Complaint Review: Jasper Contractors Inc - Baton Rouge Louisiana

Just wondering how your interview went

I worked for Jasper this summer and know firsthand how they operate.  Yes the salary and benefits are a great lure for people.  But when you figure the amount of work and the pay that you actually get it works out to be about $15 an hour.  The average commisssion on each job is close to $200. not the $500 they tell you.  Since they are paying you a salary you are expected to work 12 - 15 hrs a day 6 days a week, during the summer.  And do even think about speaking your mind or you will be gone quickly and they will keep your commission.  The only people that have been there long term are the people they promoted to managers.  Those poor suckers are so under the gun to do whatever high management sez or they to will be gone.  If you want to get some training in this business than go ahead and work for Jasper and when spring hits go work for a company that actually values you as a person you will make much more money with a heck of a lot less stress. 

Best of Luck with Jasper Contractors and the Big machine that will eat your soul alive and cast you out quickly and efficiently if you dont conform to the Jasper Way.

Just wait buddy!!!  Sign away buddy....sign away!!!  You do realize that just because you sign someone doesn't mean its gonna get bought or that you will make any money.....Did they teach you/tell you to sign up everything/everyone yet?  If they haven't they will shortly tell you. You're doing all the calculations, but yet have no clue, YET, as to how they are going to screw you.  Just wait buddy!!! 

I am interviewing on Nov 18th for Jasper. After reading some of these reports I am a little weary about continuing to interview and if I get it to start, Especially if it is door to door and create your own leads type of sale. Is that how they expect you to get sales?

Well, I read this opinion while I was considering employment with Jasper Contractors and, like everything written on algore's Internet, I took as an opinion. Like the anus, everyone has one.

Its funny how you try to play down the commission structure...maybe you changed it recently to further your advantage on screwing all your sales guys....Its funny how other reports are showing up on this website generated by salesman who are either working or previously worked for Jasper Contractors....I can guarantee that there are many and many out there who just haven't ran into this website to file their complaints....Its okay because greed is actually the root of all evil and its just a matter of time before you go down...We all know how shady of a company you are...you open shop in one city and promise the world and soon after you close shop, lay off all your employees (sales) and take their commissions....you can write all you want for a rebuttal. however; we all know how full of crap you are...you can just tell by the cocky attitude you have chosen to kindly display in your rebuttal.

To all sales guys...DO NOT GET INVOLVED IN ANY WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM with Jasper Contractors!!!  Also, HOMEOWNERS...I strongly suggest you DO NOT USE Jasper Contractors for your roof repairs or do any business with them...they will lock you into contracts and they will also make you file bogus claims with your insurance company.....Also, keep in mind that the insurance companies have black listed them for sending bogus claims, demanding additional money for non-existant items, and charging unbelievable amounts of money for nothing.

In Conclusion....DO NOT USE JASPER CONTRACTORS!!!

You poor soul, if you're going to tell the story perhaps you should tell it right.  I won't even comment on your opinion of it being a dictatorship, nor the 45 day and/or 3 day rule.  Because that's just that, your opinion.  And at this point, I think your opinion is garbage.  But i will correct the parts that you're factually wrong on as well as add some things that you did not mention.  Starting with your example of how the commission works.  here's what you got right on your $8K job....the 28% overhead...yes it will be $2240.  Here's where you need to go back to math school.  The production cost for that job would be $4896, not $5376.  $4896+2240 is $7136 for the job cost.  So $8000 - $7136 = $864.  Commission is 50% of the profit...so that's a commission payment of $432 for that one job.  Now probably what you should also let people know that Jasper does a ton of roofs.   Any sorry sales person ought to be able to have 10 jobs a week go on.  Now, i got my calculator out, and i figure that to be about $4K in commissions a week.  52 weeks in a year, that's $208K.  Oh, let's see...I think you kind of forgot to tell the good people who may have read your report that the job also comes with a base salary in addition to the commission, a company vehicle, health benefits, etc.  You actually left out some pretty important stuff.  So, I'm not to sure about the company being greedy, perhaps you just couldn't get your boat to float.  I know this I paid for my kid's 4-year college this year....the whole 4 years...(wrote a check).  So i don't have any complaints with the Big Jasper.  But then again, I'm a Money Maker and you strike me as one who wants to be, but you face the same hurdle many people face with that "want".  Want to make it, just don't want to work to get it.  See You at the Bank (you probably won't be there...LOL)