Stoneridge is well-known in the the industry for the poor treatment of departing employees. Expect to be terminated on the spot without pay in case you ever decide to leave. The HR handbook requires two weeks notice when leaving but I guess they’re able to ignore this on their end. Need to feed your family during this time? Nah. Stoneridge would rather twist the dagger to prove a point. Expect to be made into a “bad employee” during this time, regardless of having a great track record until that point. Is this the Stoneridge way?
Pay at Stoneridge is lower than market standards. The CEO comments that he “can’t help it if other companies are “overpaying” their employees,” rather than have a good hard look at maybe Stoneridge is actually low. The numbers speak for themselves. Is this the Stoneridge way?
Keep backups of your timesheets. Management has been caught red handed on more than one occasion messing around with employee timesheets for billable hours.
Unlimited time off is nice but good luck taking any of it. Unreasonably intense project schedules will keep you busier than you ever thought possible. Burnout happens quickly and it’s far too common. Far too aggressive implementation plans are in place that wear and tear at employees well being, and Stoneridge often falls flat on their face in meeting those goals, all at your expense. Is this the Stoneridge way?
Management throwsaround the word “tenacity” when it comes to employee development to make up for being underequipped and unprepared when going about it. Expect to be thrown to the wolves with a steak in your pocket to fend for yourself when working at Stoneridge. Expect worklife balance to be all but nonexistent. Help and support, although praised as “always available,” are actually very hard to come by since either everybody is too busy to help, or too new to actually know anything. Multiple midlevel managers with an unjustified level of arrogance stand in the way from having any real conversations with leadership, with multiple check points along the way to make sure they hear what they want to hear. Is this the Stoneridge way?
I could go on and on but Stoneridge is just another job. Stoneridge doesnt stand out, and Stoneridge doesnt care about you. They spend more time campaigning to get employees to vote to keep them on “the best places to work” lists than actually using that time to actually make it an enjoyable place to work. Loyalty is not given back, and going above and beyond only hurts you in the process. So just punch the clock at the end of the day and leave work at work. Learn from my mistake, the “Stoneridge way” is all hot air.