This job will eat your life - beware - Manufacturing Associate Freudenberg Group Employee Review

2.0
Jul 22, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

The good: Nearly everyone is nice and it's very easy to make work friends. The machines are easy to run. Food and games are provided on holidays. Pay is pretty good for what the job entails.

Cons

The bad: I was told conflicting info about shift length when starting. At first, I was told 4x10 shifts, no Fridays. Then I was told about occasional overtime, and that turned into MANDATORY overtime. Work shifts are now 4x12, and there's not enough time after work to go home, wind down, and get proper sleep for the next night. Drama runs rampant through the lines. Coworkers sometimes want to push their work off on you/claim it isn't their job to fix something small. Line WILL NOT shut down if multiple coworkers get covid. Management keeps moving production goalposts. Turnover rate is extremely high. Very little opportunity for upward mobility.

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5.0
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Pros

Great Atmosphere, solid co-workers, and decent pay

Cons

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2.0
Apr 30, 2026
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Recommend
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Pros

Stable company with broad global reach. Front office jobs not demanding, hybrid schedules and low expectations lead most to be 30-35 hr weeks.

Cons

At first this looks like a positive: you’ll notice that many employees have tenures of 15,20, 30 years. But that leads to a lot of group think and insular behaviors. They actually have a common statement among employees - “you’re not a Freudenberger unless you’ve been here 10 years.” Not exactly a welcoming statement to new employees. If you’d like to have your input and thoughts ignored for a decade, this is the place for you. Convinced they have great technologies, but in market terms, average technology at best. Horrific infighting between divisions. Management meetings resemble Klukluxclan meetings in terms of diversity. Pay scales below market, 401k match very weak

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