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    USG Reviews

    Updated October 14, 2018
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    Jennifer Scanlon
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    Pros

    • "USG has a Good work life balance" (in 20 reviews)

    • "Great people, Great Benefits, Diversity, job growth" (in 16 reviews)

    Cons

    • "No work life balance unless you have been there for years and have earned more vacation time" (in 7 reviews)

    • "heavily cyclical business really hurting with current housing market; not getting better any time soon" (in 3 reviews)

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    1. "Overall an awesome place to work!"

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      • Culture & Values
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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - PLC Technician and IT Administrator in Auburn, WA
      Current Employee - PLC Technician and IT Administrator in Auburn, WA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at USG full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Innovation, driven to improve and automate, recognizes and rewards employees.

      Cons

      family health benefits, employment tenure does not mean much of anything

    2. "Administrative Coordinator"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Chicago, IL
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Chicago, IL
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at USG full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Great people, Great Benefits, Diversity, job growth

      Cons

      Tends to have lay offs

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    3. "Was very nice, the NKC plant team was amazing. Family oriented and helpful."

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      Former Employee - Project Engineer Co-Op in North Kansas City, MO
      Former Employee - Project Engineer Co-Op in North Kansas City, MO
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      Pros

      People are super nice and helpful in projects. Even as an intern the respect and opportunities you get are amazing.

      Cons

      Don't know with the acquisition how things will play out

    4. "Maintenance"

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      Current Employee - Maintenance Technician in Norfolk, VA
      Current Employee - Maintenance Technician in Norfolk, VA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at USG full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Great people on the floor

      Cons

      Management egomaniacs, lip service on safely

    5. "Change is required"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook

      I have been working at USG full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Great Values
      Safety always comes first
      Multiple locations nationwide

      Cons

      Bad management overall, need improvement.

    6. "Project Engineer Co-op"

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      Former Employee - Project Engineer Co-Op in Chamblee, GA
      Former Employee - Project Engineer Co-Op in Chamblee, GA
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at USG full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Great company to work for. Really great to its employees

      Cons

      Not a lot of repsonsibility

    7. Helpful (1)

      "Packing operator"

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      Current Employee - Packing Operator in Southard, OK
      Current Employee - Packing Operator in Southard, OK
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at USG full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Pay is alright for the area

      Cons

      Favoritism, nepotism, and its who you know not what you know that gets you promoted. Management is terrible and they want you to give your life to the company, when the barely put in full time hours. If your happy working hard and never seeing your family this job is perfect. Otherwise look elsewhere.

      Advice to Management

      None, because they don't care anyway.

    8. Helpful (1)

      "Sales Representative"

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      Current Employee - Sales Representative
      Current Employee - Sales Representative
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at USG full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      You can work any time of the day to get some of the work but that is also the disadavantage.

      Cons

      No work life balance unless you have been there for years and have earned more vacation time. Salary average bonus can be good, not worth the endless and redundant documentation that makes no sense. they just want to make sure you are working 60 hours a week. No team work or collaboration. Everyone is out for themselves. Management does listen or care about training or mentoring. They love you if you are seemingly making sales and if you need support and guidance, well it sucks to be you.

      Advice to Management

      Don't waste your employees time recording things you would not want to do yourself. Understand and know how to coach your team and not just police them.

    9. Helpful (1)

      "Horrible"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Shoals, IN
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Shoals, IN
      Doesn't Recommend

      I worked at USG full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      The money is decent, no worth killing yourself over though.

      Cons

      The insurance is expensive.
      They work you like slaves.
      Horrible swing shifts.
      Rude management.

      If you want something that pays decent, but no life outside their schedule this is the place to go.

    10. "Project Engineer"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at USG full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Great culture. Safety truly matter to most employees. Management tries to do their best to accommodate to employees needs. There a quarterly luncheons if no lost time occurs and you get free lunch every now and then with visitors. The company focuses on your needs and trains you to be ready for the your next promotion which is department manager.

      Cons

      If you want a technical role, this is not the place for you.

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