Haworth reviews

3.3

46% would recommend to a friend

(516 total reviews)
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Franco Bianchi

70% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Haworth has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 516 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Haworth employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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516 reviews
1.0
Jun 18, 2012

Stay away from jobs in operations

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Pros

There are a lot of good people who work here, trapped by a bad economy. They work hard for the company and believe in the product offering they have to offer

Cons

The upper level operational leaders believe in blaming people first and improving processes second. Because of this they have a high turn over rate, both moving people into new positions and moving them out of the company. This has happened to not only long term employees, but also to employees they have hired in the last two years. Be careful if you are looking at a position here, you may not last long

5.0
Jun 1, 2012

overall a great place to work

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Pros

If you are in sales it's a great place to be, there is lots of opportunity especially if you are willing to relocate.

Cons

There is a lack of communications between sales/engineering/manufacturing. Although I'm sure it's the same at most manufacturing companies.

1.0
Jun 1, 2012

A pretty building full of soldiers.

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Pros

Nice building. Yet, if you were a client, you'd think you were paying too much for their furniture as the building is over-the-top. There are a few good people (soldiers) who work there.

Cons

Many of the exec. leaders are looking for "yes men". They are not seeking creative thought/strategy or ideas. It's "do what I say and don't think" mentality. They want soldiers who will take orders. Period. Too bad. The damage being done by the VPs today will have an impact for many years to come. Show up. Blow smoke. Say Yes. Keep your job. Many poor -to-average Haworth managers are thriving because they do that. They are happy and the VPs are happy. Everyone else isn't. If you want to be a soldier and be pushed to extremes, worked to the bone, and appreciated very little, go to Haworth. If you want to be creative, grow, develop and contribute in meaningful ways, go elsewhere. Yes they are international -- but that means very little in the day to day there. Very few travel abroad. Except the VPs and a few chosen few.

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