All good things come to an end - Anonymous employee New Balance Employee Review

2.0
Sep 15, 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Benefits are wonderful, 40% employee discount, lots of free sample products, cool co-workers

Cons

I worked for the company for years. In the beginning things were GREAT! The work environment was laid back and fun…pet friendly, bbq’s, games, contests all during the work day. But after while leadership changed and so did the fun laid back atmosphere. The worst was the excessive micro managing by leadership. Everything from our 10 min breaks to our daily work tasks were controlled BY THE MINUTE. The leadership team would do constant check ins to make sure everyone was “working”…nonstop IM’s, patrolling the office staring at everyone’s computers or desks. Very uncomfortable. Don’t get me wrong there were a couple bad seeds that might’ve needed this treatment but I definitely don’t think this should’ve applied to everyone. Also the pay is terrible and only the a__ kissers get promoted. With the company’s huge success they should definitely pay the employees alot more than they do. Needless to say it was good while it lasted but some things really need to be reevaluated.

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