Avoid If Possible, Unless You're A 'Good Ol' Boy' - Sales Associate Puffer Sweiven Employee Review

2.0
Oct 31, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Some coworkers and managers are great at communicating and coming together to work on projects. Pretty good work/life balance. Managers will understand that sometimes as a parent, you need to work from home or unexpectedly take off a bit early.

Cons

If you're a woman, prepare yourself for the sexism and sometimes downright harassment by some. If you're ambitious, this is not the place for you. Expect for 15 years to go by before you're able to move into more challenging roles. This place is run by old, white man and they promote the mentality that challenging roles come after years of being bored with a simple position. Prepare to hear this phrase a lot, "They're just good ol' boys that fly by the seam of their pants," when it comes to describing the Puffer culture by employees AND customers. Very low pay. HR will tell you this is because of the ESOP package they offer. They do not contribute to your 401K account. Very few opportunities to earn more. Most career moves are considered, "lateral moves". Very informal place of work. Lack of professionalism by some. Too many personal stories and personal religious beliefs shared. CEO will make crass comments/jokes about admin and warehouse employees when he thinks no one is listening. Sick time and vacation time is tied up into one small bundle of PTO.

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5.0
May 1, 2026
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Pros

My last year with Puffer was 2016. The company truly felt like a family. It's been ten years and I still miss everyone!

Cons

The old president of the company seemed to have little regard for the employees. Thankfully, it looks like he's no longer with the company.

4.0
May 20, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The majority of the people and the ESOP are the best parts of the company, I would recommend the company to a friend outside of HR,

Cons

No remote work unless you are hiding it from upper management. Tenured employees are not compensated as well as the newer hires. Compensation is the biggest problem for recuiting.

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