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      Shaw Industries

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      Shaw Industries reviews

      3.8

      72% would recommend to a friend

      (1,266 total reviews)
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      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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      1K reviews
      2.0
      Jan 18, 2009

      "Don't expect miracles here or anyone to help you grow your career."

      Shift supervisor
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good pay for management employees. But pay isn't everything. I honestly can't think of may reasons to work for Shaw.

      Cons

      Long hours, no recognition, old school management mentality. Upper management call hourly folks "EE's". Large separation and disconnect between the front office and the floor. Department managers definitely have their favorites and ass kissing is in full effect here. Lots of unwritten rules concerning vacation and sick-days. The work itself is mind-numbing...for hourly and management employees. Horrible work-life balance...two on two off three on two off. It goes on and on. Professional relationships between supervisors is unnecessarily strained and overly-competitive.

      2.0
      Jan 5, 2009

      Under appreciated employees due to hostile takeover of Shaw, Industries.

      Extrusion operator
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The best reason to work there was mainly the opportunities for overtime. They would allow you to work all day if you wanted. This is very beneficial when you work rotating shifts. There are always opportunities for overtime due to the mis-management and mis-direction from corporate caused the retention to always be high.

      Cons

      The shift work can be tiresome. But there are many who do the shiftwork for decades and turn out okay.

      5.0
      Sep 16, 2008

      No job or company is perfect, but this is a very good company to work for.

      Operations manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Shaw is a very stable company with a history of being innovative and cutting-edge. The resources available to both employees and departments are quite numerous. Management training is ongoing and in most cases, the company's core values are emphasized and maintained. Most employees at the company seem to enjoy what they do and work well with other individuals and departments. With regards to operations, there is a high level of autonomy to run the operation as the manager sees fit. With that comes a high level of responsibility. The benefit package is fair - not the best but better than many.

      Cons

      Shaw is a very large corporation, and as with any large organization, internal politics can get in the way of sound management. In my opinion, this takes place most often in the middle management levels as many of these managers are climbing the ladder as quickly as they can, and politicking can be an effective way to speed the climb. From an operations perspective, there is a lot of responsibility to run the operation and this responsibility can carry with it considerable stress from time to time. In many cases, the rate of pay may not seem proportional to the amount of responsibility and stress a job places on the individual.

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