Briggs & Stratton Reviews

Pros

It is a very comfortable place to work, longer deadlines then you would expect, it is not a stressful place to work unless you fall behind on your work - which you set the timelines for.

Cons

Very behind the times on technology, lower pay then the competition.

Pros

Briggs is an expanding company with a lot of growth opportunities.

Cons

Pays lower than the average. But they take care of you.

Pros

Pay and benefits are extraordinary in this market.

Cons

Treat employees as resources, but not human. Little upward mobility for women. No upward mobility for 55+. Paternalistic, invasive wellness programs implemented to reduce corporate cost of health care coverage (not for any altruistic reasons).

Advice to Senior Management

Rapid expansion is causing chaos in product launches. Way too much too fast!
Get focus back on track - back on the customer instead of on the stock price. Remember they made us who we were. We're becoming a commodity instead of the smart choice! Not the smart choice for personnel, either - people come on board and stay for the outstanding pay & benefits - not out of any sense of loyalty or pride.

Pros

Family, Caring, Knowledgeable, growing, Fair

Cons

some times there are long hours

Advice to Senior Management

n/a

Pros

Great environment
Opportunity to growth
Excellent managers
Good offices

Cons

THey are not that innovative when it comes to Technology, they have good equipments and softwares but are not cutting edge

Advice to Senior Management

Not really anything i can think of, they are great to work with and i enjoyed my time there a lot

Pros

Household name, strong brands and a pretty solid product. Briggs is blessed with some excellent employees. Unfortunately, many (most) of them are not provided enough opportunity to shine.

Cons

Management, management, management! Morale is at the bottom of the barrel and has been there for a long time. People mope around the office like zombies waiting for the clock to strike 4PM. Not a fun place at all.

Advice to Senior Management

Stop acting like kings and start acting like you give a dang!

Pros

Above average pay for entry level production work. Freedom to flex your mind (you need to in order to keep the antique production equipment running).

Cons

HR cares only about their rules. The union local is a joke. The union has no power or money and your fate is dictated by Briggs HR. The ethical and fair HR manager was fired by Briggs for "being too soft" and was replaced by a woman in army boots type with no compassion or sympathy for working class families. The company is slow moving and constantly being undercut by foreign competition due to Briggs lack of willingness to embrace technology and the attitude that if it is made wrong, make it work anyway. Instead of holding vendors to tolerance on parts, they adjust their production methods to accommodate whatever garbage comes in the door. I give Briggs a maximum of 10 years to keep production in Milwaukee.

Advice to Senior Management

Get rid of the current HR regime, and change Briggs and Stratton back into the family orientated company you claim to be. HR does not care how well employees perform, they only worry about how well your index number follows the (ridiculous) rules (that's right readers, you are a number at Briggs, and they care more about your number than your name). Next contract (if by some miracle you make it to another contract), don't again hire a union buster law firm to handle contract negotiations and work with the people you claim to care about.

Pros

Good People to work with.

Cons

Behind the times in technology.

Pros

Not overworked, management is open to ideas from all personnel, good profit sharing, tuition reimbursement, wellness programs, internal development programs

Cons

B & S offers low to average pay, is poor at internal promotion, its difficult to move laterally, is slow moving,

Pros

Enjoy the people I work with, pay/benefits okay

Cons

Advancement nased on who you are friends with

Advice to Senior Management

Advancement should be based on experience, abilities, not "friends"