Poly-America reviews

2.9

43% would recommend to a friend

(44 total reviews)

Adam Ross

35% approve of CEO

29% positive business outlook

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2.0
Oct 21, 2014

Its a job.......

Recommend
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Pros

Little risk of getting fired as long as you show up. Low expectations for the pay. Lots of overtime if you like never being home.

Cons

Point system, HOT in the summer, COLD in the winter, pretty much the same temperature inside as it is outside. Pay raises are a joke. If your lucky you get a $0.25 raise a year. Very rarely a $0.50. Most of those are washed out by the increases in health insurance. Most promotions are based on who's been there the longest. Management seems to try to put obstacles in your way and then tell you to figure it out. Managers also will tell you to do something, then when their boss grills them about it, they put it all on you. Vacation structure is atrocious. If you're in 12 hour days, 4 days per shift, they only pay you for 10 hours on a vacation day for a total of 40 hours, not the 48 if you had been there. Big pay cut to take a week off.

3.0
Jul 13, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Written from a corporate engineer's perspective; your department will determine your experience: You won't work too hard, and taking breaks to converse with coworkers is not frowned upon. Free coffee, fresh (but slightly burned) at any time of day. Depending on your job, you will be exposed to most of the plant and lots of different machines and processes over time. You do not lose vacation time for sick days or appointments during business hours. Match 100% of 401(k) contributions up to 6% of salary. Health insurance is reasonably priced.

Cons

Management pyramid is very short, low mobility once you're in. Vacation allowance is 0 first year, 40 hours years 2 and 3, 80 thereafter until you get 120 after 15 years; you can negotiate to change this. The 401(k) does not come with any options and is in low-yielding investments, making it unsuitable for investors with more than 10 years left until retirement. Plant areas are not climate-controlled. Bonuses are not part of the culture, and there is no automatic prompting for raises.

3.0
Mar 13, 2014

Good place with nowhere to go!

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Salary is good, people are not bad, and the managers are not too strict.

Cons

There are no moving up in the company. Once you are there, you are basically stuck where you are. They dont hire manager positions from in house people. You have very little input on what goes on in the company. What the higher ups say goes.

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