Severely underpaid with ever-increasing expectations that are unrealistic given the company’s nearly nonexistent employee retention. Paying employees either a $15/hour base wage or commission creates an unstable and inconsistent work environment, making it difficult to build or retain strong talent.
Payroll processing is also a recurring issue. Employees have repeatedly been underpaid due to payroll errors, and leadership was instructed to remain silent unless an employee noticed and reported the discrepancy themselves. Instead of proactively correcting mistakes, the company appeared more concerned with minimizing attention to them, leaving frontline employees to fight for wages they had already earned.
The company took a dramatic turn for the worse after CJ and Mike Trimble assumed leadership. What was once a healthy, supportive, and inspiring workplace quickly became a hostile environment. The very people who helped build the company’s success have been systematically pushed aside or eliminated, with little appreciation for their years of dedication and contribution.
Employee well-being has clearly taken a back seat to maximizing profits for executives and ownership. Frontline leaders are expected to work seven days a week, meet unrealistic performance expectations, and sacrifice their personal lives while receiving little support or recognition in return.
To make matters worse, long-tenured employees have been required to reapply and interview for the very positions they have successfully held for years. This has created unnecessary fear, instability, and a complete disregard for employee loyalty and performance.
The culture has devolved into a “good old boys” club where favoritism outweighs merit. Mike Trimble has repeatedly prioritized hiring his own “brothers” over developing or retaining existing talent. While referring to employees as “fam,” his leadership style is marked by unprofessional language, excessive profanity, and behavior that falls well below the standard expected of an executive..
