KB Home Employer Reviews

Three man sales floor. No ability to make any real money. Turnover is beyond high. Nightly conference calls to review everything you did durning the day. .The worst place to work in the state of Maryland.

I found I was being set-up to fail. Too much dishonesty, fabricating of numbers; and overall false impressions to homebuyers.
It became obvious that I was originally hired to get the new showroom designed; built; staffed with capable people and then released of my duties when they needed someone to manage with blinders on.

A typical day was a very long day. Lots of follow up calls, lots of documentation on how your getting the next sale. Management team always providing new Promotional Incentives to drive traffic into the communities. Best part of the job is when you have a co-worker / partner to manage the community. To work together on the sales and communication. To – more... build trust. – less

Everyday was different...
I learned alot about the building process...

The only problem with KB Home was the instability of the job. Because it is a construction / housing market industry, you had to watch a lot of good people lose their jobs when the division closed.
Management was the best. My director and manager were, by far, the best management team I've ever had.
I was able to advance there quickly, because I did – more... my job and took pride in it. That was recognized and they spoke to me about promotions at my one year review.
I made great friendships there as well and learned a lot from my management team. I miss them very much.
I would recommend working for KB Home to anyone who has the opportunity. I would have never left that job had the division not closed. – less

Beware because this place will run you into the ground. I was there for two years and it was a very hard job. The management will put your through the ringer and you will be left feeling like a piece of meat that has been spit out.

This company prided its self on its products and design. it also has a large foothold in orlando area.

Reviewed product knowledge and did on-line training mostly.
The hardest part of the job was trying to reflect professionalism when your co-worker does not.

This company has a high turnover rate due to poor management.
The hours are long and no break for the holidays. In fact KB sent
us a memo informing us we are slackers if we don't try and drum-up
sales during the holiday break.

KB really values its employees with generous salaries and benefits.

The days are extremely full. You see buyers from the time you get in till you walk out...usually quite a bit past quitting time. There is way too much to do in a day and even though you are a salaried employee you are paid like a hourly worker. There is rarely time for lunch and you are not paid for the time even though you work. From what I have seen – more... so far the options are a mess and information hard to find. You work hard for no money. – less

As a member of the KB Home team, I was able to learn and work with different departments to increase my knowledge base.

I worked for KB HOME between 2007 and 2008 having initially started there as a temp and eventually being hired on due to my merit and hard work. The division I worked for (KB URBAN) was a great place to work however there were a lot of challenges to our division due to changes with the executive management. These changes led to a lot of uncertainty – more... and several of our good managers leaving. We got hit really hard by the economic downturn in the real estate market and the division was eventually dissolved. Overall the positions were well-paying. – less

Working in the KB Home Studio is a professional environement, extensive sales experience are required. My co-workers were amazing, there were roughly 12 designers that I worked with, one audited our paperwork and 1 studio manager. The hardest part about this job is your inabilitly to walk job sites to ensure designs and options are properly installed. – more... The KB Home culture is by far one of the best I have ever worked for. When I started with KB I was fairly young and unfortunately did not realize that they were not the norm. – less

KB Home is a great company to work for, they supply all the tools you need to perform your job and meet your set goals. Management and the entire leadership team are a pleasure to work with.

Overall, great group of people to work with. More communication between divisions would help people in similar jobs. Interesting projects. Many jobs are mobile - people often work from various project sites or from home. Unfortunately, subject to hiring spikes and layoffs, as the market for homes peaks and dips.

you work hard for sales and get no support from management, management makes decisions on personel feelings and not business related issues .

I understand why it has been the winner of the best company to work for in the world.

Great environment, dealing with prospective buyers all day & calling leads, you are your own boss here!

This job was a challenge that I wanted and I enjoyed working with people that new there job and we respected each other.