Promised me pay rate I never got - Press Operator The BoxMaker Employee Review

1.0
16 Jan 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Not gonna lie, the best part of working here was witnessing the drama ALL the time among everyone. Its like they all hated each other but forced themselves to be painfully cheery when they needed something from each other. Coworkers here are something else, but if you love Naruto and anime im sure you’ll fit right in with the rest of them, because thats all they want to talk about.

Cons

Managers and supervisors will lie to anyone, for anything, for any reason. They wont train properly. Wont answer questions professionally. The lead always answered -“i dunno” to near every question i ever asked them. And the worst part of this job for me was dealing with the individual that trained me on a manual cutter. The issue there was hygienic (you can imagine very bad B.O.) and this person was always unnervingly quiet all the time answering in 1 or 2 words to everything i asked in regards to my work. Management never helped me with that situation because well, the ‘don’t date your employees’ rule doesn’t exist at The BoxMaker of Lowell. Once you’ve worked here for a few days you’ll hear the “stories” from someone just like I DIDN’T want to. My advice: Don’t be surprised by how nonchalant they act when they tell you. I think they’ve just gotten used to turning a blind eye just like I kinda had to. Look, if you need a check every 2 weeks this is what I would consider a “stepping stone” job ok. If you get a job offer while working here, TAKE IT! If it’s just a few simple checks you’re wanting then, by all means, apply and prepare to be disappointed, overworked, and witness lots of drama. In my opinion, it’s just disorganized chaos at that plant being run by a manager that spends more time snap chatting with their female employees than actually being an actively engaged authoritative figure like a manager is supposed to be.

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5.0
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Pros

Leadership team loves input from employees Hybrid remote working Great company culture

Cons

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1.0
7 Jan 2024
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Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The pros are the people that work on the manufacturing floor - they are good people. Yes some work harder than others, but I enjoyed working with them.

Cons

The managers at the Boxmaker and their other entities are incompetent, to put it simply. They set impossible goals that they know will not and can not be met. Why? Because they don't even make a good product. Go look at the reviews. If you are having a hard time in the job market and you need to put food on the table, then yes, a job here is not the worse option. But you have any kind of career aspirations, please keep looking. There's better out there, I promise.

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The BoxMaker Response
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We are appreciative of your detailed feedback, and we are sorry you did not have a positive experience with us. Our policy is to continuously improve, and we strive to ensure all our coworkers and customers have the best experience possible. The company organizes several leadership and management programs that equip managers with the skills they need to effectively lead/manage their teams and to make sound decisions. In the past year, managers have had the privilege to participate in training courses such as Feedback for success, Coaching for Success, Discipline & Documentation & Writing and Delivering Performance Reviews. We have just completed a training needs analysis and developed a training plan which will ensure continuous capacity building of our managers and other coworkers over the next two years. Our company performance management system is a collaborative process which allows coworkers and their managers to freely discuss and agree on goals every year. These goals are then evaluated annually during coworkers' anniversary. The company uses DIFOTIS as the primary measure of quality and delivery, and we are proud to report that the current DIFOTIS stands at 95.6. Lastly, the average tenure for our coworkers is 10 years and most of these coworkers have progressed through various roles.
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