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Quality Archery Designs

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Great products, horrible company to work for! - Anonymous employee Quality Archery Designs Employee Review

1.0
Oct 12, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

There is a good Christmas party, low level employees are awesome people! The archery industry is filled with a lot of great people. There is an indoor archery range that is available for employees to use during breaks.

Cons

QAD's upper level management starting with the owner Dan Summers does not trust or value his employees. This is shown in a variety of ways. Sales representatives are not given their current sales numbers and are absolutely forbidden to share their past numbers with other sales staff (not that it really matters because there is no commission on sales). Salaried employees are required to punch in and are punished if even a minute late. Everything on QAD's property is under survalence and is closely monitored, The place has better security then most government buildings. Unfortunately the company's management is just as bad as the company's compensation structure and culture. The "bullseye" bonus system is entirely based upon how management feels about a particular employee rather then performance. QAD requires a college degree for most office positions, then pays barely over minimum wage even though most of these positions are salary. This is especially bad during show (peak) season, when you are required to work large amounts of overtime without compensation. As other reviewers have pointed out decisions take forever to be made even though the company and chain of command is very small. This is directly due to the overbareing management style of the owner and the marketing manager (CEO). The company claims to have strict Christian values, but only sticks to them when it is convienent for the company.

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Pros

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Cons

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Pros

Endless mandatory over time means more money. The job is easy to get into. You will get a lot of experience different parts of manufacturing depending on circumstances. People who aren't in management are very nice

Cons

Inconsiderate superiors They act like over time will end eventually but it never does. One half an hour lunch break for the whole 10 and a half hour day if you're on overtime. Management wants you to not think for yourself and read their mind. The company says they have Christian values but they don't seem to care about them as much inside the factory.

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