Constant reorganization on shaky ground - Engineering and Marketing AriensCo Employee Review

4.0
May 25, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Great family and employee first atmosphere. Internship program was great at introducing us to all parts of the business. Interesting products. Engineering department is great and industrial design was an awesome (but somewhat independent) department while I was there. Food occasionally brought in by a food truck or local restaurant.

Cons

Constant restructuring! The company restructured twice in 3 years. This resulted in numerous lay offs and resignations of good people who did great work. There are a lot of “old guard” folks who try to keep the company stagnant. Also, Brillion is not a great town to work in. Maybe 2 lunch options within a 20 minute drive. Cops camp the county highways. In the summer the farms emit an ungodly manure stench the likes of which I have never smelled before or since.

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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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