Window Dressing - Team Leader AriensCo Employee Review

1.0
Jun 1, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

It's a small company in Wisconsin. It's family owned and you can make some really good friends here.

Cons

Ariens has a lot of nepotism and 'friends of' hires. There's a lot of cliques and sets you can either be part of or get owned. There is constant blame. Middle managers even set people up to fail. They try and be a big company but most of what they do you could do in your garage. There is a great message with their core values and most employees follow it or at least try - middle management does not. I have been working for 20-years and have never been threatened, written up, or cussed out - I sure was here multiple times and with upper managements complete knowledge and even encouragement. The day I left was a great relief. A year later I had a good job for more money where I didn't need a prescription to go in the door. They try and make the place look and sound good but it's just window dressing.

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5.0
Dec 10, 2025
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Pros

All of my coworkers were very helpful and the day-to-day work was usually pretty exciting and changed often.

Cons

Communication between different departments was sometimes difficult.

2.0
Jan 15, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great experience to build your resume, mostly due to a lack of clear role definitions and being asked to do tasks outside of your scope of work. The engineering department is full of dedicated workers just trying to survive the whims of the Ariens children.

Cons

"Be Honest" - Upper management lies and intentionally misleads employees "Be Fair" - There are huge discrepancies in pay and responsibilities for the same job titles "Respect the individual" - Long hours and "unspoken expectations" make you feel like a number that's only as good as the amount of slop you can deliver "Encourage intellectual curiosity" - There was never anytime to try anything new or come up with multiple solutions let alone do anything innovative.

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