Columbus McKinnon Employee Reviews about "salary"
65% would recommend to a friend
(14 total reviews)

David J. Wilson
70% approve of CEO
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- "Poor management, low paygrade, disorganized company, bad leadership, no profit sharing, overworked, 1" (in 4 reviews)
- "Middle management is filled with deceit and blame without ever providing constructive thoughts or solutions" (in 3 reviews)
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Updated Oct 31, 2023
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Return to all Reviews- 5.0Jan 24, 2023Senior Talent AdvisorCurrent Employee
Pros
- Great benefits - Amazing work culture - Competitive salary - Growing organization
Cons
- Yet to experience a negative
Columbus McKinnon Response9mo
Thank you for your feedback and for sharing your experience. We are very happy to hear you are enjoying the benefits and work culture. As you continue to navigate CMCO, please engage with your leader and HR to share your ideas as we continue to grow.
- 1.0Aug 8, 2022Applications EngineerFormer Employee, more than 3 years
Pros
Salary was the only pro.
Cons
Everything else. Management doesnt care about you as a person. You're just a replaceable cog in the corporate machine.
2Columbus McKinnon Response2y
Thank you for taking the time to provide your feedback. We are sorry to hear about your experience with management. Each year we conduct an engagement survey and will continue to do so in order to learn additional feedback around our culture and leadership. With this information, we are confident we will build a better culture together.
- 4.0Aug 9, 2022Anonymous EmployeeFormer Employee
Pros
Good culture, seasoned executives and leadership
Cons
Salaries lower than tech industry
Columbus McKinnon Response2y
Thank you for taking the time to provide your feedback. We are glad to hear your thoughts about our culture. In regard to salaries compared to the tech industry, each year we review our market competitiveness and we will continue to do so to ensure we are competitive.
- 2.0Nov 19, 2015Professional SalariedFormer Employee
Pros
They have a product I had/have a lot of faith in. Their core products you can say you are proud to have been a part of putting out there into the workforce. The corporate office truly has good people who believe in their products, and in their minds, they believe they are doing what is best for the folks out across their different divisions.
Cons
At the division level things are a joke. The good old boy system is in place--not just where I worked, but over the years the contacts I had across the company told me it was the same where they were. I personally heard one HR manager tell our entire office that we should just be glad they allow us to work for them and that they gave us a job. If you are one of the Southern facilities, women are paid about half what men are in salaried positions. No room for advancement...none whatsoever...unless you are willing to kiss some major behind and be a yes man. Before I quit I saw an email that was the tipping point for me, it came from one HR manager to my supervisor. I had asked for a significant raise because I was grossly underpaid (clerk salary for professional work). The HR manager actually said I was paid too little compared to the same position across the corporation. Do you think they upped my salary to within range across the corporation? NO. One excuse after another. I left after nearly 20 years of empty promises and excuses as to why I wasn't good enough to advance. Walked into a new position doing much less work, no weekends, no nights, for over $10k more annually. CM pays some people well--if you are the teacher's pet.
7 - 3.0Sep 3, 2016EngineerCurrent Employee
Pros
Reasonable salary. Job security.Cannot be fired without serious cause.
Cons
Management cannot plan, understand product development, or understand the value of proper engineering.
3 - 3.0Jan 9, 2022Anonymous InternFormer Intern, more than 1 year
Pros
Good salary- entry level pay is high
Cons
Extremely long hours, lack of growth opportunities
- 2.0May 21, 2020Customer ServiceFormer Employee, less than 1 yearBrampton, ON
Pros
Colleagues were always nice we had a our own office parties
Cons
it's not competitive salary you're always working non-stop and it gets hard to catch your breathe at times
Columbus McKinnon Response4y
Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback. We're sorry you had this experience. HR has elevated your concerns to the Customer Service leadership team to look for opportunities of improvement.
- 3.0Jul 22, 2015Anonymous EmployeeCurrent Employee
Pros
Decent salary. Local leadership is steering the company in the right direction. Many improvements and machinery upgrades are being put in place and should make the company better in the long run.
Cons
Director level manager is bent on imposing his vision on the company. The problem is he doesn't understand the unique challenges of our facility and is pushing textbook solutions which don't work.
1 - 1.0Dec 1, 2014MACHINE FLOORCurrent Employee, more than 3 yearsLisbon, OH
Pros
Decent pay for easy work. Feeling that I can count on the other guys on the floor. Semi-stable employment
Cons
Union contract means nothing when management doesn't follow it anyways. Instead of doing what it says in the book, they will go by 'past practice' - aka what makes them look best to corporate. Mindset is not about the employees at all, only what will make management look best!! I would even call the treatment towards employees abusive. I know some of the past practices violate federal laws. And they wonder why employees are confrontational! Management doesnt have a clue what is going on. This goes from Engineering to Human Resources to Operations. Wrong information is given if and when you get any information at all. No praise or incentives for doing good work or more work than required. No reason to try to do well at all. I truly think both salary and hourly employees would flock out the door if given the chance to. The list of bad things about working here is never ending.
4 - 4.0Jul 10, 2023Anonymous EmployeeCurrent Employee, more than 5 years
Pros
CMCO is a great pleace to work. Modern environment, and a good work life balance. Co-workers as well as supervisors have a positive attitude.
Cons
Average salary and just partially open to home office (restricted).
Columbus McKinnon Response4mo
Thank you for your feedback and for sharing your experience. We are very happy to hear your comments around the environment and work life balance. Please continue to engage with your leader and HR to share your ideas as we continue our flexible work arrangements.