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The First Years reviews

4.1

74% would recommend to a friend

(33 total reviews)

Curt Stoelting

88% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

The First Years has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 33 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The The First Years employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.9 stars).

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33 reviews
5.0
Feb 24, 2014

The First Years

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

This was a great family run/public business. They cared about their employees and offered a good work-life balance. They had a great growth rate with several licensing deals. The location was convenient for travel both from the north and south with easy access to major highways.

Cons

After the level of growth, and being a public company put tremendous pressure on the owners and management. It simply became easier to allow the company to be sold and dismantled than to struggle with those requirements. This was unfortunate as many good peopel were let go immediately, and more have been lost to attrition and consolidation over the years. Currently, only a handful of the 100+ persons remain as part of a larger conglomeration.

3.0
Dec 11, 2013

changes

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Company is small enough to be nimble, good people who are trying to do the right thing and have good experience.

Cons

unstable market leads to uncertainty at the company with no clear direction.

4.0
Apr 19, 2013

Good company.

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good people, good products. Good location. Company has long history and now has backing of global toy and baby products company.

Cons

If you work in satellite office, may feel like missing from the hub of the action.

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