Clayton reviews

3.9

75% would recommend to a friend

(692 total reviews)
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Kevin Clayton

83% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

Clayton has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 692 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Clayton employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, Repair & Maintenance Services industry (3.7 stars).

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692 reviews
2.0
Dec 28, 2016

Fall in Line or Else!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Clayton Homes has some good amenities for their employees: on-site gym, on-site cafeteria, walking trails, and a disc golf course. Another nice thing about Clayton Homes is that they aren't too focused on actually doing work. It seems like there is a daily party or craft-making session somewhere in the building, and as long as you are doing the minimum of what is required, you will be able to keep your job.

Cons

The overall culture at Clayton Homes is that you turn a blind eye to the company's shady business practices. There's a reason that the CFPB has investigated them multiple times. They are in the business of making money from high interest mortgages. They prey on individuals and promise to "open doors to a better life, one home at a time" when in reality, they are selling a lifetime of debt on an immediately depreciating asset. If you can be willfully ignorant of their business practices, then perhaps Clayton is the right place for you. That is, until you encounter their management strategy. Essentially, it boils down to this: always praise your management, never have a dissenting opinion, and don't try to make any sense of their decisions. Simply follow, do not question. Lastly, the way in which they pay their employees is a joke. This is a company that is turning $500M+ in profit annually, yet refuses to provide the employees that enable their massive profits with a decent wage and affordable benefits. They mask their low wages with their profit sharing plan that has only continued to decline in payouts. That's the interesting thing about profit sharing vs. increased salary: the former can be taken away at a moment's notice to appease shareholders and boost profit numbers.

5.0
Feb 17, 2018

Amazing Culture - Keeps Getting Better

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Corporate culture is amazing. It’s a very positive and open environment. Kevin encourages innovation and creativity. The gym classes and free fruit during the work day are a huge benefit. I love the “teamwork” environment. Each year, I am more and more proud to work here! This company is constantly looking for ways to improve from within. Also - phenomenal upper management team!

Cons

The “good ol’ boys” club is exhausting and detrimental to the company. It’s slowly getting fixed, but some of the middle management are extremely chauvinistic and ignorant to their own actions. This seems to be a particularly common theme in all of the marketing facets throughout the company.

1.0
Dec 19, 2018
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Pros

Backed by Berkshire Hathaway Decent benefits program

Cons

Are you good at over-promising and under-delivering? Are you willing to sacrifice your integrity for poor product quality? Do you have the patience to spend weeks if not months fixing endless problems in a home because it was poorly built? Is your skin thick enough to constantly be dealing with customer complaints, missed deadlines and poor product quality that you'll be blamed for (even though it's out of your control)? Do you have a creative edge when it comes to making excuses? Are you willing to spend a year or more in the job before you actually start receiving commissions? Are you OK with owing a portion of your "base salary" back to the company when you do make a commission? If so this is the perfect job for you.

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