Horizon Hobby reviews

3.5

61% would recommend to a friend

(92 total reviews)
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Christopher Dickerson

71% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Horizon Hobby has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 92 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Horizon Hobby 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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92 reviews
4.0
May 4, 2016

Great place to work.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Got to work in southern Ca, great group of people to work with. Always had something to do until....

Cons

New owners have different vision then management, too bad I wish them the best of luck in their new direction.

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Horizon Hobby Response
9y
We appreciate you leaving feedback on Glassdoor. We are happy to see your overall experience warranted a four star rating of Horizon as an employer. We aren't sure why you would not recommend Horizon to others if you think it is a "great place to work". If there is specific information that you did not share in the exit process, we would still like to hear from you. Please contact your former manager or Human Resources representative. We'd love to talk! Hope all is going well for you. Best of luck in the future!
2.0
Apr 28, 2016

Work environment is not what it used to be

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Decent pay and benefits. Some talented and great people work at HH. I truly believe HH cares about its customers.

Cons

Certain members of management continue to get promoted to key positions in upper management, despite consistent failures. If certain members of upper management like you, you're in. If not, you are out. It has largely become a good ol' boys club. It used to be a great place to work but changes in company priorities and large staff reductions have drastically changed the environment. The company priorities, direction and performance are not very transparent to employees.

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Horizon Hobby Response
9y
Thank you for sharing your perspective on Glassdoor. As a current employee, we hope you will avail yourself of opportunities to speak directly with your leadership team, HR, or senior managers to share specific information about what you see and what you would like to change. If your morale, or that of coworkers, is not as high as it should/could be, please partner with us and make some suggestions of how we can improve. We not only welcome, but encourage, employee feedback and participation. All Horizonites should have clear direction about corporate goals and company performance. As you know, we ensure each department is holding regular huddles, we have monthly meetings with senior leaders and ask them to take information back to their teams, and we have quarterly meetings for all employees. Plus, we have an open door policy at all levels of the organization. Please speak up if you need information about your role, company objectives, and our future direction. You are a part of the team and we all need to be pulling in the same direction to move forward. Thank you for your compliments on our compensation, benefits, people, and commitment to customer service. We are glad you recognize how much we value all of those things--you included, whomever you are! :) If your current experience at Horizon isn't what you want it to be, please talk to someone. We truly do care!
2.0
Apr 26, 2016

Friendly people but that's about it

Anonymous employee
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Pros

People were nice and friendly Manager cared about my well being and happiness Benefits and pay are decent

Cons

Management had no guidance If you are not a engineer it sometimes felt that the company didn't think you were important No advancement opportunities because it is a smaller company

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Horizon Hobby Response
9y
Thank you for your kind words about our people and our total rewards package. Managers do truly care about all employees, and it is nice to know you felt it during your time at Horizon. Of course we value our engineers, but we very much recognize that all positions are necessary for the success of the organization. Everybody plays a part in one way or another to delivering great products to our consumers. I am sorry you did not feel there were opportunities to advance at Horizon. As an organization with relatively low turnover, sometimes it can take time before the right opening presents itself. In the meantime, employees who want to expand their scope of responsibilities or enrich their current positions are generally encouraged to do so. We wish you the best in whatever you are pursuing post-Horizon! Thanks for submitting a review.
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