Vulcan Materials reviews

I have to question who they choose to become managers. Hard work and know how, only makes other less secure coworkers try to make you look bad. And I'm not just saying that out of anger, I've had it done to me, and I've see it done to others. They preach safety, but then your manager will try to make you do things that are dangerous or illegal, then your the jerk when you refuse. I just wanted a job where I can get promoted and promotions due to merritt, not just dumb luck, or sucking up to undeserving managers, so I quit, and moved, with no house nor job. I then landed one within weeks and make more money, more benefits, more happy.

Mid level management treats employees in a horrible manner. Employees can report problems to HR or upper management but ultimately nothing is done to resolve the problem. One department has had many employees "laid off" or "let go" but none of them have been replaced. Most departments are operating with a skeleton crew in which each employee is doing several different tasks or taking on the combined work that would have once belonged to two or more other employees. The employees are not being compensated or promoted. Vulcan's insurance plan was once excellent and a major reason why people would want to work for them, however, the benefits get worse each year while the price steadily increases. Also, you can forget about promotions in the company. Even if you obtain a degree you will be told that you do not have the experience to move into a position. The workforce has been greatly reduced and employees are taking on more responsibilities and, in some cases, doing the work that once belonged to 2 or 3 employees. The work has to be done but management becomes angry if the overtime budget is exceeded. Also, while Vulcan pays for employees to have short term disability (sick time is taken out of this) many managers become irate if employees take sick time. This appears to be due to reduced workforce as work quickly piles up because employees have no one to help take on their workload when they are absent. While employees cannot be reprimanded for taking FMLA I know of several employees who have had snide remarks made toward them for taking it (i.e. a coworker was talked down to for having to extend her FMLA due to complications from childbirth)