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Clarus Glassboards

I have worked at clarus for almost a year. Everything was ok when the original owners owned clarus. Everything has went down hill from their. They are trying to push out about 30% more product. With no plan to get that done other than to work the workers in the plant 60 hour's a week. The downfall with this plan is that as the workers tire Quality fails and it shows in the product, being that the  product it is not good quality at all. But all they care about is getting product out the door and meeting their monthly monetary goal. Upper management is full of educated people that have no idea how to effective get the most out its workers,  it seems like their plan is to get everything we can out of them offer nothing in return and replace them if they leave, rinse wash repeat.Salary workers hours are not tracked, no extra pto is earned for hours over 40 hrs, no sick days, they will forget that month you worked 80 extra hours and not pay you for a day you missed the following month for an emergency. The gig is up clarus you want employees to buy into your company but you do not but into them. They will continue to leave because they can go else where and get what you are offering and more. Employees are replaceable but so are employer's.

Clarus GlassBoards has the unlimited potential to become one of the most productive companies in the area, however, poor employee relations and over-commitment has them reeling back on their heels constantly.Their is no advancement unless you are part of their group. Some get passed up because they have no degree, others because they are to good at what they do. With low compensation and the inability to follow and achieve their business plan, leaves many questions whether its the management selection, or the business plan itself that is the problem. Reviews indicates the problem is deeper than front line supervision and their employees.

I've worked here about two years. No company is perfect, but I love how quickly Clarus has been able to adapt to changes. Every team is growing all the time, so there is tons of room for advancement. I've witnessed a dozen people get promoted in the last year alone (from within the company). The sales team can be a little cut throat, but overall it's a really fun place to work. We have company picnics, an awesome Christmas party where the company gives away a ton of cool prizes and trips, and usually have a company lunch (pizza or subs) once per month. They installed air conditioning (sort of) this summer and some of those Big A** Fans, so the plant is an easier place to work now.

At previous jobs, I became complacent and quickly realized there was no opportunity for advancement. 

Upon being hired at Clarus, one of the first things that stood out to me was the founders encouraging employees to speak out about new ideas or process improvement, and that's exactly what I was looking for. 

Since the company is so young, leadership appreciates suggestions from all levels of employees. That really  paints a picture for growth opportunities. 

Like all jobs, there are challenges, but the team here really strives to overcome and make the product and working environment as best as possible.

Clarus has a great product that can sale for years. The owners are great and open to talk with you. I learned a lot about the glass fabrication business, plus I was even told multiple times I was the best decision they ever made when they hired me. I had some great co-workers. The reason I left the company was that they lost sight of purpose in the company & hired another manager over me. This manager had no maintenance background and I was told they did this cause I was to good with machines and that's all I needed to focus on. After hearing them words and being a manager I knew It was time to move on. I didn't feel like a manager anymore. I wish the company well.

The amazing thing about Clarus is its outstanding culture. A True North approach to identifying goals and cascading them throughout the leadership and management teams, to understanding that our employees are the reasons why we have jobs. The culture identifies the core makeup of the organization, from the first day to today; the Respect, People, Excellence, Innovation, Integrity, and Passion that drives every glass board made, handcrafted and shipped to the customer. The people are what makes the company great; and the brand is world renown and much respected. We are going places and our employees are the driving force behind it. Couldn't ask for a better company to be a part of.

Its a good place to work and they take care of their employees. Nothing really hard about the job. I walk in the door and i'm greeted by all employees I come across. I fulfill my duties with a great attitude and management greets me as a person, not just as an employee. There is always something new to learn. The hardest part of my job is making mistakes. If I do make a mistake then I learn from it to ensure it never happens again. The people I work with is most certainly the best part of my job. The only issues I see is that Maintenance is really poor with lack of experience and the company doesn't really have a culture.

I believe people want to work hard for Clarus and make a difference. Conflict exists because the upper management wants to financially benefit greatly, while the people that take them to great successes are overworked and underpaid. Clarus knows this exists but will not make the necessary changes to keep people. Pay your employees more for their contributions!  It’s quite disheartening.

The product may be nice, but that's the only pro. This is place has been a revolving door for years now. It will never reach the potential it had before it was sold. I have dealt with many managers that think the same and so a saying we have around here is "one step forward, two steps back" because we never improve. There is always talk about change, but it usually affects our quality or our productivity negatively. From seeing this company grow and fall, I can only tolerate so much of it at this point. It's pretty much a dead end job. I only recommend working here for a few months until you can find something better.

One thing I've learned is that there's no such thing as a "typical day."
At Clarus they actually still produce products from start to finish and ship them out to clients from the same location. There's a lot that goes right every day, but there's also a lot that you can be a part of making right as well. If people have good ideas they can be employed and ran with freedom of a start-up. If you have a talent and it can be employed you have the ability to do that. That's what I like most about working with Clarus.

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