Ferguson. . .ehhhh, i'm sure you could do better. - Manager Trainee Ferguson Employee Review

1.0
Dec 31, 2008
Recommend
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This is like the 100th time that I'm writing this and I'm getting even more pissed off. There aren't any good reasons to work for ferguson unless you are a single white male that loves selling the hell out of plumbing supplies. The hours are long and the pay is low. I guess i should take that back, the people you meet, customers or co-workers, are great. it's an even mix just like with any other job. almost everyone wants out, some just feel stuck or it isn't a good economy to be looking for another job. Bottom line just keep looking.

Cons

everything about ferguson is a downside. the hours are ridiculous. you are expected to work 50 hours a week ( not including luch) so about 10.5 to 11 hours a day. you get 2 personal days per year 2 floating holidays and about 4 days off due to holidays. starting in january if you are planning on taking a vacation you will only be able to put in for 8 hours. so for every day you are off you will lose 2 hours of pay. . .yess because they call you salary but you're actually hourly. unless you're upper management with a car and all that jazz. then you are hourly and you only get paid once per month. but dont plan on making it that far in your career. you'll get tired of it or get laid off.

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1.0
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Pros

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Cons

Poor leadership (manager and director), poor communication, poor training, unrealistic m expectations, micromanagement, no SOPs, lack of structure, FLSA violations, no upfront disclosure of what role is, stingy management. People outside of HR are great. In HR? They’re happy to lay people off and talk about it so casually during meetings. Think “it’s our yearly layoffs” and joking about catching people “slipping”. No opportunities for growth despite saying there was during interviews. Interview and reality are worlds apart. No diversity. Severe control issues. No new people have been hired in over 3 years yet multiple people have left so people are burnout. One person handles all of one process alone and management thinks that’s ok. For reference the same process takes 10-11 associates in the same sized org. I can go on. Stay away!!!

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