Ellsworth reviews

Ellsworth is desperate for "A" players, but they don't stick around for long when they do show up. Typical office politics, like everywhere. Upper and middle management play favorites. Those in the "good old boys club" like to tell everyone how wonderful it is to work here, and can't understand why others disagree with them. HR stresses culture to the management team, who turn around and regurgitate it on their employees. It's all lip service. Petty rewards are handed out in hopes of keeping the hourly people happy. Employee turnover is higher than average for two reasons: 1- HR has given the green light to managers to eliminate employees without repercussion; 2- Good employees recognize what is going on here and leave at the first opportunity presented to them. New employees are typically put into positions below their worth. Others who have worked at Dow Corning or Henkel are instantly put on a pedestal in hopes they can bring valuable insights and legitimacy. Communication and commitment to other divisions within the corporation leaves something to be desired. Every single entity is run separately, and it shows. The owners are very involved despite not being present very frequently. This leads to some questionable decisions that slow down the business. The companies run lean in order to maximize profits. Ellsworth is more concerned about looking good rather than being good. Take a drive past the facilities on the road. From a distance they appear impressive, but once inside it becomes obvious corners were cut to same some cash.

High turnover in all areas, especially in HR which is a huge red flag. Warehouse workers are overworked and underpaid, office employees have decent pay but there's more than a few bad managers. Policies are inconsistent, some people are forced to come back to the office while others in the same position get to stay home. Each department plays by its own rules and collaboration is non-existent. Managers speak poorly of remote employees in front of onsite employees. Leadership will use you as a scapegoat for their own poor decisions, and people fall in and out of favor very easily based on how good they can make a leader look. If it's easier to place blame on an employee and get rid of them to make leadership look good, that's exactly what they'll do. You'll hear nothing but good things until the employee is gone, and then they feed the rumor mill and make former employees look bad to save face. No one is safe unless they've been with the company many years and are a friend of the Ellsworth family - long-term managers and those in power positions are the worst offenders in this company.