Herman Miller FAQ

Pros

Good benefits and package Excellent work culture

Cons

Limited onsite opportunities Market is small in size

Pros

The product being sold is inspiring. The history is inspiring. The Design Yard office is gorgeous. The parental leave policy and benefits are decent. There are some geniuses working there, mostly as individual contributors.

Cons

The pay is really bad. Leadership at every level is very white and very male. People don't even realize the ways they are being subtly sexist or racist primarily because most managers are white and don't even notice. Leadership prioritizes quarterly quick wins over longterm success. Leadership prioritizes diversity, equity, and inclusion KPIs over actual diversity, equity, and inclusion. The mission "Design for the good of humankind" is really just a brand asset, not a lived ideal. The company culture began to be watered down with each acquisition. Accessibility and multi-lingual support are regularly deprioritized. Good design work is often undercut by poor middle management. Designers are told that they are easily replaceable. Horrendous development vendors that fumble projects again and again are regularly re-hired. If you get an internal promotion, you are stuck with a fixed percentage-increase in your pay. Which...can easily exponentiate pay inequities. It's better to leave and then come back. It is really only valuable to your career to work at Herman Miller for a year, get their name on your resume, and then go work somewhere else where you will be paid appropriately and the day-to-day isn't a nightmare.

Advice to Management

I think the single most impactful thing that management at Herman Miller could do would be to honestly say "no" to projects or priorities from leadership if they are bad ideas, or not doable in the time. There is so much energy and work that is simply lost because Herman Miller is filled with ppl who say "yes" to leadership, and "shut up and get it done" to reports.

Pros

* generous company pension * perks from hitting your targets by booking hotel rooms - events, trading booking points for theater tickets, spa days * a chance of buying display / loan Herman Miller chair in a staff auction

Cons

* low salary * no hot food allowed for lunches in the showroom & no microwave * most of the role involves cleaning and tidying up after other people / events * being micromanaged by the Showroom Manager * no progression options in admin in London, only in head office, unless you aim for sales role

Pros

Very flexible Coworkers are very nice and welcoming Good discount and health benefits

Cons

Limited PTO (start off with 10 days for the first 5 years, then 15 days after 6 years) Very inconsistent communication Little internal growth

Pros

Insurance pto wage hours personal

Cons

Management is sorta lacking at times

Advice to Management

Stop promoting kids in team leader position