Quad reviews

3.4

55% would recommend to a friend

(1,485 total reviews)
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J. Joel Quadracci

59% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Quad has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,485 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Quad employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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3.0
Oct 16, 2015

Good People...

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Most people are great, willing to help and are friendly - you can literally reach out to anyone and they will usually do their best to help you. The history of company is extremely rich and makes people work hard. The management team is doing what they can do combat a struggling, shrinking print industry by investing in growing areas and to invest energy into new ideas.

Cons

Pay is terrible - everyone is paid terribly and no one gets raises (except executive team) Many of the long time employees don't see a way out even though they are unhappy and they drag down everyone around them. Especially those employees who like to reminisce about the "good ole days" back when Harry was around - failing to realize that if mergers and acquisitions didn't occur, that they wouldn't have a job. Period. The business is slow to adopt change and it can be frustrating for young enthusiastic employees to wait for said changes. Old employees get worried about changes even though it will make their jobs easier. Managers don't usually spend enough time with their employees and understand their career goals - I saw a lot of good talent leave because they were being passed up for positions they wanted, but managers who didn't know it or managers who refused to move people because they knew they wouldn't be able to replace them - in a selfish move. The company keeps investing money in different areas, but most of the time, has an ill conceived plan of how there will be synergy and leads to duplication of work, efforts, and loss of money. Many people work 50+ hour weeks in the office because their departments are understaffed & management expectations are unrealistic.

1.0
Oct 14, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Company is still in business. If you're fresh out of high school and don't know any better, then this is the place for you. You'll be working for "The Walmart Of The Printing Industry"

Cons

12 hour shifts, below average pay for the printing industry. The company doesn't push sales, instead it's an attitude of "If you can't beat em, buy em" Plant closures. Plants outside of Wisconsin aren't safe from closure.

1.0
Oct 13, 2015

Horrible

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

You get a lot of hours and can sign up for overtime if you want. They reimburse a portion of the cost for steel toe boots.

Cons

Promotion without pay, sweat shop environment. Overtime shifts are random. You switch from days to nights every few months, ruining your sleep schedule.

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