Vantaggi
- The coworkers are great fun to be around. Each coworker brings their own individual experiences and outlook to each situation and the fact that there are so few coworkers in the warehouse means you'll get to know everyone in no time at all. - It sounds counter to most of the other reviews but the uniforms provided by the company have ensured my wardrobe stays damage free. - The money is good but that's probably due to the fact that the branch is severely understaffed to the point where overtime is guaranteed and you'll be pulling at least an hour and a half nightly. - The benefits are ok. Nothing to write home about but at least you'll be covered. - Pay. You won't find a warehouse job that starts you out with as high of a wage as you'll find here. This job does compensate you for your time however it comes at a very high price: no social life outside of work.
Svantaggi
- Staffing. Management does not care about staffing for the employees. Since January 2016 to present (June 2016) there has been 40 people quit and move on to other jobs. 40 of 142 at the start of the year. And of that there has been less than 10 new hires. Of those 10 new hires 6 have been management of management trainees. - Overtime. I know that overtime is a nice bonus when you first start out but once the novelty wears off you find you spend close to 12 hours a day on the job when you really just want to go home and see your family. Not only is overtime mandatory, so is working holidays. You have to fill out PTO request forms 2 weeks in advance just to get off when your schedule says you're supposed to be off. -Pay. New hires with no experience in warehouse operations make more money going in than employees who have been with the company for several years. - Management. Management has shown very little regard to the overall morale of employees and has even openly insulted employees to their faces with no repercussions. While I understand that being thick skinned is part of the warehouse culture, being insulted by senior management at a meeting because the workload is burning out employees is not the best way to inspire morale. In addition management has routinely lied to the employees and falsified documents to ensure there isn't an investigation by corporate. *SIDENOTE: If anyone from corporate is in fact reading this, look at the reason for all the employees quitting in the 2016 year. I can guarantee that not a single person quit to go back to school like management has indicated.* - Lack of career advancement. While management says repeatedly that they are looking to promote from within the facts tell a different story: there has been no upwards promotion from the current employees in the last 2 years. - Safety concerns. OSHA would have a field day with the Seattle branch. There have been multiple instances where people who were unable to pass the training for operating heavy machinery were still passed and put on machinery just so there would be another body on the floor to assist in picking. We had an employee have his shoulder dislocated and put on light duty by his doctor, he was fed morphine and put on machinery so production wouldn't slow down. This is one of the many examples but rest assured, there are many more.
