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Colony Hardware

What is the best part of working at the company?
None of it. absolute miserable experience. The management is horrible and a bunch of thugs disrespectful. Don’t even know how they call themselves management because they’re nowhere not even close to that they are all clowns

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The most stressful thing is them blaming you for everything whether it’s your fault or not you’re not allowed to make any mistakes because they think they’re all perfect. They will not train you their RF scanning system is a complete nightmare. You will also get blamed for that I had a scanner that broke. It’s probably still sitting there not getting fixed after I told them 17 times that it was malfunctioning they did nothing 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
For the most part, the people are good the employees it’s the management that is beyond horrific you won’t last long, so I don’t plan on a long stay

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Beyond miserable belittling they will attack you threaten. You lie about you and blame you for everything that they can’t do for themselves and that goes wrong.

Colony Hardware has been a great place to work. The company is growing quickly which makes this an exciting time to be employed here. As expected there are growing pains that come with rapid expansion but management has shown that if you're willing and able to put in the extra time and effort they are willing to help put employees in the best position possible to both help the company and grow professionally.

Most of upper management is extremely visible to lower level employees and all have an open door policy which they honor without hesitation. Despite the inevitable hiccups of growth this has allowed for numerous changes which have only helped improve the companies internal workings in the time that I've been here.

Benefits are comparable to other companies of similar size and although yearly raises may be slightly lackluster on average, the chance for growth in terms of earnings potential is always present for those employees putting in the time to actively take on more work/improve their departments operations.

The office is laid back. Most people dress pretty casually which I believes adds to a mostly low stress environment

They sell themselves as this company that takes care of their employees and will make sure you have every chance to learn and be trained. My first week involved me being sworn at and my items thrown my the supervisor and for the management team and HR to ask what did I do. To try and make it my fault. I have tried to switch my schedule around or switch shifts for school which they said they would easily do because they work with their employees. But when it came time to do so they lied and said they could do nothing. Lastly they will also put employees on probation for meeting goals simply because they want more, more than half the workers are on probation, because they want more and have unrealistic expectations and they can block raises and promotions for deserving employees. I don't recommend this company for anyone unless you are truly desperate. As soon as you are working there moral is terrible and every employee on first, second and third shift hate the management team and the environment they created for them.

I typical day ranged greatly in my time with the Massachusetts State Police CPAC Unit.  I performed duties such as monitoring jailhouse recordings, writing up arrest folders, going on surveillance ride-alongs, and participating in a drug sting operation.  I learned a great deal about the judicial process and how this detective unit worked closely with the District Attorney.  I also learned that there is a very large amount of paper work involved with police work.  I learned a lot from the Troopers and Detectives that I worked with.  They taught me  what to look for when conducting surveillance operations and how one needs to be very detail oriented when performing the duties of a Police Officer.  The hardest part of the job was the long hours that these men and women put in everyday.  The most enjoyable part of the job was the excitement that went along with investigating murders and narcotics trafficking.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Nothing worked there for almost a year did everything that was asked of me and more. They lied to me several times regarding wanting me wanting to better myself and that's  what  broke the trust I had in them from financial growth to being smarter than anyone at that lanham MD location. I wish everyone well who take being lied to.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
It's a pretty pleasant atmosphere with the right people.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The culture needs to improve and management could be a lot more open minded. When I was there 2 yrs ago almost they had the best driving staff and brother hood was awesome until management started lying to the drivers and people left.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
It's irrelevant now I'm no longer there so it doesn't matter.i wish everyone well

I am current employee of this company and have worked my way up through a few different positions. I started as an inside salesman and got promoted into outside sales. When a new position focusing on safety products arose, upper management asked me if I was interested and I accepted. I am now the upstate NY Safety Specialist and I cover three branches and the 4 major cities across upstate Ny. Making the move to Colony Hardware was the easiest and best decision I’ve ever made. I am completely satisfied with my direct communication line to the president and regional managers. Each person in management is open to new ideas and ways of achieving your goals. There are numbers you have to hit, but it’s nothing like other sales companies where upper management is over your shoulder watching every move you make.

Hard work and dedication comes from the top down. From the Owners of Colony to Senior Management no one is afraid to roll up the sleeves and get the work done. As Colony has grown (at a tremendous rate), new positions have been created to help stay on track with the growth, those are fulfilled from within creating great opportunities both in the job title/responsibility and also in the physical location. Colony really works hard to keep the family atmosphere in place as they've grown and they do a great job at that.  If you join the family be ready to work, but be ready to be rewarded for the hard work. Also prepare yourself for a call from the President/CEO on your birthday, he still calls everyone regardless of how long you've been with Colony, even though the number of employees has raised substantially surpassing 500 strong!

While there were some trustworthy team players (including a few managers) who were enjoyable and productive to work with, the overall environment included too many questionable characters.  Sometimes these delusional narcissists or desperate individuals were  promoted into managerial positions.  Some of them were just not good managers, others were simply bad people.
The company also had its share of brown-nosing suck ups whose primary goal was to make themselves look better by bashing anyone that didn’t fully agree with them or their divisive behavior. 
Dishonesty, gaslighting and other underhanded tactics were apparently acceptable actions to help grow the regime. This created chaos, hostility and inefficiency. The workers with integrity were left to clean up the resulting messes or depart.  In the end… “The Emperor Has No Clothes”

Reading a lot of negative reviews and I have to say I disagree with most. This is the type of environment where if you want to succeed, if you want to grow, you put in the work necessary and  just keep an open communication with your manager on feedback. If you come with negative attitude and are not willing to work, its only expected they will seek further talent. My manager has been supportive since day one, I do what's expected of me but nudge to always give just a little more to stand out. Its proven to be successful, they have treated great here at Colony. Its easy for someone to write a review when they're upset, but its the unspoken success stories that lie within. Keep up the good work Colony. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
Fellow employees without a management title, the job of purchasing, remote

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The woman they hired to take over our department. Overworked with jobs given to the department not related to purchasing, unrealistic deadlines, fair to management but not to everyday employees.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Not a family. Uncared for. Care about bottom dollar only, not employees happiness. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
8:00am - 5:00pm scheduled, but worked lots of overtime for free to finish projects with unrealistic deadlines and to finish purchasing, pricing, order status, etc. Busy days always.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Leadership development program 2 salaries reported	$62,500 per year
Administrator 19 salaries reported	$125,000 per year
Order picker 10 salaries reported	$27.00 per hour
Inside sales representative 2 salaries reported	$28.57 per hour
Territory manager 3 salaries reported	$62,067 per year

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