Strong potential if core HJ upper management is replaced - Manager Herff Jones Employee Review

3.0
Aug 8, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Great colleagues. Products I've been proud to be associated with. 401(k): strong match with genuinely diverse options. ESOP: glad for the deferred compensation. Good immediate supervisors. Rich pool of highly knowledgeable and innovative rank-and-file staff (hourly, lower management).

Cons

Paternalistic, obsessively need-to-know executive level is filled with Indiana white guys working their tours through the divisions, being moved to the next spot just as they begin to figure out the one they're in. Completely destroys the prospect of knowledgeable leadership in any division, which makes the company weaker than it needs to be. Mantra of growth by acquisition sucks energy from the core company, screaming the message that no executive has a clue about restoring profitability using the available talent and other assets on hand.

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5.0
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Pros

Dedicated to giving customers best products

Cons

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4.0
May 20, 2026
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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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