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I worked for Clayton Homes for 13 years within the Manufacturing Division.  My team was an interesting blend of people.  My supervisor was exceptionally family oriented and had a heart of compassion when it came to family situations which was the best part of this company.  His support towards his team when family emergencies arise was nothing less than compassionate and understanding.  This genuinely caring perspective towards the importance of family was a quality I valued and appreciated throughout my career there.  Unfortunately, that is about the only truly positive thing I can relay about our team leadership.  In my situation, the workplace culture was challenging, given the warehouse dynamic.  However, I enjoyed working with my team and my in-office area was generally a pleasant and friendly place to work.  Around 2023 I started working remotely and that removed me from much of the drama that I preferred to stay out of.  My position encompassed a multifaceted assortment of responsibilities that stretched my actual job description well beyond its borders.  I saw, over the course of my career there, that this is a typical aspect for this company.  Job description to job responsibilities are not in alignment.  Salaries are "leveled" and based off of job descriptions and their titles---all created by the company.  Further, the company titles positions with a job title that is then used to justify the pay level, despite the responsibilities not matching the title or job description.  In my case, and I believe in the case of most, hourly administrative staff are not truly competitively compensated for the work and value they bring to the company as a result.  My experience also showed me quickly that the company, and my leadership, was unwilling to truly align my responsibilities to my description and I was skipped over on pay increases and not provided any opportunity for title changes or advancements.  What helps offset this....just a little...is that the company does have a comprehensive benefit package that covers major medical, prescription, short and long term disability buy up options, identify theft program options, co pay reimbursement options, vision and dental options and various discounts across the community.  The medical packages do offer options, so it's not a one and done.  However, the team member contribution to their major medical is about 50% of the total company pay out, so it is high payroll deduction that team members pay (depending on the medical program chosen), a fact that became clear through participating in the COBRA program.  The main office offers a very nice cafeteria, gym and various events and activities.  For those locations not within the main corporate office property, those items are not easily accessed or attended.   My career stopped suddenly with the company due to what I was told was a "department reorganization", wherein my position was being eliminated.  After 13 years of contribution and receiving positive annual reviews with no concerns listed, I was let go effective immediately with no warning.  Evidently, there were no other positions that I could transfer to within the company that were available, and I found myself very suddenly unemployed.  That, if nothing else, should give a prospective employee pause and consideration of the true value the company has towards its team members.

Doesn’t matter where you are. I work at a home center that was in the dumps when I started, but in a growing city. My first year I made the rookie pacesetter and was ranked top 20. They fly you out to corporate which is like a mini google and then up to the mountains for a small vacation. I made $50k my first year. Second year I made $98,000. Third year $115,000. I am not the best in the company nor my region. I am not in the best location and we don’t sell an astronomical amount of houses. We have an amazing management system from our GM to our RVP. Coworkers are like family because well, you will spend more time with them than your family. You get one weekday off per week and one Saturday a month. Home centers are closed on Sunday. You only work 5 days a week 9am to 7pm on weekdays. 14 paid vacation days a year. If you’re a team player and really contribute to the well being of the home center and your team mates then they will make sure important events will not be missed. Baseball games, birthday parties, etc. Typical day consist of marketing, advertising, setting appointments, greeting and assisting clients with their home buying experience. Facilitate your clients financing, oversee verification of income and employment, appraisals, surveys, title work, land contract, 911 addressing, water meter installation, septic installation, electric installation, home design and construction, property locating and developing, service follow up. Be prepared to be challenged and learn so much from a very rewarding career. Psych income is something that is real and invaluable. When clients who have literally been renting their entire lives, struggling with credit concerns or job history. When you hand people like that keys to their brand new home after months of work, there is no better feeling knowing that you made it work for them. 

PS: They really do have amazing company trips. Cabo San Lucas, Aruba, Hawaii, Canada, Bahamas just to name a few

You are told you will make 1100$ a week for your production rate only make around 980$ Before taxes. More people on rate less money you make even if the person is lazy and you tell management nothing is done. So you could be making 1000$ one week and 400 the next for the same work but for more units built. I was building 8 floors a day making 900 a week and production went up to 10 a day and somehow I started getting 400$ checks every week.  I was a month into the job and was pointed 3 times because of someone else’s mistakes. They also don’t give proper training, after orientation you are thrown right into the work and if you’re not fast enough after the first week you’re basically punished for it. They also have people called utility who know multiple units in the factory and they replace people who are absent but if you use them they take money out of the bonus that is split between your group. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF THEY ARE THERE FOR 5 MINUTES OR AN HOUR THEY GET PAID FOR 2 HOURS AS IF THEY WERE THERE THE WHOLE TIME. So that’s around 50$ for that one person that was there for 5 minutes out of a 2000$ bonus split between around 30 people so it makes a decent dent in everyone’s money. They are also sent back when they are not needed which is a scam in the factory. Also you might be doing more work then everybody if the team leader is feeling lazy that day and this job isn’t particularly easy. They also say you never stay later than 2:30 but that’s also a lie just to get you in. What they mean is if your units aren’t done by 2:30 you stay overtime but don’t get paid for those hours. So if you want to work here go ahead it might be different for you but overall I had a bad experience.

With the position of Lead Generation Specialist I spoke with customers who visited the Clayton Homes website and asked what they were looking for in a home to get an email sent to them with more floor plans and virtual tours. I then referred them to the closest home center. I learned a lot about professionalism- this was my first job in a professional, business atmosphere. The management I was under was great, they really wanted to see me succeed in growing within the company and helped me with that. The department I was in was mostly beneficial for college students because you are able to make your own schedule, though you have to work at least 20 hours, but you may work up to 30 because you are only part time. But there were people of all ages (over 18) doing the job. The hardest part of the job is just trying to get a customer to visit a home center because most of them are in the very beginning stages of their home search and feel as if they would be pushed to purchase if they were to stop by and take a tour of the homes. And sometimes filing a formal complaint regarding either their home or their experience with a home center . The most enjoyable part of the job is definitely when a customer lets you know that you have helped them. Very rewarding feeling to have someone say things like "Thank you so much for your help" or "You are so kind and I appreciate it".

Clock in, go to your desk and start working.
There were fun times during the day within your work group/department.
Clock out.
There were a lot of advantages, they have their own gym and workout area.  Greenbelt area for walking.  Great cafeteria and eating area.  
The company is very well rounded.  Manufacturing, retail, insurance, finance, collections, repossession, resale and deficiency collections.
A lot of areas someone could transfer to gain a lot of experience.
Advancement was not always contingent on hard work or seniority. In some cases it was not a requirement at all. This type of management style made it stressful.  It was hard to work for a manager you did not trust would have your back.
That was the hardest part of the job.
The most enjoyable was the many friends I made while I worked there.  The laughter and how I enjoyed their company that has continued through today. I learned a lot about the law on personal and real property, how to hire and fire employees, how to successfully manage people and how succeed.   Clayton Homes taught me how to be a better me and how to survive any adversity or problem. It made me a better employee and person. 
I retired after 24 years because my husband had previously passed away and I had to take care of my elderly mother.
I would recommend it as a place to work because of the pros. It is a good place to work and you can have fun there.

The job starts out fine and looks like things will be going well but after a short amount of time of working at this location you will notice that the manager will become much more controlling and will micromanage your every move. In addition, you will be forced to work 6 days a week and not the promised 5 days a week and the manager will also demand that on your now one day off that you place out signs in neighborhoods advertising that location. In addition, be prepared to work 10 hours a day plus with no lunches or breaks as this is frowned upon. You're allowed to eat lunch at your desk as long as you're working. This location has gone through tons of salespeople because the management is completely clueless as how to manage people. The management talks about you behind your back as stated in another review and this is totally true. My recommendation would be to run away from this location because of the horrible management. You will constantly be under stress and you will wish that you were there. It's a very painful and boring job that I'm sure is better in other locations but as long as the current management is there I would never consider working there if I were you. I was told this when I 1st started from another employee that was still there, I wish I have listened.

The most stressful part of Clayton is having to train your boss because they'll hire people outside the company or departments for management positions. You're punished for having an opinion or stating your view on company policies. (Which change every week so you never know what new rule is going to be implemented) Your scheduled work day is 6-2:30 but if you have to leave after 2:30 for a doctors appointment or child care reasons, you have to provide a written excuse from the school or doctor if your department is still working or they'll point you. Same with funerals or emergencies beyond your control. The job is not hard by any means and the pay is good for this area but its not really worth it when you don't have a set schedule and can't be open with your opinions. Especially when you've been there 2+years and have seen and experienced what works and doesn't work for your department. You'll also learn things about yourself you never knew because the gossip in this plant is unbelievable. Even between managers.

The interview process for “HomeFirst Agency” for a Claims Adjuster 1 I felt like I was interviewing for a top secret position that pays 6 figures based on how many interviews I had, and how many people I talked to. The first interview was on the phone with HR, then I had 3 rounds of video interviews with a board of 2-3 people, then I had a face to face interview, then one last interview with person that ended up being my manager where at the end of the interview, I got the job offer. Overall the people were great, and my manager was a super nice guy, however his ability to lead came up short, and it seemed like he was never available to answer questions. I ended up resigning because I didn’t feel supported and also realized after seeing the organization structure in the insurance division that there was little to zero advancement and the little advancement would come at a snails pace. The pay was well below previous claims adjuster position I have held, and speaking with friends in similar positions, and industry research I had done. If you are the type of person, that once you get into a position and get comfortable you want to basically retire doing the same job, then this may be the place for you. 

● Work-life balance
Awesome, if you are willing to travel to Tennessee for one week all at your own expense, work hard remotely for five more weeks.  Then you get the rest of the year off!

● Pay & benefits
Don't work in the retail department.

● Job security and advancement
There no job security.

● Management
The retail manager is very incompitent and could not manage himself out of a wet paper bag.  Pretends he is nice, but total liar.

● Culture
Very unwilling to provide any form of communication.

● Overall
By all appearences, it looked like a very fun place to work.  Don't drink the Koolaid, you will be released from your contract early.  We were given a 3 month contract and told it would be better for us to finish early rather than stretch the project out to the end of the contract.  We finished in 6 weeks.  We were released from our contract instead of offered a long term contract.  Despite attempts to provide an explaination. none was provided,  If you are between assigments and no other prospects, then this would work well enough.  If you do have anything better or if something else becomes available, I would take it.  I frequenty see open positions for contracts, but they are sunseting the IBM i.  All they are doing is serving their own interests and taking complete advantage of any remaining skilled legacy iSeries talent.

What is the best part of working at the company?
You will have a job to do.....

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Given the wrong permits ..wrong routes... Being bigger than the road itself... Trees power, lines, bridges... Skinny bridges...

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Too much drama... Certain people are complete and utter asshats.. and they think they own the company and run it... Non-caring people and to most expectation on getting the work done ASAP

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
You get there pre-trip your truck and drive over to the lot to pick up the trailer you got to make sure all of your lug nuts are tight on the axles on the trailer house and make sure you don't have any cam overs If so you got to pull out all of your jacks and try to get the cam overs out and you got to make sure your nuts are tight for your u-joints so you don't have slipped axles before you even leave for the day and then you're on a time crunch because you have permits that say you can only be on the route from 9:00 to 2:30 so then you got to worry about curfew time if they sent you the right routes for the right location if they gave you the permits right complete and other nightmare...

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