Very sketchy company - Engineer QUIKRETE Employee Review

1.0
Aug 9, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

PTO is decent, & work seems busy so you’re never bored. Clean facility.

Cons

I don’t know what happened to all the negative reviews but I know they’re changing a lot of things and restructuring the company. They do not treat people well and are flat out racist to employees & HR especially. If you don’t work super hard they’ll let you go even though you’ve been a good employee. There were quite a few 1 stars that magically disappeared. If you have the opportunity to work somewhere else I’d take that over working here.

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QUIKRETE Response
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Thank you for giving feedback about your experience working at RRAI. Your responses help us improve our employee experience. I am glad to hear you enjoy our PTO offering and that you are always challenged at work so as not to feel bored. Coming to the points you have raised about our work environment; we always strive to make our offices a place where all employees can thrive and grow without any discrimination as we pride ourselves on emphasizing diversity, equity, and inclusion as integral to our company culture. We hold ourselves accountable to high standards and our goal is to deliver a great workplace experience. Your individual experience certainly didn’t reflect our intent or values. RRAI has an open-door policy where any employee can voice a concern to leadership without fear of reprisal. Any claims of discrimination are taken extremely seriously, and a thorough investigation will be conducted in response to any allegations. If you have witnessed or experienced any form of discrimination, please contact me directly. We do have an environment that is fast paced and performance focused and we hold all our employees to high expectations. As our company evolves our organizational culture of achievement and execution against our objectives is critical. At RRAI, we strongly believe in cultivating a team of mission-oriented employees who are motivated toward reaching company goals and who feel they are well supported in the achievement of their personal ones. We have also been working hard to introduce new initiatives with employee satisfaction in mind. Since your feedback is anonymous, I invite you to connect with me directly, so that I can address any concerns head on. Best, Heidi Parks Chief People Officer RRAI

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Cons

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Pros

• SPEC MIX Management generously sponsors an after hours book club to save you from the burden of actual on the job training. • You get to develop incredibly thick skin during the complimentary weekly screaming tantrums from frustrated contractors. • Your personal vehicle will receive a free and permanent custom coating of authentic concrete dust. • The company ensures you never have to carry the heavy emotional burden of making too much money by capping your commission. • You will master the art of being a sales rep, a debt collector, a logistics manager, and a firefighter all at the exact same time. • It is a paradise for early birds who love the peaceful serenity of frantic contractor phone calls starting at 6 AM sharp. • You don't have to stress about closing new deals because plant-level disasters will safely eat up your entire day. • You get the unique privilege of working with a vintage equipment fleet that management has lovingly kept stuck in the dark ages.

Cons

• The position is a total bait and switch that acts as a glorified dumping ground for logistics and plant level fires rather than actual sales. • You are trapped in an impossible paradox where management expects high daily call volumes but leaves you zero time for business development. • Contractors will scream at you on a weekly basis because the plant cannot stop making production, quality control, and logistical mistakes. • Your day is sucked into a vacuum of tedious administrative grunt work, forcing you to act as an unpaid customer service rep and debt collector. • SPEC MIX leadership is entirely insular and out of touch, operating a rudderless ship with no modern growth strategy. • You are expected to win over new clients while armed with a decrepit, aging equipment fleet and non-existent marketing support. • Management completely abandons you during a massive technical learning curve, offering only a book list to study on your own personal time. • You are expected to be at the beck and call of frustrated clients starting at 6 AM sharp every single day. • The base salary is insultingly low and the commission structure actively penalizes top performers with strict caps. • Management stripped away company trucks and replaced them with a pathetic stipend that forces you to destroy your personal vehicle hauling heavy samples. • You are forced to subsidize the corporate bottom line with rapid personal vehicle depreciation and a permanent coating of concrete dust. • The job is a soul-crushing and high-burnout environment designed only for those comfortable being operational workhorses under a model that devalues success.

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