Andersen Windows Reviews

Pros

Opportunities for personal growth and advancement if you are willing to make the effort.

Cons

Loyalty to the associates. Bottom line driven now.

Pros

More than willing to spend money on making a better product

Cons

Slow in making personnel decisions and often miss the boat on implementing cost saving measures that would benefit the company.

Pros

Good manufacturing environment
Opportunity to work in many different areas
Good people

Cons

Pay and benefits are poor
Culture is changing from trusting and sharing to distrust and greed

Advice to Senior Management

Management struggles to make decisions
Disconnect between upper management and manufacturing

Pros

Treated very well, and appreciated the people I was working with.

Cons

Lower pay than other options.

Pros

The associates are great people and are doing more with less. Hopefully they will be rewarded for their efforts. X

Cons

The company has completely moved away from the values that Andersen has stood for. Hopefully there will be a company left when the economy picks up.

Pros

Good pay and benefits.Good work atmosphere.

Cons

Poor communication between departments. Business dwindling due to poor housing market.

Pros

Work/life balance
Good People to work with
Profit sharing during good years in housing market
Best company in the industry
Great location

Cons

Entrenched leadership
Low turnover equals low opportunity for advancement
Management to operator relationship is poor
Cliques form in management, play favorites at times

Advice to Senior Management

Continue to invest during housing downturn. Upgrade IT systems and junk some legacy systems and programs that don't work. Focus on quality and customer experience.

Pros

enjoyable place to work the people are real nice and are very help ful and will try to fix a problemso

Cons

there no reveiw so you get pay the same amout as the slacker and there no enforcement of the rules

Pros

Flexible hours & friendly peers

Cons

Professional growth is limited and non contributors are not removed

Advice to Senior Management

Recognize the people who are working extra hard to make profit for the company

Pros

Freedom to plan my own day and hire my own employees. Compensation was fair enough to survive on. Thats it,

Cons

Barely saw management, never had time to go over results unless negative, never given praise for doing a good job

Advice to Senior Management

pay attention to the employees that arent directly involved in the sales. They need support too that will in the end help grow revenue