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Cornerstone Building Brands

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1/10 - Would Not Recommend - Production Associate Cornerstone Building Brands Employee Review

1.0
May 23, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Absolutely none. Well, sometimes you’ll get pizza. *rolls eyes*

Cons

Hot place to work because it’s not air conditioned. Pay sounds great at first, but it isn’t. Not with how much you have to do, put up with, and get berated by management. 10 minute paid break during the colder months, 15 during the hotter months — but not til it reaches about 90 degrees outside. Should be a lot longer because it’s way hotter inside the plant. 30 minute unpaid lunch break (like a lot of work places). Bad management. Supervisors are only good at coming on the line to complain — not to help. Supervisors and above think they’re better than the production teams. HR is a joke. If you work 2nd shift, you’ll either make over-time or get your hours cut — there’s barely an in between. They started making everyone on the lines wear steel/comp toe shoes. Point system for being late or calling out. A whole point if you leave before 8, unless your hours are cut then it’s completely fine. Half a point if you leave after 8, unless your hours are cut, then it’s completely fine. Management doesn’t like to take doctor notes. If you’re out for 3+ days bc of a doctor’s note, you’ll get pointed for the day you “call out” but they may “accept” it for the additional days, but no promises. They hire human’s, but get mad when you act like a human basically. Might as well go and get programmed to be a robot if you want to work at this place.

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Cornerstone Building Brands Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us.  We are disappointed to hear about your experience on our team. We understand the impact managers have on their team members and regret to hear that you have felt unsupported as well as dissatisfied with scheduling and breaks. We strive to cultivate a leadership environment built upon respect, support and open communication. We also strive to provide fair pay scales, adequate breaks and regular shifts to foster a safe, healthy work environment in which all team members can thrive and enjoy a healthy life-work balance and overall job satisfaction. We regret to hear that this has not been your experience. Cornerstone Building Brands has a structured attendance and punctuality system designed to streamline scheduling and ensure coverage so that all shifts run smoothly, using the point system you mentioned. We are sorry you experienced frustration with the process.  We want all team members to feel they can speak up and know they will be supported. While we encourage open and direct communication with supervisors and HR representatives, we understand that your concerns may need to be escalated. Please utilize our Speak Up Policy (EthicsPoint), which is accessible in the employee handbook, so we can directly address your concerns. We value the voices of our teams and are looking forward to hearing from you. Thank you again for your feedback. 

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Culture of Compliance: The facility culture prioritizes absolute personal compliance over objective operational excellence. Constructive feedback or process critiques are routinely penalized or labeled as "attitude problems," stalling genuine quality progression. High Indirect Turnover: This management-by-coercion style has dismantled workplace psychological safety, leading to ongoing administrative volatility and high turnover among supervisory and technical staff.

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