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A positive thing up front about Brooks : 

 BROOKS WILL ALLOW YOU TO WORK VOLUNTARY OVERTIME OFTEN THROUGHOUT THE WEEK IF YOU CHOOSE. 

Negatives at Brooks/Whitestown location :

 - IF YOUR JOB IS IN DANGER OF BEING FIRED VIA AGENCY, THEY WILL NOT WARN YOU OF ANY CONCERN ON JOB PERFORMANCE OR ANY ISSUE THEY HAVE. The irony is that I was getting ready to quit about 45 minutes before I got the text from the agency. Four days prior, A supervisor came over and shook my hand telling me I was doing a great job. a nine-week assignment doesn't seem to warrant any kind of warning. I suspect if my job was really that bad, i'd have been fired sooner.   

- MANDATORY SATURDAY OVERTIME brooks will bring you in to work a 4-6 hour shift at an earlier time frame. if on second shift you will be brought in to work during first shift. This fact was never told by the agency, we were told of mandatory overtime on saturdays but no other specifics about it. Often you will have no work but will make boxes for 4 hours and get sent home. 

- LOWER-TIER MANAGEMENT DOESN'T WANT TO HANDLE ANY TYPE OF ISSUE BETWEEN CO-WORKERS - I was told to confront them myself on any issue I was having, which seemed bizarre since there was no security on site to handle problems. I refused to engage in this kind of gutter behavior. Once I saw a supervisor (not low level team leaders) arguing face to face in parking lot with an employee that was just fired. the argument was street hassle style with people surrounding and in-face yelling. Very disgraceful.   

- CLIQUE CULTURE - if you hire on at brooks as a regular employee, there is a general  acceptance of bad behavior it seems  and people refusing to work. sitting around and arguing with the people who are working and trying to do their job. it is a bro culture of people not following rules and this gets accepted. if you ask for help with management to engage in the problem to diffuse it, they will sheepishly walk over and barely comment. scared to address issue even though they are management, especially if it concerns an issue with one of their friends or workers they like.  

- TIME CLOCK if you clock in some minutes before start time or clock out a few minutes after due to waiting in line, you will not be paid those additional minutes. the policy at brooks just rounds to the hour and there has to be a set number of minutes before the additional pay sets in. the agency did not advise in advance about this policy.

My work involved a lot of emailing with internal and external customers, video-conference calls with distributors, and numerous spreadsheets to communicate information. There was always ample work to be done. Benefits here were excellent - medical, dental, vision, 401(k), etc. There were often weekly runs led by different departments and special company events. Hard work was rewarded as there was opportunity. As a type "A" personality, the only thing I found difficult was having a good work-life balance. For many at the company, it seemed that work was their life and all-consuming. I found that to be true of myself. However, there were several who were able to find a good work-life balance that I envied. You can do it if you discipline yourself and set good boundaries. Overall, a rewarding, positive, fun place to work!

Most warehouses aren't managed very well and this is no exception. I wouldn't say "don't work here" but I would say "don't have high expectations." I was surprised by the lack of responsibility/accountability for the supervisors. They expected employees to do work that, in my experience, should be the supervisor's responsibility. Like most warehouses, they waste an insane amount of money trying to maintain a broken status quo rather than making improvements...still though, not the worst place I've worked at



The problem with Brooks doesn't lie in the idea of the company. Run Happy is a tag line they perhaps used to live, and pretend to live to the outside and even to themselves quite a bit, but not so much anymore. 

The upper management cares too much about becoming a challenger brand, and in that has lost all sight of who their company is. Everyone second guesses everybody, no one feels very respected, and every group is very isolated from one another so you don't really have any idea what's going on. Even within the marketing department you could work in Social but have no idea what creative is doing and vice versa. 

It could be uphill again at some point, but right now there's a big exodus of unappreciated feeling people who are talented and looking for something that treats them that way.

I left a decent job to take a position at Brook as a contractor to hire. I was told a week or two after starting that my position was being eliminated and I no longer worked for the company. My manager assured me that he would work with his managers to get my position back (and I do believe he tried). This went on for 6+ months and was a horrible experience getting my hopes up for nothing. 

Upper management seems to be playing musical chairs. They went through multiple VPs and managers in the past 6-8 months. Seems like everyone was either secure or very scared of losing their jobs. I was warned by family who had friends that worked for Brooks to not take the job. I wish I had listened.  With covid and being laid off from Brooks my career has been significantly held back. 

At Brooks Sports I would pick customer order, and or replenish picking location. I learned to pick or replenish with a timely manner also help new temps. with any issues they may face. Management was great at informing workers of daily task and informing us with any extra work that may can be done that day. The most difficult part of the job was to stay attentive throughout the whole shift because of the hours of the shift (8pm-430am). The most enjoyable part of the job was being able to work at your own pace, and not have to work with a team everyday. It would give me a chance to focus on my daily tasks with no interruption.

The benefits are really good and the pay is OK for the area compared to other warehouses. Lots of unexpected mandatory overtime, many times announced at the last minute. Managers seem to not have a clear plan in place. Newish picking manager is terrible especially when it comes to being a people person. Only cares about numbers which is why many on his team are leaving or transfering. He's good buddies with the head manager so he won't go anywhere. HR is ok to work with if you can actually ever get a hold of them. Supervisors and leads are OK, though some clearly don't care anymore, or don't handle any issues that arise.

Brooks was a happy place for most of the days. The people were friendly but would take a shot at you if it helped them get ahead in the game. People from your own department would not support others. I had some great days there and put a lot of extra hours in the computer rooms and for the off hours work. 

I think the structure of the company is good, But when it comes to making sure that the company has it's direction, the top leadership is good. The teamwork is also good. I am happy that i had a few years with this company.

Let’s face it, it’s a job! I’d rather be running or working out. But there is no other place I’d rather work. Most days are really fun. But like every job, some days bring challenges - some good and some tough.  The people who work here are AMAZING. For the most part, people at Brooks are kind,driven and care about each other deeply. It truly has been the best place I have ever worked.

I am sad to say goodbye to Brooks! I really enjoyed coming to work everyday and I wish the company could've figured a way to keep the  Sumner DC open for all of the employees who worked so hard assisting with their continuous number one customer service. If they opened another DC close to home I would definitely consider coming back! I wish them well in their new DC in Indiana!

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