Blum Stanley Reviews

Pros

Family atmosphere, room to grow

Cons

Can be slow to change.

Pros

Good benefits, bonuses twice a year.

Cons

Can be stuck in a role for years, given responsibility without the recognition, poor management, short breaks, excessive overtime

Pros

Awesome benefits package earned vacation and sick time

Cons

Dwindling work/life balance due to excessive overtime

Pros

Benefits, hours, challenges. Mostly Friendly co-workers... "mostly"

Cons

Either no management or micromanagement. Told that they trust your judgment and then criticize your decisions. Do not show your supervisor to be incorrect, but do not make a mistake. Grudges are held and you suffer retaliation if you answer a question honestly when it contradicts the Blum Way. (The way I understand the Blum way is that management/engineering gets all the credit and glory, you get the blame.)

Pros

Family owned not beholding to share holders. I always get my raises and always get my bonus. Insurance cost for employees is fair and has only went up a few dollars ONE of 4+ years there. My supervisor is awesome and very fair. Greets EACH and EVERY employee on the floor daily at beginning of shift. I work with 20+ people daily and all are Courteous and respectful. Many people have been there for 10, 20 or 30 years. Vacation and personal time accumulate fairly. Some people have said not enough is given because you have to save some for shutdowns but I believe that is why they give you 3 weeks after a year which to me is very fair. Many of these things I have written you will have a very difficult time finding elsewhere. If you keep you're nose clean show up on time and do the job you can be there a long time and I hope to get 20+ and retire from there.

Cons

Breaks are to short. Raises are tied to production even if the machine is not running. Machines are old and run 24/7 which makes for many breakdowns.

Pros

Some of the people are very nice. The building is state-of-the-art beautiful. Three weeks vacation after 1 year (but you are strongly advised to take your vacation time during the plant shutdown which coincides with the two busiest and most expensive weeks of the year for vacation).

Cons

This is the saddest and weirdest place I have ever worked in my entire life. The marketing department has a notoriously high turnover rate and rightly so. While I worked in this department I received very little training and work was withheld from me for the first 18 months. I was bullied, lied to repeatedly, built up only to be knocked down, humiliated and manipulated by management and co-workers having affairs. There is virtually no praise, only criticism (the CEO is particularly fond of humiliating people in meetings). The place is like a morgue; filled with countless rules, red tape and endless meetings to schedule more meetings. You can survive as long as you fit it and keep your head down. DO NOT be original or creative or think outside of the box. There is only the Blum way, the Blum path. Think Stepford Wives meets Jerry Springer meets the BORG - resistance is futile, you will be assimilated. It is a Graphic Designer's worst nightmare...

Pros

I have worked here less than a year and what I have found is that the company is very employee driven, meaning it cares about its employees at all levels. It provides a good cultural mix, being an international company. Employees are respected and appreciated. Salary employees have the opportunity to get OT and have flexibility with schedules.

Cons

Due to the OT opportunity, salary employees have to clock in/out and it has been an adjustment period but also offers the opportunity for flex time which is very helpful for someone with a family.

Pros

The employee is seen and valued. The company focus is on a long-term relationships. It is a family business and therefore, does not need to strive for short-term shareholder value. Everyone can talk to each other on eye level. It is an international business and therefore, collaboration with people from other countries can be part of your job.

Cons

There is only one location in the US. So unless you are a sales rep, you can only work in Stanley, NC

Pros

Pays good, Benefits are decent, Clean work place.

Cons

Don't agree with some of there policies. They like to micromanage sometimes. The culture there is a lot different than I was use too. They give you plenty of vacation time but you had to use some of them when they wanted you too. You might get a week or so when you want to use them.

Pros

The company has good pay, opportunity for advancement and offer great benefits, hosts events for employees and their families as well

Cons

One thing that should change is the way they delegate your vacation time most of it is allotted for plant shut down during major holidays...