production technician

forklift operator

maintenance technician

glass technician

custodian

Cardinal Glass Industries, Inc.

"Why wont people stay". That is the question you'll hear management ask on a daily basis. They keep asking, but they already know the answer to their own question. I can't speak for every other location. But, the Vinton, Va plant has a reputation of being the worst place to work in the area and, believe me, that reputation holds true.There is a reason their turnover rate is above 90%. "It's a job" is what you'll tell yourself.
 There is no work and life balance. When you get hired on, you are almost guaranteed to be put on 2nd or 3rd shift.(WHich btw, the management refers to as the "off shifts"). Not only will you be working nights, but right now they are working 12 hour shifts 5 days a week plus saturdays and/or sundays. So you can say goodbye to the sun, your friends,your family, and any relationship you thought you had. They expect you to make cardinal your entire life, and if you don't, you are looked down on and treated very poorly. Good luck moving to day shift. "It's a job" is what you'll tell yourself.
 The pay is a joke. The benefits are a joke. You'll be starting at 11.50 an hour in exchange for you life. In orientation they will sell you on "profit sharing". "The pay isn't great, but if you get profit sharing you'll make good money" is what they will tell you. But you very rarely get profit sharing, and even when you do it's not much. But the management makes good money, so they aren't worried about the pay. "Why won't people stay" they'll ask. "it's a job" you'll tell yourself.
 There is no job security. Your job is basically a popularity contest. You'll feel like youre back in high school as you witness upper management only operate within their own clique and if you're not in you will be treated differently. But if you are in, you will be promoted no matter how bad of a worker you are. At any moment you could be fired no matter how good of a worker you are. It just depends on if they like you or not.. However, there is an exception. If you are a HORRIBLE worker who cant make it to work on time let alone at all, and come to work strung out on drugs, you will be treated like the best. I witnessed management first hand BEGGING junkies who miss days at a time not to quit. But, if you're 2 minutes late they threaten to fire you. "Why won't people stay" they'll continue to ask.
 However, there is room to advance. With their super high turnover rate you could theoretically be in a management position you don't deserve within your first year. You won't have any clue what you're doing and anybody who wanted that spot will go to the ends of the earth to make you look bad and get you fired. But, promotions usually only go to the brown nosers or the people who have a horrible work ethic.They will promote the worst of the worst just because they are friends.  "Why is our plant grade low? Why doesn't anybody stay" they'll ask.
  Management? You mean the group of friends who all sit in the "war room" and talk bad about their own employees while also refusing to help no matter how short handed they are? Yeah, those people are a joke. All they do is walk around talking down on their employees no matter how are they are trying. None of them will accept any responsibility for anything wrong with that plant. Instead they will shift the blame to somebody else until it falls on you, your department, or your entire shift. Instead of promoting people on merit, they "them on popularity.. Thus, you've got a plant filled with horrible managers who don't manage. They will rarely say anything positivie about anybody or the plant. Don't even think about giving them any suggestions about impoving morale or production. If it's not their idea, they wont listen to it. None of them are on the same page and they all want things done differently. Then they have the audacity to pull you into the war room and blame you and your shift for the plant not getting profit sharing and then fill your head with lies about raises coming.
 You'd figure a GLASS factory would have the utmost safety standards... You'd be suprised.. Safety is probably their lowest priority. They might do safety meetings and safety huddles, but that's just so they look good on paper for VOSH (virginia's osha). They don't fully enforce their safety standards. Sometimes they do, but if the plant is behind safety goes out the window. In fact, you've basically got to jump through hoops just to get new PPE. Instead of being able to just get what you need whenever you need it they keep it locked away so you have to find someone with the access to get it for you and that's if they even have new PPE in stock. Not to mention, when you ask for that new PPE , you will often times be mocked and talked down to. Because "we are wasting to much money on safety gear". They will really try to guilt you into using gloves that have holes in them just to save a few dollars... Then when you cut your hand, they will fight tooth and nail to blame you. I witnessed a DEPARTMENT MANAGER first hand berate a new employee because he was tearing his gloves up to fast. I mean, you're handling glass all day....You're going to tear your gloves up... But then when you ask for new gloves you get yelled at and called derogatory names. "why can't we find people who want to work here" they'll ask.
 Working there was a horrible experience. It is one of the most unprofessional and toxic work environments I have ever been in. You may think I'm a disgruntled employee, but I am just trying to save someone from wasting their valuable time on a place that will NEVER appreciate it. If you're still going to work there after reading this review, then I wish you luck. Maybe you're just the type of person who likes being mistreated.

Company Culture: Cardinal Glass Industries maintains a culture where traditions run deep, sometimes at the expense of innovation and forward-thinking. Those who consistently strive for excellence might find their efforts overshadowed by a culture that doesn't always value proactive initiative.

Growth Opportunities: The company's structure seems to subtly discourage internal progression. Employees with a desire to grow might feel that their aspirations are not fully supported.

Management & HR: My experiences with HR and management at Cardinal Glass Industries were less than optimal. There were numerous instances where legitimate concerns, particularly those related to the company's culture and inter-employee dynamics, went unresolved or were inadequately addressed.

Workplace Dynamics: It's noteworthy how often employees at Cardinal Glass Industries involve themselves in matters outside their primary responsibilities, leading to unnecessary friction and disputes. This pattern hints at deeper cultural issues that need addressing for a harmonious work environment.

Final Thoughts: Cardinal Glass Industries is firmly rooted in its ways, making it essential for prospective employees to be fully aware of the company's culture. It's not just about the job role; it's about navigating a complex web of workplace dynamics that might not resonate with everyone.

If you need to make decent money, you don’t know what you want to do in life and need something for a time period but most likely not permanent- this is a good place. There are definitely worse places you could work, but this isn’t a “lifer” job for most people. For the work you do, you do NOT get paid enough for it. It’s hard to advance if you’re not in with the higher up people, they have policies they do NOT follow. EX; when there is a position opening they are supposed to post it for all to know about. (referencing to in house employees) In order to be considered you must have good attendance etc.. 1st EX) An employee was given (handed) a 3rd shift Supervisor position WITHOUT the position being posted for others to try for. 2nd EX) There was an employee with a hot tempered attitude who was fired for poor attendance, rehired 6 months later. The employee’s attendance did NOT improve, but within 3-6 months of being rehired became a lead and is now a Supervisor. There is an unbelievable amount of favoritism. You top out at 3 weeks vacation after ten years.. The healthcare benefits could be better but they make it seem not so bad by offering HSA. They do employee appreciation occasions (company picnic, monthly dinners, Christmas party) which they put a lot of money into. Instead of putting so much money into these things, that lasts a few hours, most employees would rather have a $1 raise to show appreciation. But by having the picnic, Christmas party and dinners it’s cheaper for Cardinal to do that instead of the raise. They don’t do drug tests so expect a verity of people working there. So if you can deal with a lot of favoritism and low balling this is the place for you.

Work-life balance
Work-life balance at Cardinal Glass Industries, Inc. is terrible since they can’t keep people. Once their employees get off house arrest/ probation/ work release you’re left picking up the pieces because they can’t find replacements fast enough due to their choice in employees just working there to pay court fees.

Pay & benefits
My pay and benefits at Cardinal Glass Industries, Inc. are a scam. How do you make good profit shares consistently when you’re months behind due to losing employee because you play favorites. Somethings fishy. I smell corruption.

Job security and advancement
In terms of job security at Cardinal Glass Industries, Inc., I think you have absolutely non! They’ll fire you to save money. Managment votes you off like survivor then they go out for drinks and Mexican food after to celebrate taking 20+ years of income from you and your family!

Management
In general, managers at Cardinal Glass Industries, Inc. they suck! The second shift supervisor is a bigger child than most infants. Non of them have good attitudes and could care less about the employees.

Culture
Collaboration with my colleagues at Cardinal Glass Industries, Inc. is awful. No team work. Management had taught you everyone for themselves!

Overall
My experience working at Cardinal Glass Industries, Inc. I can do many great things at cardinal but the production manager is an absolute joke. Someone more capable and someone with more logic should be in that position. Not a self centered narcissistic pig.

12 hour shifts either straight days or nights.  But weekends including Friday you get off. The work is easy enough. Depending on shift getting training in other areas of the plant can happen fairly quick or very slow. You have vacation hours and sick. The sick hours where combined with the previous personal hours program so you can use sick for personal reasons. But depending on shift you could get comments from your shift supervisor. My shift he complains often when you use your time.  And then can play childish games about it. Other than that the company is pretty good place to work.  So if you just plan on cashing your PTO out then you would have little issues. 
Pay increases have been very good, partially because of my states high minimum wage so to retain employees they have tried to keep pace. But in haven't seen anything lower than .40 cents in any one increase. And typically I have seen 2 increases a year. But that might slow or change now that they have paced the minimum wage increase that was rolled out over the last few years. Bonus on your anniversary, profit sharing, safety program that pays out Amazon gift cards, quality goals that pay out a nice meal (BBQ, steak dinner.) Monthly they typically also buy a boxed lunch sandwich or pizza mid month to celebrate birthdays and anniversary dates. Winter and summer gift baskets. (Mostly clothes with company logo, but can include Bluetooth speaker, backpack, camping chair, water bottles.) 

 
The Pros: They pay money. 
You get pizza and cup cakes sometimes.

The Cons: A turn-over rate that rivals the fast food industry, and it's not hard to see why.
No chewing tobacco or smoking cigarettes on property, not even in your personal vehicle.
No leaving the property during the 12 hour shift.
Horrible management, consistent and deliberate random acts of management that are clear attempts to justify their positions.  Micromanagement is rampant and encouraged under the guise of "constant improvement."
Bullying, infighting and other internal conflicts go on unaddressed. 
The WORST rotating shift i have ever seen: 2 on, 2 off, 3 on 3 off etc. 2 weeks of days then 2 weeks of nights. Your body will never get used to it and you will never not be tired.
Health insurance is garbage here. Nothing is covered until the deductible paid and the deductible was $5,000 for individuals, higher for families.
Dental you pay everything and then you are reimbursed most of it back.
You will be terminated if you mention the word Union. No exaggeration, management has "Union Awareness Meetings."
You can do better. Stay away if you value your mental health.

CSR/CAD-This job was expressed as a CAD position but in reality it was a back end sales position. I was termed after 1 month for not being as efficient a they were expecting, which I was never told what they were expecting by that point. The work environment is very hectic, people in and out, chatting, slamming doors, and always being loud. The CSR employees spend 110% at a computer entering orders for 10-20 customers daily. The job is very tedious and nothing about it is uniform. You have to learn customer terminology due to them refusing to use the companies terms. You had to also know how each individual customer liked their stuff ordered and 50% of the time it was never the same. You will also be expected to keep up with pricing, preferred shipping days, logo info, and paperwork for each company. You don't get a training manual and the system is so complex you either figure it out on your own or have to ask 100k questions. If your ok with 10 jobs in one with a decent pay, take a shot, benefits are great, and there are some good people. The company itself is a good company, just not the management. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
They will help you out on important needs if it pertains to you getting to your job.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Most stressful looking at this job is that they are okay when you're doing a good job without putting your thoughts but once you let them know about your thoughts and that it doesn't suit you the outcome is not good. The most stressful part is when you are asked to text HR person and she does not respond to your text messages or comes in and acts like you're not even there and others do too.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Environment there is all men work at this company and there's only four women that's including yourself. Men do not respect the outcome of a clean restroom does not matter if you go and report there's nothing done about it nothing but talk!

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Typical day is an everyday thing there at the company

The work itself was not bad. There are no benefits to working there. Employees are working 5 to 7 12 hour shifts weekly.  Management will tell you that you get a three day weekend every other weekend but you will be required to work one of those for overtime and do not get a choice of which day. If it is your two day off work week you will still be required to work one of those. This has been going on for at least two years with no end in sight because they cant keep workers  You only get 40 hours of vacation a year and you have to wait a year to use it. No sick days unless you use vacation. You get fired for being late if you had good reason. You cant leave if you have an emergency.  I was not explained benefits because they are not any. Do not work here. Let them lose everyone like they deserve.  Also rumor has it lay offs are coming because they are adding to the plant. They cant keep people because they get fired for being human and there is no benefits.  Also no retirement benefit.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The job was great not the people 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The manager in the customer service department not knowing how to communicate with others.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Very poor communicate from leads to supervisors to the workforce.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
The work itself was great answer the customer calls email morning meetings. Proving needs to customers on product arriving to them on time. Communicate to production  what are customer needs. Proving quotes on products costumer needs, entering the sales we had from customer to production on time.  Travel to visit customers to see if they are satisfied with product or answer complaints on product received and communicate to production to avoid bad product to our customers.

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