Klein Tools Reviews

3.5

50% would recommend to a friend

(231 total reviews)
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Tom Klein

78% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Klein Tools has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 231 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Klein Tools employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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231 reviews
1.0
11 Oct 2017

Better Opportunities Out There

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Nice office space, some great co-workers, and a few decent benefits.

Cons

Klein Tools is an established company with some nice family values, however, if you're not a Klein you shouldn't waste your time. There are some great people who work at Klein but sadly their hard work goes unnoticed because management takes credit for their ideas. Overall the management team (managers, directors, VPs, and above) is made up of a fairly lazy group of men who sit back and burn out their team members with unrealistic goals and timelines. The HR department is sadly stuck in the stone age and they haven't made any necessary changes to keep up with the employment trends. Yes, they added a ping pong table to appeal to the millennial crowd, but how about adding more valuable benefits that employees will appreciate (student loan assistance or work from home). No vacation time is given during the first 6 months of employment and then it's accrued after that and almost impossible to plan ahead. This leads to additional burn out and turn over. They have unlimited sick/personal days but the second you take one it's automatically assumed you're either lazy or on a job interview and after, you're watched like a hawk. At the end of the day, Klein's culture doesn't promote a healthy work/life balance or sufficient growth opportunities due to poor senior management.

1.0
13 Aug 2020
Recommend
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Pros

There was nothing positive about working at Klein Tools.

Cons

This is the worst run company from an operational standpoint than any other company I have ever worked for. Management does nothing except talk out of both sides of their mouth. Do NOT even consider taking a job in Customer Service or the Credit/Accounting Department. HR does nothing either, so don't bother to escalate anything. It was, by far, the worst experience of my career. Management is ALLOWED to bully you, criticize you, curse at you... all while they do NOTHING and their employees suffer daily. I have never seen employee turnover at such a high rate but it is no surprise why. Once again, HR should recognize this and put two and two together with the many complaints they receive about these Managers and Directors. I saw first hand lying, stealing, and mistreatment of employees from management, things that you don't think exist in the workplace in the modern age we live in. Nothing will change until the dinosaurs retire and they they replace key people in HR. Get a job anywhere else but here. Trust me on this.

2.0
18 Mar 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Some great co-workers, benefits (not comp) are good, decent coffee, depending on your department, work-life balance is good

Cons

There is very little advancement, next to no yearly increases, and no tolerance if you want to suggest a change or improvement. Resources, especially staffing, are completely off-balance due to family in-fighting. The structure is completely 'siloed' and makes for many inefficiencies. If you're not a family member or friend, don't bother. Not to mention there is practically no diversity in upper management. At the end of the day, it's about the family getting their large checks.

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