Is Shaw Industries a good company to work for?

Shaw Industries has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 1,385 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 72% of employees would recommend working at Shaw Industries to a friend and 45% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Shaw Industries have been left by employees working as Account Manager , Territory Manager and Territory Sales Manager .

Does Shaw Industries pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Shaw Industries employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Shaw Industries. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Shaw Industries?

72% of Shaw Industries employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Shaw Industries 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Shaw Industries?

Territory Manager (56) , Machine Operator (27) , Process Engineer (24) , Account Manager (23) , Creeler (21) , Engineering Co-Op (19) , LTO (18) , Extrusion Operator (17) , Twisting Operator (17) , Manager (16) , Customer Service Representative (14) , Supervisor (13) , Territory Sales Manager (13) , Department Manager (9) , Electrician (9)

What are the pros of working at Shaw Industries according to real employee reviews?

"flexibility and pay and good for the area" ((in 133 reviews)); "The benefits are good and job is easy" ((in 94 reviews)); "The people are great and the company really invests in them to make them even better." ((in 81 reviews)); "Great culture and very flexible" ((in 44 reviews)); "good work life balance is great" ((in 27 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Shaw Industries according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management and very hot in the summer" ((in 61 reviews)); "Managers don't care about t anything but their next day off" ((in 20 reviews)); "Long hours and shift work" ((in 18 reviews)); "Too much favoritism from management." ((in 15 reviews)); "Very low salary for job duties" ((in 10 reviews))

What are employees saying about Shaw Industries layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Shaw Industries layoffs and their outlook for job security at Shaw Industries in 2026.

What Shaw Industries locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Charlotte , Rome , New York , Aiken , Atlanta , Dalton , Thomson , Calhoun , Adairsville , Ringgold

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Shaw Industries reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(1,266 total reviews)

Tim Baucom

77% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.6

Culture & values

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

Shaw Industries has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,266 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Shaw Industries employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

1.0

Mar 7, 2016

Bad Management

Department manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good training programs; some great, talented people; good IT support; plenty of help from corporate as they are extremely top-heavy.

Cons

Horrible upper management. Break the backs of really hard working managers who actually produce results and then replace them with smooth-talking, elbow-rubbing pompous blowhards who are "yes" men. Nepotism and favoritism is a problem here. You are in the circle or you are out...not based on talent but who you are related to or go to church with (who knows?).

2.0

Nov 21, 2015

Process Engineer

Process engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Ged program, tuition reimbursement, excellent training, different opportunities within one company : sales, distribution, manufacturing, and procurement. The company also has discount programs. Bonus program

Cons

Nepotism is prevalent within the company. Only people with high ranking family members are promoted quickly. It is not uncommon to see a director's family member with a 2 yr degree, not related to engineering, be placed in an engineering roles. Then promoted within a few years. The diversity in management is very limited. It is unusual to see anyone other than a white male in a manager role within manufacturing. Management styles vary different from manager to manager and plant to plant. Some places you are expected to work 60 hours a week and no comp time. While others may get comp time, or work less than 40 hours a week with 1.5 to 2 hour lunches. Within manufacturing, we have little ability to flex or times. It is mostly 7:30am to 5pm. However, in other areas of the company, people are allowed to work from home at least one day a week. Within the past few years, pay raises have been limited due to the loss in sales and market share. There is a fear within the company to say only good things about the company.

3.0

Jun 19, 2015

Decent company to put a foot in the door

Engineering co-op

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Various roles you can get plugged into as an engineering student. Great setup for the co-ops to live together in Dalton to be social after work. Depending on the supervisor/manager, hours can be flexible

Cons

No clear direction on what is expected. Lack of formal agenda and project for co-ops. I spent one rotation literally picking up donuts for executive meetings...

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Jobs at Shaw Industries

Entry Level Position (Nights)

Entry Level Manufacturing

Tufting Creeler Menders

Warehouse Lead - Days