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Updated 29 Oct 2021

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Pros
  • "Nice people, good pay and benefits(in 95 reviews)

  • "Great company and work environment(in 160 reviews)

  • Cons
  • "Also in the beginning if you're not into long hours it wont be for you(in 67 reviews)

  • "large company culture with layers of management(in 36 reviews)

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    1. 5.0
      Current Employee, more than 3 years

      sales is always fun

      16 Aug 2021 - Sales Manager in Tampa, FL
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      Pros

      I enjoyed my sales job as any job in sales you'll have to put in work but if you do you'll make money.

      Cons

      Times were sometimes inconvenient but that goes for any full-time job. Also in the beginning if you're not into long hours it wont be for you.

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    2. 4.0
      Current Employee

      Great experience!

      27 Oct 2021 - Production in Houston, TX
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      Pros

      Very rewarding experience, treated well and Health and Safety by the book.

      Cons

      Relatively long hours but only occasionally.

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    4. 2.0
      Current Employee, more than 5 years

      Changing for the worse

      27 Aug 2021 - Senior Software Engineer in Des Moines, IA
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Different career opportunities Diverse Industry leader

      Cons

      LONG hours Under staffed Pay is not competitive There is no longer transparency within the organization. Employees have lost all faith in management and leadership.

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      6 people found this review helpful
    5. 4.0
      Current Intern

      Good

      29 Oct 2021 - Engineer in Melbourne
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Flexible, good culture, friendly staff, lively atmosphere, short travel

      Cons

      long hours, no, none, not much, negative

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    6. 2.0
      Current Employee, more than 3 years

      Earlier work life balance was good. Recently I have been working 11+ hours everyday

      13 Jun 2021 - Lead Software Engineer 
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Salary is good Employee engagement is good

      Cons

      Long hours Legacy technologies Managers don’t understand technical language Holidays are less. Only holidays are Diwali and National Holidays. You have to work on bank holidays.

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      3 people found this review helpful
    7. 5.0
      Former Employee, more than 1 year

      Great job

      5 Aug 2021 - Production Supervisor in Grovetown, GA
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Great team environment. Management was very helpful and supportive. I would definitely go back. One of the best production jobs I've ever had.

      Cons

      There was long hours and working 6 10hrs days. There was very high turnover at the time i was there.

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    8. 4.0
      Former Employee, more than 3 years

      Great place to work

      29 Sept 2021 - Sales Associate 
      Recommend
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      Pros

      You get to drive tractors all day.

      Cons

      Long hours, bad work life balance.

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    9. 4.0
      Current Employee, more than 10 years

      good benefits very long hours

      25 Aug 2021 - Manufacturing Engineer in Marshalltown, IA
      Recommend
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      Pros

      benefits are very good here

      Cons

      long hours are the norm

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    10. 1.0
      Current Employee, more than 1 year

      Low Pay - High Stress

      27 May 2021 - Supply Management Planner 
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Remote work, experience, autonomy, coworkers

      Cons

      Long hours, low pay, no paid vacation time, high stress situations. Management declines all raises for contingent workforce. Wages don’t keep up with inflation. Planners are looked down upon in the organization but do so much to keep their production running.

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      4 people found this review helpful
    11. 5.0
      Current Employee

      Great job

      24 Jul 2021 - Associate in Iowa City, IA
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      Pros

      Good paying job for a factory workers

      Cons

      Hard labor and long hours on feet

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