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"DB Schenker" in Carlisle is by far the worst place I've worked at. Everybody hates it there. EVERYBODY. We came out from Apple to work at DB Schenker for their contract with Apple to be the East Coast Refurbishment center for them, but we got nothing but stress. 
Extreme arrogance and micromanagement from the managers and supervisors. Literally zero praise ever. They spent their days digging for ways to get good people in trouble. 
Every day I came in without any expectations except to push as product as fast as we can. How much? What's the goal? What's the goal UPH? None of this was ever shared. 
They expect people to work 10 hours days and Saturdays every single day and weekend, nonstop for months on end. 
Their parking lot is so small, that you have to literally park in a shopping center 2 miles away and take a bus to work if the parking lot is full. 
HR is full of themselves. If you tell them any complaints, they will tell the managers that you're complaining about, which causes the managers to be even more arrogant and retaliate against you. 
The process engineer is worthless, and was worthless before he was promoted. Now he makes way too much money and does nothing, all while getting to travel the world - all because he played dungeons and dragons with half of the staff. Which brings me to the next point;
Favortism by management. Everywhere. You literally will NOT succeed or advance unless the management like you.

I either drive a walkie rider or forklift at work for up to 11.5 hours a shift.  I say up to because I rarely work a full shift at this company.  I work a rotating schedule of 3 days on one week and 4 days on the next.  My biggest gripe is that it is almost impossible to get 40 hours a week, even on the week I am scheduled to work 4 days, 11.5 hours a shift.  I have consistently signed up for overtime as it is made available each week and still struggle to get hours.  THIS IS SUPPOSE TO BE A FULL TIME JOB.  To be honest, I like the job.  I like picking cases for the exercise and I like the experience I've gotten using the material handling equipment they use.  The pay isn't that bad at 11.25 to start and scheduled raises will ensure you go up.  After about a year of working there you can expect to make around 14.00 an hour.  Not great but it could be worse.  Simply, I am barely getting by because of the amount of hours I am getting.  I'm not guaranteed a spot on overtime and when I work 3 days a week I'm lucky to get 20 hours in..  I don't understand my management even allows overtime everyday when people aren't even getting their hours on their scheduled days of work.  Also the company frequently has people who are not certified operating equipment they should not be on.  My co workers are ok I suppose.  It's more individual type work so you don't speak much with them.

I worked at Schenker for 2 1/2 years in the Lakewood Data Center. 

There are a lot of good people at Schenker and I agree it's kind of a family atmosphere... almost. 

If you do not quite fit in with the culture at the location, however, it's very frustrating. 

Advancement is limited if not completely restricted. There is no cross training for other positions, and training is somewhat less than adequate. 

The hours are great. The environment can almost be fun. the Data Center just went through a major redecoration to make it more appealing to potential customers. 

However, they then turned around and laid off the majority of contractors at the location. 

Schenker does not pay competitively, and is aware of it. There were no raises, at all, the entire time I was there, and from what I understand they year or two prior as well. 

For a company owned by Germany with a Global perspective, there is a very strong case of "us first" in the US region and a decided antagonism towards other nations.

I like to work very early and make everything ready before anyone
come to work that's mean I like to setup everything very early for all .
I learned how to be patient with all employees and try to be nice and kind with all employees even if they are different , some of them is come also from different countries and different cultures and make them work as a Team !

The hardest part is how to let the Management agree with you if you want to do something get benefits to the company and to the employees and the management think this is not a good idea !!
  
When I make something new for the company and success and make everyone happy with that and come to me to let them now how it was work and how they make it for there departments , so I like to help the other a lot and I enjoy with that ..
so at the end I need to do this stuff below 
Helping , Creating a new Ideas , make the Job more easy and fun !

I started working in the warehouse and was promoted to transportation traffic control coordinator. Working with the staff there, checking trailers in and out, printing bills, etc; was really rewarding, knowing that I made a difference. On time every time was perfect for me. I learned a lot and gave a lot to keep the company rolling along with no problems. The hardest thing was dealing with some drivers having a bad day, but we made their experience with us a fun and great experience. Knowing at the end of the shift, everything was up and running smooth and no problems left for the next shift was a great feeling. It meant i did my job and did it right, made me feel good.

Poor work-life balance if you work on second or third shift; the expectation is to work 12 hour shifts with mandatory overtime every week. Six day work week is the norm, your life consists of work and sleep. As a salaried employee your working over 60 hours a week with no bonuses or any other type of compensation for extra hours worked. Hourly employees with tenure are earning more than a supervisor being paid the median salary.  Second and third shifts consisted of primarily temp employees with no loyalty to the team or company, strict attendance policy contributes to high turnover rate.

A good company to work for if just starting in the supply chain industry. Site to Site varies but my site was full of horrible management and turnover of employees. Being 3rd party also makes it difficult on your on balancing out work and home life due to no forecast on your true schedule. You can go from working 30 days straight 12 hours shifts even though your schedule Monday- Friday with rotating weekend crews to working less then 30 hours a week at a moments notice. I'm grateful for the opportunity to have worked there for 2 years and make progress within the company but there was no true stability or sense of security in the company.

Site was relocated from SSF to East bay.

 Employees did there job of cycle counts and warehouse work, but they were pretty lazy. They need direction everyday. 
DB Schenker did not wanted to invest in long term for site, site closed after 1 yr and shut down, accounts were transferred or customer found another 3pl to do business with. 

Just noticed that DB Schenker is opening site in Newark, Ca.  good luck. They will cut you off at a minutes notice. 

Upper management has their own objective and they do not work together, ( Ops and Sales Team).  

Sales Director talks a great line but does not produce as needed for ops to be successful.

In international projects, there is no typical day. Each day has its own challenges and specific tasks. You can learn to be flexible and versatile and to respond to new situations. Quality and quantity of work must be secured. The management is appropriately qualified to carry out the contract obligations. The co-workers are professionals with extensive international experience. The hardest part is the operationally necessary quick changes from one project to the other. That means from one country to another in a short period. The most enjoyable part are the good cooperation and common free time with colleagues.

Schenker is all about team work. Strong communication throughout the company is the key to success. Learning from my manager and getting her support really helped me grow in the company. The most enjoyable part of my job was working with her to come up with new ideas in the human resources field. The hardest part of my job was coordinating everyone's schedule. They people I worked with lived throughout the United States so I had to work with different time zones when scheduling meetings. All in all it was a great company to work for but I am ready to try something new and challenging.

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