Rain Bird reviews

3.4

52% would recommend to a friend

(526 total reviews)
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Mike Donoghue

63% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Rain Bird has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 526 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Rain Bird 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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526 reviews
1.0
Oct 27, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Outstanding people in the trenches... talented and dedicated to doing great work. Too bad no one wants to stay.

Cons

Rain Bird is a dictatorship led by an insecure narrow-minded over-the-hill autocrat who only holds the reigns of power because he inherited the company his parents founded. The company's problems are clearly with the ownership and the inapt leadership team the CEO/owner has put in place. A leadership team whose first concern is self preservation.

1.0
Aug 10, 2009

Horrible place to work

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great money at first, until you realize how inequitable pay is distributed in this company. Work with very talented peers

Cons

Stupid Stupid company led by someone who should have retired long ago. Everyone scared to give honest reviews as it would be detrimental to your job

2.0
Aug 4, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

-Rain Bird admittedly only looks for and hires "the best of the best" -- so you will work with many bright, innovative people -The company is ethical and conservative in its business dealings and has been around since the 30's... -Quality is targeted in every aspect of the operation...from administration to production line...quality isn't merely hype at Rain Bird...it is literally THE expectation (and nothing less)

Cons

-I have never worked anywhere where employee morale was so horrible -- all areas, all levels, all locations...employee morale is unbelievably low -Big brother is watching...your email, your voicemail, the company even traces your internet activity......so much for trust -The company forces all managers to "grade" all employees from A - F on a regular basis, according to a normal distribution, so each manager only has a small # of A's..more B-C's, then forceably some D's and F's. (Employee's are mostly unaware of this directly because it isn't shared--but if you are a D or F, you will know because your manager will receive constant and direct pressure from on high to move you OUT!) This is an ugly process -The turnover is ridiculous -- in all departments. It's so bad the company has an unwritten policy to never distribute information about "departures", the only notification is when an email is returned as undeliverable....no matter how key the position. -The company is private, and so obsessively private it is ridiculous. The culture is outright paranoia about disclosure or dissemination of information...so much so that at times employees don't have the information necessary to do their job...even if they are held accountable for it. -HR is a joke, and that is kind. Lead by a former accountant with zero HR training or background, and this is obvious...HR at Rain Bird is about as human as a general ledger.... put simply...HR has one of highest turnover rates in the company. Enough said. -What training or documented job descriptions and procedures?

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