Airgas Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Airgas

Pros – Ou of all the companies to work for in this area Airgas isn't the worst. It isn't the best either but better than most. The benefits are ok, but the pay needs to increase.

Cons – Nobody will admit it, but they have an unspoken motto of "more work for less pay". Everyone understands the concept of keeping OT down but to force that much work on an under staffed and under payed group of employees with the " no OT" hanging over your head, is unrealistic. There is no real Pay scale so some people are grossly under payed.

Advice to Senior Management – The first thing I would advise them to do is to create a fair and just pay scale so they could attract educated and qualified employees.

Current Employee – been working at Airgas full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Job security is the biggest plus.

Cons – Benifits and never ending additions to procedural controls

Advice to Senior Management – Trim the fat at the top and put more guys in the plants

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Airgas full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Good benefits and opportunities to apply for many new openings from within.

Cons – Some difficulities to advance within a position. The % of increases in hourly paid positions is not enough to cover cost of living.

Advice to Senior Management – Need to be careful with close friendships with employee's on your team or group. Favoritism can cause others to be frustrated.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Airgas full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Financials of the company are solid and you don't have to worry about going out of business. Overall benefits are above average but expensive. Opportunity to grow professionally but must work on own time.

Cons – No raises to keep up with inflation. Always trying to drive more money to the bottom line, even at the expense of the employee and the customer. No support from all levels of management. A lot of lip service from the top but not much to show. Always wanting more sales but unable to put the money where the mouth is. Can't sell from empty wagon.

Advice to Senior Management – Quit changing the commission program to limit pay. Quit pushing paper around your desk to justify your existance. Work with your people and find out what they need in order to do a better job and then go get what they need. People in Radnor don't know what is needed at the branches to support customers, branch managers and sales people know. Don't dictate to them, listen to them and HELP.
I don't ever want to hear that we work for the stock holders of the company. We work for the customer. If we take care of the customer, the stock holder will be taken care of.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Airgas

Pros – Money work. Amount per employee

Cons – Poor leadership no management skills

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Airgas

Pros – Flexible work schedule, Ability to work without heavy handed management. A very large tool bag of items and equipment to sell. Airgas is a large growth oriented company that prides itself on service through its employees.

Cons – Outrageous goals to meet top compensation $$. Very questionable moral and ethical values within management. Managements willingness to increase a regions set budget half way through the fiscal year to decrease commission and bonus payouts to its employees. Lack of respect for employees and desire to always "Want the next Big Win" without compensating current efforts. Though some price increases are required, Airgas is always passing through misleading price increases that the employees are forced to push onto their customer.

Advice to Senior Management – Take care of your employees for what they bring to Airgas. Reward your employees for outstanding efforts and honor a agreement you make once goals are set.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Airgas

Pros – Competitive Pay
Great hours
Paid Holidays
OK benefits

Cons – Most people in management are only in that position either because they know someone, or they were in management with a company that was previously bought out. If you've been with the company longer, you're automatically seniority, versus those that actually know what they're doing. Nothing is confidential, management tells everyone's personal problems, including reasons why someone was terminated. They talk about you behind your back, smile in your face. Code of Ethics/Conflict of Interest is constantly broken. New employees are started out with higher pay than those that have been with the company for years.

Advice to Senior Management – Managers should be hired based on their knowledge, not how long they've been in the business.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Airgas

Pros – Good pay great opportunities for advancement there is also learning opportunities with airgas university the bottom line is take pride and do a good job and you will be rewarded

Cons – The insurance could be better. I would like to see other training for employees that want to advance with the company. Also they like to run thin on employees making it had to give amazing customer service.

Advice to Senior Management – Treat everyone with the same respect no matter what there job title is. Make sure you let your employees know when they are doing a good job. I promise it will go a long way.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Airgas

Pros – The size of the company plenty of areas to work and grow.

Cons – company is very large and sometimes advancement takes a while

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Airgas

Pros – Great opportunities to grow to new positions in your career, it's the best way to increase your earning power. Airgas does a great job at promoting from within.

Cons – Poor overall compensation plan. Annual salary increases are low enough that long term employees fall below market value and are lured away.

Advice to Senior Management – Put together a compensation plan that keeps long term employees in similar positions in line with what the market offers.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend