Smith & Loveless reviews

3.0

50% would recommend to a friend

(56 total reviews)

Frank Rebori

51% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Smith & Loveless has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 56 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Smith & Loveless 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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56 reviews
5.0
Jan 5, 2017

Love Each Day

Recommend
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Pros

Company culture allows one to sink or swim quickly. It is extremely loyal to those who are loyal to it. Plenty of opportunities to advance and make this place your work home/career. Great people, great opportunities and a great place to be. Stable and without large corporate complications. Family owned and one feels a part of the life blood of the company IF one chooses to embrace the opportunity. Have never looked back on my choice for career and livelihood for my family.

Cons

The biggest Con I have noticed is the attitude of those who are not committed to success. The loyalty the Company offers is sometimes taken advantage of by naysayers and people not committed to the belief in the Company. These naysayers decide it is better to try to complain and bring people down to their levels in lieu of pushing through and accomplishing what is needed. Every company has cons, but here it feels like one can actually change or advance ideas and have a direct say in resolutions. Nevertheless, one needs to embrace the career or get out of the way of those who do.

1.0
Aug 15, 2016

A company that is being lapped in the 21st century.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

I've never gotten my paycheck late but at least I've found I can deal with more incompetence than I ever imagined. There are some people here that honestly try and we do get ice cream sometimes.

Cons

This place is absolutely clueless. I wouldn't hire the president to run a lemonade stand. This place makes me thankful I didn't grow up in the 60's. Every system in place here is outdated. The communication here is terrible. My boss quit and no one told me for nearly 2 days. It takes hours to open 3D models that should open in seconds and are asked to work overtime to compensate for how inefficient this place is. I feel like working here has set me back in my career.

2.0
Jan 19, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

The "lower" level people and direct management are extremely nice and very helpful. The health insurance is pretty good and the hours aren't too bad.

Cons

This company is stuck in the past. Salaried employees have to clock in and clock out, shirt and tie is required for men despite not dealing with anyone outside of the company. The hours are set and offers no flexibility that several other companies offer (i.e. work the hours that you want as long as you get your 8 hours in). Salaries for anyone other than upper management are a joke, several people left for a minimum of a 38% pay raise. The turnover rate is extremely high. Communication between departments is extremely lacking and getting concrete answers regarding projects is very difficult. Upper management is unwilling to do what is needed to retain employees (i.e. better salaries and benefits). With the exception of the health insurance, the benefits are not very good. The profit sharing is negligible, the 401K match is laughable, and the raises from reviews are barely even noticeable. All the while, the company will fight with customers to get an additional $100 from them despite the fact that the customer spent $300,000 on new equipment. Equipment completion deadlines are rarely ever met for one reason or another which leads to very upset customers. I am astonished that the company has lasted this long.

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