Great Company, Excellent Opportunity...& You - Anonymous employee Build.com Employee Review

5.0
Jan 31, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

There are no punches pulled at build.com. The new/current hiring process is pretty tough &, if you get through it, you are expected to raise the bar. If you don't, you can probably keep your job but that's not why you've been hired. These things are clearly & repeatedly explained to new hires. Starting pay is reasonable, for the Chico area, and you're given a wealth of opportunity to prove you're worth more after just your first 90 days. Some people hustle enough to get promoted in that amount of time. Most do not do so well but everyone is given the same opportunities. I've had open communication with my Managers, Directors, VPs and President more than any of the larger companies for which I've worked. All in build.com management have not only been open to input but they've all asked for myself & my colleagues to come to them with any ideas for improvement. The caveat to that is if the presenter of the idea isn't ready to make it happen, & it's a good idea, they will likely give that project to somebody who will step up to make things happen. Another thing to take into account, on build.com communication, is the crazy growth that is going on & the need for quick, decisive action to make the growth work. Things change and there are many times, during change, where management decisions won't be run through company wide emails. Frankly, they shouldn't be expected to run anything by popular opinion. I've seen nothing changed for the worse. All decisions are made for the better of the company. It's up to the employee to make the most of the new opportunity. There are plenty of buildees who are worker bees & will stay in their current job as long as they keep hitting the mark for that job. There are certainly a good number of people who are simply making too much money in their current job so that they won't even consider promoting up. Good for them! My point is that we all have the same opportunities to succeed & advance our careers. Maybe build.com isn't the place for you but, if it is, you're going to love your job.

Cons

The coffee machine in the back breakroom really needs an overhaul. The non-Snapple tea isn't very good at all. The grapes used to be bigger.

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Pros

The most transparent and supportive company I've ever worked for. Generous with bonuses and raises. Management will support your growth within the company and paint you a path to get where you want to go

Cons

There isn't a single con that I experienced except for how I was let go. Recent raises, praises, never took a day off and even corporate recognition only a few weeks before my firing.

3.0
Aug 6, 2024
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Pros

My manager is excellent. She promote work life balance and the inclusiveness of the team. She understands that life happens and something’s are beyond our control. She encourages honest opinions and frustrations to be shared so she can do what she can to help with that. The pay is decent but does not equal the amount of work on a daily between excessive emails and 40 plus calls a day. Working remote is a plus as a single mother with very little help it allows me to get my kids on and off the bus and take them to appointments as needed. There is a lot of internal support in the form of share point.

Cons

Now to the bad. There seems to be very little upward mobility for long time employees. There are a lot of recent changes occurring with the merging of Ferguson and not all of it is good. The showroom employees are not on the same page as we are on how certain returns work and that causes a lot of confusion and discord with the customers which those of us on the phones have to deal with. There is plenty of lateral movement but that would require having to go to a whole new manager and start over learning their way of doing things. The same expectations are not across the board in all departments as far as responding in a timely manor to direct messages or even responding at all. CE is the low man on the totem pole and made to feel that way with the daily operations and not given the same respect as others in the company. The shift bid process is arcane and should be based off of seniority not KPI. All of the calls do not require “qualifying”. We have to deal with a lot of rude entitled customers when telling them no to something just to pass them over to OOTP and they get their way anyway 9 out of 10 times. And most importantly they changed over the phone system and Genesys is awful. Multiple dropped calls daily and zero visibility for our daily adherence to make sure we are on track to stay within our 85% required schedule. I am very good at my job I used to enjoy being able to fix the complex issues I come in contact with daily and now it follows me to bed worrying what’s coming next.

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