HJ used to be a good place to work - Anonymous employee Herff Jones Employee Review

1.0
Apr 29, 2016
Anonymous employee
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Pros

There aren't any anymore. It used to be a good place to work but the management at Varsity are so hands-off that they have no clue what's going on at HJ.

Cons

IT has been divided by management to create isolated teams that are encouraged to compete and sabotage each other, it's like working in a poorly scripted reality tv show as they decide what pieces to outsource. Upper management has no problem lying to your face, telling you that your team is safe, and then going to another team and telling them that you're on the chopping block. It's an incredibly hostile work environment created on purpose by upper management.

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Pros

My immediate supervisors were great. My teams were amazing. Even the temporary staff we hired for the season were usually pretty awesome. 11 paid holidays. 3 weeks vacation after 5 years... A week PTO .. that's 31 work days as paid time off! And if you schedule it right during holidays you could be off for 3 weeks and only use a week vacation 😂

Cons

Upper Management took the lean manufacturing process too far. Six Sigma processes have their place and can be beneficial when applied properly. However when it came to redistribution of responsibility and telling employees they would now be responsible for not only A, B, C, but L, M,N, O and Z as well with no increase in pay or benefits. They also expected everyone to not only accept their new responsibilities but did not allow for any additional time in the day to complete the extra work. I thought that's taking it a bit too far.

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