Territory manager - Territory Manager Makita Employee Review

2.0
May 30, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Makita USED to be a well ran company. They ran the good guys off and initiated a military style management.

Cons

Turn over is high and you can't​ trust ANY one. Management will backstab up in a heart beat. HR is a joke! NO training for new employees. Can't compete against Dewalt, Milwaukee or Bosch. Upper management hires their friends so you better be willing to get along with them. Management takes no accountability and blames everything on you. Run Promotions that you can't compete with the following year and tell you you're​ doing a terrible job. Will not hesitate to tell you they will fire you if you don't hit your numbers. Regional VP's do nothing and point the finger at you.

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
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Pros

- Great work/life balance. - Great teammembers (outside of IT management) - Near market pay. - Good health coverage. - Annual Christmas tool raffle/prizes. - Professional development/e-learning materials are provided. - Working in a beautiful and modern facility (clean and well-kept)

Cons

- Toxic motivation practices by IT management (threats of termination, frequent negative reinforcement, calling out a mistake in a large email group with the intent to embarass the employee rather than addressing it one-on-one, asking other employees their opinion about another employee that is late once what they think about the tardy), - Misleading employees about new opportunities that don't materialize. - Micromanagement practices (reviewing every support incident, reprimanding after a single Teams message sent during a lunch break), - No performance-based raises. - No bonuses (except an $85 gift card annually). - Little-to-no advancement opportunities (layoffs to reduce headcounts were performed in 2023). - Very minimal (almost non-existent) training and sparse knowledge base documentation for new hires. It is mostly sink or swim. - No performance metrics or SLA to determine employee performance. Performance is often measured by emotions and the personal relationship with management.

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