warehouse associate

truck driver

delivery driver

intern

customer service representative

Border States Electric

Terrible place to work with horrible management.  If OSHA came in the place would be shut down.  The openings between rows in the warehouse are completely packed full of pallets of stuff that hasn't been put away and they don't care or see that it does.  They're basically in a building half the size they needed.  Half your day was spent moving stuff or crawling over stuff getting to the things you need.  Trucks constantly come in with inventory all day, and each time they do...you need to make a pathway to get them unloaded.  It was absolute crazy.  How I described the warehouse, well the parking lot was the same way...truckers would have a heck of a time maneuvering in the small lot and lot that was full of product unorganized and not put away, that they would often times be very irritated by the time they got lined up to empty their trailer.  Nobody in the warehouse picked up a broom, emptied a trash can or picked up after themselves at all.  One employee unloaded a pallet of steel rods 10ft long in the parking lot off a trailer, and the banding broke causing the rods to go all over....said employee left everything lay there, and the manager seen it, and didn't even ask him to pick any of it up.  The garbage piled up was like an episode of Hoarders in the warehouse...very poor management, the guys under the manager ran the show...the manger he no one responsible for much anything.  I work hard and am not one to complain and went to this place with good intentions but after only 2 weeks, that was enough for me.  There was or is nothing enjoyable about working for Border States.  No concern for safety what so ever.

Management was good. The work place, and benefits are good. Employee owned, so if the company is making money the quarterly and year end bonuses are nice. no 401k match but you are eligible for ESOP after working there from April to April. All truck loading takes place outside and there is seldom any snow removal. Not enough forklifts, so you often have to wait or go find a forklift. the employees are friendly good people. the 2 issues I had was in my department Spanish was the primary language, and English was only used when talking directly to me or if management was present. so I often felt out of the loop, and did not know what was going on around me. This was only an issue in shipping. Management had a lot of PTO and as a new employee I had to figure a lot out by myself. The training left a lot to be desired. The Trucks had cameras on you your entire shift, and would tell you you were following to closely when cut off by another driver. The camera also would say you must stop at stop signs when there was no stop sign. Although it was not an issue for me, I was told by other Drivers that id you exhibit distracted driving twice in a 2 year period you would be terminated.

Working in the warehouse at BSE was always active work, scanning products that were received in and accounting that what was purchased was received and writing up any discrepancies and mailing them to the corporate office. Putting the new items away on the shelves provided another set of eyes to verify the correct product and correct amount were received. When work tickets would be printed the necessary items would get picked, then another co-worker would need to verify the ticket to ensure the correct item and quantity were picked for shipping or pick-up. The hardest part of the job happened when the counter sales would call for help, all free associates would go up front to help with customers, pulling the orders was fine but I was still learning how to write up the tickets for processing and accept payment. Most of the co-workers were fun to work with, many of what I learned came from fellow co-workers due to the leads and supervisors being busy. It was also one of the things I did not enjoy about this branch, being such a small branch of the company it took a long time for leads and supervisors to teach new workers much, any work reviews were often weeks late if they happened at all. However, it was a fun, fast paced job that, while it left much to be desired, it provided a lot of learning experiences.

A typical day at Border States is dynamic and collaborative, with a strong focus on supporting customers and finding solutions. I’ve learned so much about the utility and electrical distribution industry, especially how to align technical knowledge with customer needs. The management team is supportive, approachable, and genuinely invested in employee growth. The workplace culture promotes teamwork, integrity, and mutual respect. The hardest part of the job is balancing multiple priorities during busy project cycles, but it’s also what keeps things exciting. The most enjoyable part is working with great people and knowing your contributions directly impact the success of customers and the company.

I started as a temporary employee for an anonymous agency for adequate compensation. They really loved my performance. When it was time for them to hire me, they started questioning my ability to further carry out my performance due to my age. They thought I was too old. They made me wait another month to see how I held up.
   I proved myself, during July, August and September, in a warehouse with 2 functioning swamp coolers. The other 10 blew hot air. They hired me for a considerable amount, and then laid on the politics. I started at 10am and often times I didn't leave until midnight. Money was there. I suggested multiple ideas for improvement, they liked them, and that's where it stopped. This is a work HARD for your money job. Drama drama drama. 

At first I thought I died and went to job heaven. Then my supervisor left to pursue a different career. I was made promises that were not kept. Which put me in a very difficult position. Living in Tucson and working in Phx. Due to this supervisor leaving, the moral around the office was very negative. Her position was not filled. Instead, her job duties were delegated to the admin dept. Where we had no supervisor to speak of. Our dept was not a priority. They did hire several supervisors who did not work out. The last supervisor and I did not see eye to eye on anything. He harassed me from the day he started and finally I was let go. He continued to harass the female who took over several of my job duties until she went to HR and threatened to sue for harassment. He was then let go.

Middle management destroys all the positive aspects of this company.   Most are paranoid about their abilities and they fail to foster a team spirit.  They are email bullies and utilize subordinate "stoolies" to bring them false information which they use break morale by making weak unprofessional decisions.

It does not matter how much experience, skills,and talents you have.  They do not know how you use the employee as a resource to improve the company.  The more you have, the more they will ride your butt.   They use the ESOP benefit as a reason why you should tolerate their abuse.

They do not live up to their promises and know how to skim through issues with upper management by passing blame or terminating talent which proves to be a threat

Not a bad job but they lack in area of training, especially for management.  When there is any little hitch in the day's activities, management goes into crisis mode and tend to make poor decisions.  Instead of looking at all aspects of situation and utilizing all resources, they tend to blame warehouse and put extra work on them.  Example...3 warehouse people and 8 office employees.  2 warehouse people leave company with a week of each other, crisis mode.  Instead of having office (sales people) help in warehouse (they didn't want to because they get commission) they expected the 1 warehouse person to do the job of 3.  Lack of management training.  Manager should have set up a rotating schedule for office people to help in warehouse and get with powers that be to find a way to compensate sales people for lost commission.

Good place to work, however be prepared to work 45+ hours per week. Everyone is an employee owner so the more efficient you can be will result in larger rewards with their ESOP plan. I felt like we were like family there. Several functions were held throughout the year to show employee appreciation. The hardest part of the job was working in the winter elements when making deliveries. I enjoyed the fact that I had the authority to create my own routing each day to best satisfy the customer. I also had the authority to spend company dollars to buy treats (donuts, cookies, candy) for customers. They also paid for my lunches when out of town delivering. 

Terrible management from the CEO on down. Dictators with no answers to problems. Management would often say, “if you have a question, just ask.” but would not answer their phones or reply to emails for hours or even days on end. They claim to be a family, but the company showed a loss so they cut positions. I was told I improved on my goals but “lacked professionalism” and that was why I was terminated. The branch I worked for was part of an acquisition... 2 years after being acquired it still has the old company logo on the building and the delivery truck. One employee reported nearly everyone else for the smallest troubles. Lots of water cooler talk then complaints of things needing done. This was a learning experience, if nothing else.

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