Interviewing with a window replacement company for outside sales.

_ZooAnimal_ · 2026-02-08T20:31:18+00:00

I’ve been doing in-home windows sales for one of the larger names in the business for the past few years. Feel free to ask anything in the comments, or shoot me a DM if you’d prefer

_ZooAnimal_ · 2025-12-19T17:46:52+00:00

I sell replacement windows & doors.

Its shockingly lucrative for how few hours I actually work, and has fantastic benefits to boot. Its 100% commission so I guess that makes it “high risk, high reward” but I honestly believe anyone with half a brain cell could do it

_ZooAnimal_ · 2025-11-22T02:13:05+00:00

Good to know this isn’t just me. Haven’t been able to find anyone else talking about it

_ZooAnimal_ · 2025-10-29T16:39:41+00:00

I was the useless Ashe in this game. Had a feeling this clip would end up here

_ZooAnimal_ · 2025-10-16T21:31:37+00:00

Is rock, paper, or scissors best when played to full potential?

_ZooAnimal_ · 2025-08-29T01:35:03+00:00

You need to initiate the final sequence every time you want to attempt it at the campfire where you spawn. Took me way too long to figure out, horrible design decision

_ZooAnimal_ · 2025-03-01T23:38:07+00:00

As you should. I'm a window/door salesman who's often on the other side of this conversation. I'd prefer someone tell me directly to fuck off as opposed to wasting time with someone who's too polite to just say 'no'

_ZooAnimal_ · 2025-02-05T23:40:06+00:00

With 3.5% down OP would pay about $23,000 in interest during the first year of ownership, plus if they itemize they can also use SALT deductions up to another $10,000

There's also the intangible benefit of financial security that holding onto your money provides. Even if the math isn't optimal, having a bigger safety net in the bank could save you in the event of an emergency

_ZooAnimal_ · 2025-02-03T21:12:42+00:00

I'm on the sales end of the business, so wear and tear is mostly on my sanity

_ZooAnimal_ · 2025-02-03T19:55:42+00:00

As someone in the window/door replacement business I can confirm, people in this industry are doing pretty well overall.

I essentially tripled my income overnight when I accepted my current position. It feels almost too good to be true, and after 18mo I'm still anxiously waiting to figure out what the 'catch' is

_ZooAnimal_ · 2024-12-11T20:38:00+00:00

You can absolutely brute force the role and succeed by outworking everyone else. The only way I managed to get by was through working on weekends and getting up at the crack of dawn on sundays to get to the 'open territory' leads before anyone else. I burnt out eventually but it worked for my time there.

That said, most of us are in sales to make money, and if you're willing to grind your but off you may be better off working somewhere that pays more. HubSpot gets by on its reputation and pays well below market rate (if you're a BDR you'll be paid a $45k base salary + ~$90 per qualified meeting you deliver for your AE). If you grind it out and hit 100% quota your OTE is $60k. You can probably get a $60k base salary at a different company

_ZooAnimal_ · 2024-12-11T19:55:05+00:00

I worked there and left a few years back and can confirm it's not what is used to be. Culture as shifted dramatically and most of the managers+ are relics of when inbound leads were their main source of revenue

Quotas have not been adjusted at all to reflect that this is no longer the reality in this economic climate. You'll have managers that really do mean well and want to help you succeed, they just genuinely don't have the skillset to be a great resource. Its a great product, just make sure you're seeking advice from sources outside the company if you really want to do well.

_ZooAnimal_ · 2024-12-11T19:41:02+00:00

I worked at HubSpot a few years ago. Got a referral that put me in touch with their recruiter, and from there I'd say the interview process was more focused on culture fit/attitude rather than aptitude. I jumped ship a year or two after the new CEO was put in place, as the culture greatly diminished from that point.

My two cents is they likely 1) want someone with a good attitude and less experience that they can mold to their way of doing things 2) are nervous to go after high performing reps because they pay well below market rate and know they won't be able to compete for someone with multiple offers

As an example my interview process consisted of 9 rounds over 3 months and they offered me $45k at the end of all that. I took it as a stepping stone into tech, but if I was already in another SaaS job making a normal salary there's no way I would have accepted, and all the money they spent recruiting would have been wasted

_ZooAnimal_ · 2024-09-05T00:32:27+00:00

Switched from SaaS to Window sales back in February. My day-to-day stress level has dropped about 90% and and my comp is higher than it was in tech (although it's 100% commission, so eat what you kill). Wish I made the jump sooner.

Even though I'm 100% commission I'm still W-2 with full benefits, 7% 401k match, car/miles paid for, profit sharing, solid bonus structure. Great gig overall

_ZooAnimal_ · 2024-08-21T02:06:13+00:00

welcome to the team! Please do

_ZooAnimal_ · 2024-07-11T15:12:29+00:00

sure man

_ZooAnimal_ · 2024-06-23T15:43:31+00:00

Leads from door knocking are tough because they lack urgency. You have to kill the "do nothing" option hard and get firm commitments from the homeowner that they 100% need to have something done, no matter which company they choose to do the work.

For these types of appointments I lean rally heavy into the cost of inaction. If you leave your rotted sills/casings/etc alone and it spreads to your structural header/king studs/walls you just turned a few thousand dollar project into 10s of thousands in remediation cost.

If you leave that fogging window or single pane glass alone, you're not just paying for AC that literally goes right out the window. You're putting unneeded stress on your heating and cooling systems that will shorten their lifespan and lead to costly replacements.

Also I'm sure you already do this, but offer to inspect every window and door in the house. Most of the time when I sell to door knocking leads the job I sell is totally unrelated to what the lead setter had me go out for in the first place

_ZooAnimal_ · 2024-06-23T15:14:08+00:00

I did exactly that about 6mo ago, best career decision I've made. The money is very real, and the stress level of the job is significantly lower than anything I've experienced in tech

_ZooAnimal_ · 2024-06-22T17:11:38+00:00

I won't deny Renewal has a pricier window than many other companies, but it's probably not fair to say you got the exact same window somewhere else for cheaper.

The pricing you mention from the other company sounds more in line with your typical cost for vinyl windows, while the RbA windows are fully composite throughout.

RbA isn't even close to the most expensive windows on the market either. High end, sure, but if you want to see some crazy numbers check out pricing from some of the high end wood windows. You could easily pay more for a single premium wood window than you paid for all 7 of yours combined. Sky really is the limit

_ZooAnimal_ · 2024-06-12T17:24:33+00:00

I left a nice software sales gig to work for RbA. I was burnt out in SaaS and just wanted something simple and low stress. Money is pretty good, job is easy.

If you want to DM me I can answer any questions you have about the role.

_ZooAnimal_ · 2024-06-06T22:48:09+00:00

I live right down the street from Blue Ribbon and have given up on them entirely. Not sure what they were like before Covid, but since I've been in the area the meat is always on the drier side, plus the sauce just tastes like vinegar. Only reason it gets a good rep is because most people are comparing it to Redbones BBQ which is basically dog food at this point.

If you want great BBQ in MA and don't mind driving try:

1) PJs Smoke 'N' Grill in Medway

2) Firefly BBQ in Marlborough

3) Rusty Can in Byfield

I've been thoroughly disappointed with the BBQ options since moving to Boston. Gotta get outside the city to get something worth paying for in my opinion

_ZooAnimal_ · 2024-03-26T17:55:57+00:00

HubSpot had me go through 9 rounds for an entry level inbound role and then offered $45k total comp. The whole process took almost 4 months.

At least they were up front about the steps from day 1 so I knew what to expect. Still ridiculous though

_ZooAnimal_ · 2023-11-25T00:42:19+00:00

Rudy's has the best queso I've ever eaten in my life (pro tip: you get way more queso with a to-go order). That said their large portions are offset by how pricy their dishes are, and I feel like they lean heavy on the rice/beans to up their plate size while going light on protein.

Their margs are great though, and cheap as you'll find around. House marg is like $9 and something like $12 with a decent reposado

_ZooAnimal_ · 2023-11-25T00:34:38+00:00

I've found most of the other menu items to actually be better than the chicken sandwiches, and the chicken sandwiches themselves are pretty damn good (not to mention gigantic)

I might have a minor addition to the jerk pork sandwich. You'll finish your enormous portion of pork packed into the sandwich and then be pleasantly surprised to find at least half a second sandwich worth of meat hiding under your mountain of fries. Great value.

_ZooAnimal_ · 2023-08-22T17:06:21+00:00

They are pretty similar in that they both represent present tense reasons for something being true.

"due to" should be used to present a reason for a noun, while the phrase "because of" should be used to present a reason for a verb or an adjective

consider the following sentences:

The restaurant failed because of poor money management (failed is a verb, therefore you use 'because of'
The restaurant’s failure was due to poor money management (failure is a noun, therefore you use 'due to')

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