Reliance Steel Reviews

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

Pros – ESOP... Adds up very quickly on top of your 401K. Great Medical, Fair Salary, Very Fair commisions. Very low employee turnover. Corporate Management one of the best. They understand the business. They understand how to make money. Business model works and it shows every earning report every quarter. Every Reliance business center is held accountable to earnings...

Cons – Very litte con's. Doing business in California is extremely difficult due to the Democratic knuckleheads ruining this state.... Manufacturing is dying in California.

Advice to Senior Management – Keep doing what you are doing.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Reliance Steel full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – esop program can be nice over time

Cons – micro managment extremly excessive, dont be late

Advice to Senior Management – Let the employees do there job

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Reliance Steel

Pros – Great benefits and flexible schedule

Cons – Incompetent management. lack of trust/communication between departments

Advice to Senior Management – Identify people with skills to promote and get rid of dead weight

Former Employee – worked at Reliance Steel

Pros – Co-workers are usually pretty nice. Management seems to care about the employees. Like many other small companies people are generally pretty friendly.

Cons – Not a really hard driven culture. People are pretty relaxed and happy with there they are, so there's not a lot of push to succeed.

Advice to Senior Management – I think it's a good place to work for, especially in the specific industry they operate in. No real problems.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Reliance Steel part-time for more than 3 years

Pros – backend oprator in computer knoweldge

Cons – some cahtting with friends and listing misic and playing cricket with friends

Advice to Senior Management – no

Former Employee – worked at Reliance Steel

Pros – Strong company within the market.

Cons – A company that was once family owned and operated is now run by bean counters.

Former Employee – worked at Reliance Steel full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Stable company with great benefits
Good bonus plan
friendly

Cons – no direction
no room for growth
poor leadership and no communication
unrealistic expectations

Advice to Senior Management – Sometimes you have to be willing to listen to what you don't want to hear, you will make better decisions if you consider all options. Make sure you pick the right skill set to lead your big projects.

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

Former Employee – worked at Reliance Steel

Pros – Refreshingly competent upper management as compared with other companies

Cons – Complete nutcases running several departments at HQ

Advice to Senior Management – layoff happy.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Reliance Steel

Pros – They are experiencing growth, they have been fortunate enough to purchase other companies and expand which is great given this economy.

Cons – People from here are crazy. A lot of backstabbing and passive aggressive behavior. You always have to be on your toes and be ready to stand your ground and fight. It's very draining and should not be.

Advice to Senior Management – Keep buying other companies and growing. But seriously, there are some hostile working environments within your organization and some people just need to chill.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend