Management makes the difference - good or bad... - Sales Representative Makita Employee Review

2.0
Jan 21, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great high quality product. Flexibility in work schedule. Great place to work when one has a manager who knows how to manage people.

Cons

Unfortunately, management. Most managers do not know how to manage people. More often than not, they are looking for "yes" men and "good ole'boys" who will fit in without asking questions. Communication is very poor - unless you are one of the two mentioned individuals. Tenure and performance means nothing no matter how good or clean your record. Thought provoking questions are encourage - but not really wanted "At Will" company - you can be terminated with or without cause - Makita actually has policies/steps on how to deal with actual employee issues, but managers (especially recently) have been firing employees and making up "cause" just to justify their actions. Moral is low knowing employees have been fired for no real reasons.

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5.0
Dec 14, 2024
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Pros

Great team with lots of female members

Cons

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1.0
Jul 13, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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