Makita U.S.A. Reviews

Pros

The managers were nice and recognized the potential in their employees.

Cons

Makita sent areas of the business to Mexico resulting in company layoffs.

Advice to Senior Management

Keep encouraging your teams!

Pros

Great place to work for the flexibility of schedule. Not alot of paperwork and not very fast paced. Good people to work with.

Cons

Upper management tends towards favoritism when shake-ups happen, which is frequent. Not very competitive pay scale.

Advice to Senior Management

Do more to attract and retain talented people. I woould still be there if I had felt as if I were appreciated and were paid more.

Pros

High quality product. Good training programs.

Cons

Upper Management has no respect for employees (no matter how long you have been with the company). Company has moved employees across the company, just to let them go in a matter of months. Be careful accepting a position with them. Get a guarantee, they will screw you over!

Advice to Senior Management

Have some common courtesy and respect for your employees. Quit bringing in managers that have no clue what they are doing so they can make a mess of a system that worked fairly well in the past. Do fix what isn't broken.

Pros

It is a quality, industry respected product that is in demand. In the sales role you have flexibility in schedule, will participate in fun events and work closely with the top end-users and distributors in your market. The branding initiatives provide for some unique opportunities. Your routine changes daily and is at times challenging, but personally rewarding. The people you will work with are great.

Cons

Communication from upper management is minimal at best. There is a prevailing prairie dog culture that prevents open and honest communication with the top. Competition from Makita itself in the form of other distributors and Makita sales territories is a constant battle. Increasing sales targets without regard to economic conditions is a challenge.

Advice to Senior Management

Allow for more open and honest communication without the fear of reprisal. Make efforts to attract and retain quality sales talent. Improve personal and professional growth initiatives. Listen more closely to customer needs.

Pros

Great office staff
Company vehicle
Good health benefits

Cons

Poor communication
good employees not regonized
not enough pay

Advice to Senior Management

keep good people
better co communication
put a STOP to hiring FAMILY mebers