Shareholder = Winner. Employee = Loser. - Specialist Leggett & Platt Employee Review

2.0
Jan 28, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I worked with some great people. I know there are lots of other good ones out there.

Cons

If you want to work here just know that when it comes down to it, Leggett Upper Management will choose the shareholder over you every time. When COVID, hit hundreds of employees were furloughed without pay. Then the layoffs started. I know companies were worried and trying to cut costs but Leggett went too far. They fired hundreds all over the company to cut payroll costs. The worst part was when it came time for dividend discussions, they paid out anyway. They paid HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS in dividend payments out to their shareholders while cutting hundreds of jobs! Did they have the right to do this? Of course. But everyone saw it and it told us everything we needed to know. Upper management (major shareholders themselves) received big checks while hundreds of people’s livelihoods were destroyed. PLEASE think long and hard before you work for a company like this. If the opportunity is just too good, then get in, get experience, and GET OUT!

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5.0
Jan 23, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

This is a great company to work for and is the only one of its size in the area. There is room for advancement if you work hard, do a good job and stick around. Much of management has been there for a long time and advancement is the best way to get into management as they have a hard time hiring management from the outside.

Cons

Overtime is expected. There are many busy times with quarter end and tax filing season. It can get stressful.

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Leggett & Platt Response
5mo
Thank you for taking time to leave a review! We appreciate your feedback, and we are grateful to see that you think L&P is a great company to work for. If you’d like to share more, please write to social@leggett.com.
1.0
May 15, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

My office was clean and air conditioned. There was indoor plumbing.

Cons

They do NOT care for their people. ZERO life-work balance. HR IS A JOKE. As a salaried employee, you could not pay me enough to go back there. Nearly killed me- literally. Know that your health insurance is ended the same day your job ends without warning, notice or ANY helpful information for you to transition forward.

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Leggett & Platt Response
2w
Thank you for taking time to leave a review. We appreciate what you shared about health insurance and work-life balance. If you’d like to share more with us, please write to social@leggett.com.
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