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
1.0
Apr 11, 2016

New Ceo = No job security

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Horizon was a great company with many great people that worked for them before they got bought out by an investment firm. Most were let go over the past 3 years.

Cons

Where should I start. Way to go on destroying a company that used to value the employees.

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Horizon Hobby Response
9y
I'm sorry the circumstances of your departure from Horizon have so negatively impacted your opinion of the company you worked for over the past 10+ years. However, it is inaccurate to say that "most" people were let go over the past three years. The fact is 78% of our workforce has been with Horizon for three or more years. We have had several retirements in the past year or two of people who worked for Horizon for 25+ years. We are proud of the longevity of our employees' service with the company. Not every employment relationship ends on a happy note, which is regrettable, but that is reality in any company. We wish you the best of luck going forward, and thank you for your many years of contributions to Horizon.
2.0
Apr 11, 2016

RC Fun

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good people in the company and a great product.

Cons

Executives. Was family owned and then became more "profit" focused. I welcome change and process improvement- but the focus was more on the extreme side of obsessive.

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Horizon Hobby Response
9y
Thank you for submitting a review on Glassdoor, and thank you for your 8+ years of service with Horizon. We are glad you think highly of our people and our products! We hope all employees accept and even embrace change like you espouse, but it is sometimes difficult to get a whole organization on the same page and moving at the same time. In some instances, we may make a decision and later receive new information that causes us to pause and reevaluate. Other times we try something new, and find the results do not meet our business objectives to the extent we had intended. Growth is achieved not by sticking with the tried and true all of the time, but from being willing to try new things and develop in new and interesting ways. Some times we will temporarily stumble, but a fall is not a fail--we analyze what went well and what didn't, and learn from those experiments. It is a continuing, on-going process. With that said, it is important to empower our people to speak up, be entrusted to execute on their portion of a plan, and add their contributions in the most meaningful way. Over time, those principles result in success, which for Horizon and our consumers is RC fun! We appreciate your review. Best of luck in the future!
4.0
Apr 7, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Fun people Competitive pay Great work environment Get to help people with RC

Cons

Kept in the dark about new and emerging products. Weekend work hours in department.

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Horizon Hobby Response
9y
Thank you for providing a review on Glassdoor, and thanks for your continued service with Horizon Hobby! Our support team is second to none in the hobby industry, and we appreciate you helping our consumers maximize their experience with our products. We have repeatedly evaluated our weekend support hours, and continue to find that our limited hours on Saturday and Sunday are valued by our consumers. While some issues may need to wait until other departments are available during the normal work week, many customers can and do receive the assistance they need directly from the Product Support team. Your suggestion about giving advance information of new products will be shared with management. Thanks again for the review, and for your contributions to Horizon!
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