A Company With A Global Facade Run By Mom and Pop - Anonymous employee Ellsworth Employee Review

2.0
Feb 21, 2015
Anonymous employee
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Pros

There are some excellent employees who've been there for years. Typically those are the ones you want to partner with. Pay is average and benefits are satisfactory.

Cons

Newer employees can't get traction in the company - HR gives you the impression of an all-inclusive culture, when in reality, is it's a mom and pop business, rife with favoritism and nepotism. The family tries to run the company remotely seven months out of the year from Arizona - a total fail because the rest of management breathes a sigh of relief once they're gone and then try to run things their way. When the owners come back, it's screaming and do-overs for everyone and managers all revert to being Yes Men. Employees who retire are brought back as "consultants," while their (former) positions remain open for months, if not years. There are very small cliques within the company that have aversions to new employees. Good, quality employees jump ship early, or are let go for "budgetary" reasons. The company tries to stay in growth mode by acquisitions; this results in culture clashes and terminations, leaving Ellsworth employees to (unsuccessfully) clean up messes from the acquisitions, resulting in more screaming from management. The company puts on the facade of a growing global organization that, in reality, is nothing more than a family business that's subject to the often-misdirected whims of the owners.

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5.0
Mar 12, 2025
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Pros

Training is amazing , warehouse is very very efficient. A lot of great people work there.

Cons

Micromanaging they sing you for every little mistake. That will affect your quarterly bonus if you get one. System is easy to learn but warehouse inventory system isn’t linked with order entry system

1.0
Mar 19, 2025
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Pros

Work life balance is good

Cons

Management has favorites. WFH? If you don’t get approval in writing don’t bother because they will try to find a way to get rid of you if they don’t like you. The manager was never in office so I never found a way to gain a relationship and trust her it was the complete opposite actually….The manager is an immensely insecure person that requires constant validation from their subordinates and has engaged in three faced tactics to exploit HR into firing people the manager doesn’t like. (Not saying gender as I don’t feel that’s irrelevant and want to keep things confidential)

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