a handful of examples where company culture has significantly handicapped public perception.  Even if a company’s poor culture hasn’t played out publicly, it can be bad for your career. It’s well known that a positive company culture can drive financial performance and a productive workforce. Therefore, a negative culture can do the exact opposite.

Terrible leadership, no reward for hard work no benefits also no warning about shortage of work it’s a you problem approach, worst leadership and management I have ever experienced if you don’t suck up to manager you don’t get a promotion I’ve never experienced micromanaging so badly, if the manager likes someone they will give new people shifts over seniority. No care about employee bills no warnings of work shortage terrible place to work.

I started working here and at first it was ok, however down the road they told me they ran out of work for me as there was not enough work to go around and they would yet hire new people all the time and give them work right away and consistently. I asked about this and they said to me there will be worked shortly it's based on seniority well I did not hear nothing from the employer who was Rob. Terrible experiences. They still have my jacket I had left behind by accidentwhen I first arrived that was never returned .

What is the best part of working at the company?
Co-workers are nice and polite and helpful 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Not enough or stability hours … to be a reliable job income .

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Respectful co-workers and managers and staff ..100% for sure 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Fun and enjoyable…. We all have a group assigned and are well team work and we Share and help each other with work

A typical day at work consisted of travelling to the day's job site, setting up all of our equipment, working for most of the day, cleaning up, and going home. I learned how to paint, and most importantly, I learned how to work quickly and effectively, without making a mess. my co-workers made the job worthwhile because we would all exchange stories to make the day go by faster. The hardest part of the job was clean-up because after a long day of work, everyone just wants to go home.

Top Job Titles	Average salary
Painter 44 salaries reported	$25.02 per hour
Crew member 11 salaries reported	$24.14 per hour
Sales consultant 4 salaries reported	$67,500 per year
Site manager 3 salaries reported	$27.50 per hour
Sales representative 2 salaries reported	$81,220 per year

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