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Coleman Worldwide Moving

This is all within one year working here I will try to keep it as short as possible but try to include everything about what went down in that mess of a place. I want to start off saying you do not have any advancement opportunities here nor pay raises. It's a labor job nothing else to it. Also they only handed out "Pay Raises", if you can call it that (It was a joke what they offered me), because almost everyone that was there for a while quit and moved onto a better paying job (do not ask for a raise it's a waste of breath). The job was decent starting off because you do have some nice co-workers but the management is just terrible and the district manager has no idea what he is doing in that position. He just lets everything go to bad. Once I went upstairs and just saw him chilling on Face Book while we are all working down there trying to fix the mess he and the dispatcher made because they wanted to overbook us on the summertime. The current manager when I left was actually one of US in the terms that he actually worked at the position we performed so he knows how overworked we are and he tends to go a bit easier on us when we get home late. Another thing they complain and complain about how we get home too late or "we shouldn't have to send more people down there get it done" when favoritism is existent in the work place. Such as one specific person would get help all the time, we would call after we finish a house (we have to check in) and we would have to help this one person almost every day. But when they finish they go home right away with no repercussions. Next topic sexism. It is very rampant in that work place and nothing happens unless it gets physical so be prepared to hear catcalls and "hey baby nice butt" and etc. Also if you have a complaint and tell management be prepared to be outed to everyone that works there because words from PRIVATE matters like that will be spread to EVERYONE including the person you are talking about in the complaint. They use an alternate 401k as well I never understood it but they take a percentage when you quit the job.

TLDR: No Advancement, No Raises, Poor Management, No Standard 401k, Sexism, Private Matters with Managers Leak, Over Booking, No Communication.

It is plain in simple, being a professional mover should bring in a substantial amount of income. But out of the 70 weeks I have been with this employer only 20 of my weekly paychecks have been over or near $300. This is because of a crocked pay scale that the management can barely explain to its employees. All based on the commission of the type and weight of the shipments you service. That is right, despite the fact that they advertise on Craigslist that they compensate at $9.50 per hour, there are no hourly wages here. Unless you are working inside their warehouse. I have never been able to estimate my paycheck amount ahead of time.

The nature of work is physically strenuous and fast paced. If not careful it is easy to hurt yourself on any assignment on any day. Often times i find myself being the one to train new employees on how to properly lift, pack boxes, or use common sense. Yet again without extra compensation. The management here expects a lot from veteran and rookie movers for so little in return.

The most enjoyable part of the job is helping service members by taking care of their belongings. Because most of their contracts are from military relocations. This is a good job to take while you search for a real job the meets guaranteed minimum wage income.

Coleman has the potential to get five stars across the board, but having worked in management and in sales I cannot honestly give them a perfect score anywhere.
I put in too many hours in both sales and management.
I met some really good people as well as some that I will try to forget as soon as possible.
I experienced paying workers far less than a minimum wage for going sixty plus miles from Coleman. This particular job paid less than $10.00, and took approx. 6 hours, driving time included. There was no time paid for driving for this job. This was not an exceptional case, some jobs paid more and some less.
Coleman adopted an avant-garde form of figuring employees pay that I don't believe I ever truly understood.
The hardest part was explaining or attempting to explain to a worker how he worked over forty hours and is drawing less than $200.00 for that week.
I understand they are now having employees work on Sundays for no-pay. It is mandatory/volunteer work.
Too much of what I witnessed in my eight years with Coleman would be considered unscrupulous.
I saw many talented people come and go and it just didn't have to be that way.

A typical day starts off with everyone showing up for work, ready to work, but there isn't always work for everyone so some employees are sent home which hurts your paycheck. 
Next those left go check out the truck they have been assigned for the day and hope you get one with working A/C in the summer or working heat in the winter.  Trucks are run down, every one has body damage and none are kept clean. Lights don't work, tires are bald, but if you bring these concerns to management they get very upset. 
Next you find out what you're doing for the day and where you're going to. Some days you'll be expected to work 12 plus hours and if a customer doesn't buy pizza you don't get lunch. More than once teams will get back and it'll be after midnight, so that's an 18 hour day, with no lunch and all hard, manual labor.  Pay is weird. You get paid for 4 hours and then by the pound of your deliveries or pickups. So for example if you have an 18 hour day you get paid 4 hours, and the rest based upon the weight. So if you're packing up a house with a lot of fragile glass items it's going to take a long time but it weighs very little so you wind up making less than minimum wage. 

Working with for this company requires you to learn from an incomplete SOP. They need way more people to handle the amount of work coming through the office. While the senior associates try to help as best as they can, their assistance causes more confusion than clarity sometimes. The shipment manager is in dire need of an assistant they will never get. Any question asked of the Supervisor will be met with rude, unhelpful responses. You basically get some training in some areas but are expected to learn things, that we’re never mentioned before, on the spot. Be prepared to get emails from corporate staff pointing out your mistakes, they sometimes know the solution to your mistake. Other times they have no solution and expect you to just figure it out yourself. The senior associates are AFRAID of making the supervisor upset. It also seems to be a religious work place, if you have opposing ideals it might be best to keep that to yourself. 

I worked their for about 4 years as an over the road working driver. I enjoyed the moving part but my pay was always messed up and they would fight you on correcting it even when you have the proof.  Horrible international trucks that they over charge you for and break down all the time. Don't do lease purchase with these guys. Warehouses are horrible compared to alot of other known companies. Owners are all about making the most money off their employees by overcharging them for stuff that cost them less. If your working for the same company they should charge you what they paid not double. Finally got out of that place after I paid off the truck. 120k for a 2012 international Prostar.  I'm so much happier with a better company that is more professional and honest. I would be cautious with working for Coleman.

I'm not sure if the same individuals remain there, but my overall experience was horrible during my period there. Had an insecure manager (female) who was known for harassing other females on the job.  Another employee warned me about her antics and explained that he was safe from being harassed by her because we was very familiar with the owners of the company.  If you speak out against her, she will lie to head management and claim you volunteered to leave. Head management had a personal relationship with her and refused to reprimand her for her actions. She made sure to let me know this by sitting at his desk with her feet propped up.
     Some of the employees engaged in inappropriate play while on the job.  Not an ideal place for professional people. The pay is not worth your problems. 
 Majority of those people relished in drama.  This is based off my experience.  Hopefully, some of those staff members are gone.

This job was advertised as “perfect for college students” with accommodations for school schedules, but that was not my experience. When I informed management about my school responsibilities and needing to leave by a certain time, I was told the job might not be for me, which directly contradicts the original description.

Additionally, the posting mentioned opportunities like scholarships and internships, but those were no longer available when I started, yet they were still being advertised. Work was also very inconsistent some days there was little to no work, while other days heavy tasks would come up suddenly without warning.

Communication was unclear throughout my time there. I was told not to come in for several days without explanation and was later marked as not showing up. Overall, the experience felt disorganized, misleading, and unprofessional.

Hours per day, never known. Answer phones, schedule shipment deliveries & pick-ups, estimates, answered customer questions, problem solving, delivery routes. Began as a packer: packing household goods. Wrapped items in paper, bubble-wrap, or other material for safe shipping. Prepared paperwork: listing each item and condition of such. Prepared bills of lading for drivers and billing for US military and GSA shipments. Customer service, quallity control, log books, bills of lading, inventory sheets of household goods, vehicles, recreational vehicles, government shipments of goods were daily duties.Very fast-paced during busy moving season with long hours, long days, and traveling nationally as an independent contractor.

Expect sunburn,dehydration,no lunches yet you will automatically get docked 30 minutes if you work over 8 hours which you will every day.  If you’re lucky enough to make it through the summer gauntlet you will be weeded out from the only 5 people that have worked there in the last 7 years because there is no work in the fall/winter. And if you do make it on 23 hours a week in the winter expect brutal labor while exposed to the elements while understaffed   And if you make it past that then more than likely your hourly pay will be cut by $1.50 an hour.  When you ask why your hours will be cut more. Don’t bother filing unemployment because they make sure you don’t get it. Oh and the managers who slave drive you will never leave the comfort of their climate controlled office.

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