stocker

order picker

farm hand

cashier

barn manager

Family Farm and Home

My typical day at family farm and home involves working register and communicating well with customers. I work floor occasionally but I'm mainly on register. Since I am the first face they see, I am asked questions that challenge my knowledge of the store. I learned how to multi-task because I answer phones, cash costumers out, page, help people, and answer questions. The management here at family farm and home work hard to get their daily goals completed and work well with each other and costumers. The manager is flexible when it comes to the schedule. The culture of this workplace is laid back and smooth. On busy days it can be stressful but with team work we knock it out. When one cant give 100% effort another is willing to pick up the extra slack. My least favorite part of the job is how late we close. It's good for the costumers but for the employees that extra hour makes a big difference especially for the ones who are still in school and have homework to do. Another thing I dont like is the pay sometimes isnt the best no matter the position, but maybe that will change over time. What my favorite part about the job is that I can communicate with everyone of my coworkers and have fun, and they are always here to help when I need it. I also like the experience that can be gained working here, it's a great place to work if you want to learn new things about agriculture and farm equipment. I believe that most of the time the goodness of the work place depends on the type of people who are employed. There are other ups and downs to working here like there would be any other work place but overall it's good! 

Howdy job seekers, if you’re looking for a job that you make decent money at and you learn new things along the way, come to family farm and home. I have worked in this company for over three years and the mangers have always worked around my school schedules and found the perfect times for me to work and honestly there isn’t a lot of jobs out there that wil be that nice to you and yes I know I’m talking the place up and you’re wondering, well what’s wrong with it. Well every single work environment will have something wrong if not a lot of things wrong with it and that family farm and home the only big downfall is the training system. Now the company has made some progress but when i started they literally threw me on the register and said go for it and its the most confused i have ever been. I know that sounds bad but they company has made a lot of progess in that department. They now give a full week of training and they have a top cashier walk you through everything several times but i still think there could be some improvement. Overall the company isn’t a bad place and all of the workers get along together pretty nicely. Also i started working at family farm and home just for money and i had no clue about tractors or pellet stoves but now i probably know more about those things than people who acctally own them. What I’m trying to say here is that family farm and home is a great place to work for and you should send in an application!

It's a fine store and place to work at. As a cashier I definitely have a more relaxed side of the workload, but oftentimes it's just sorta expected that you have to handle whatever issue comes up. Other coworkers and managers are usually happy to help when issues arise, but many times it can feel like you have to do 3 different things at once with checking people out, answering the phone, and assisting the largely elderly consumer base with loadouts, while no other coworker is to be found. There are certain points where you'll be doing hardly anything, and then points where you have to check out a line of 5 or more people as quickly as possible by yourself. The consumer base is nice however. Most are generally friendly and even when you do receive a customer that is difficult to work with, managers and team leads always try to handle it well and don't throw you under the bus. Compensation is frankly not good in my position, and pay raises are pitiful. If you're living by yourself or out of high school, I would look for something that pays a bit higher. Nonetheless, it's once again fine for a first time job and a good place to gain some experience if you're having trouble finding work at other places.

This is a great team of people to work with.  We all have fairly large workloads, but we work together and have fun while doing it.  Expectations are clearly communicated by management.  In fact, overall communication within the company is a strength, with monthly meetings, emails, etc. to communicate results and other company news.  In terms of the company culture, they expect a strong work ethic, but overall, they hire people who are very capable, people who have a good attitude and people who fit in with the team.  The part I like most about my job is that I have a wide variety of responsibilities; I enjoy multi-tasking, and it's certainly a necessity in my position.  The position is challenging yet enjoyable, requiring me to be both analytical and creative.  My least favorite part of the job is when my boss requires me to implement changes or programs regardless of past history or analysis, decisions made based on emotion rather than fact.  But this is likely true of all companies and all bosses, so I deal with it and move on.  Overall, I think our management if very open to listening to feedback, I think they work hard at making this an enjoyable culture to work in, and their expectations are high--which is a good thing.  

Family Farm and Home is a good ethical company that is fair to its employees. 
 
A typical day at work consists of opening the store. Setting up the cash registers with money from the safe. Unlocking the doors for the customers and providing excellent customer service throughout the day. At close I would verify all cash taken in and prepare the deposit and deliver it to the bank. All reports were run at end of day.
I learned to communicate better with people and the diversity that was exposed every day.
I learned that all co-workers are different and must be understood and delegated tasks they were able to handle.
The hardest part of the job was dealing with some of the more difficult customers which usually was because they were upset with something other than our store, services and capabilities.
The best part was also the customers who for the most part were very enjoyable and interesting.
Most of what I learned in retail was thru listening to what a customer has to say. They were a wealth of information.

The family in Family Farm and Home should be preceded by "dysfunctional". Performance of the store manager seems to be secondary to personal satisfaction of the employees. If an employee complains about the manager the manager is immediately taken to task.  The reason for the employee being unhappy (i.e. they have just been written up for failing to perform their job or violating a written company policy) is immaterial to the the corporate office and any allegation is taken at face value without investigation. This puts managers and assistant managers in a no-win position; if the management team allows the non-performing employees to do only what they want to do, the store suffers and the management team is held accountable, if the non-performance of the employees is addressed and they complain to the corporate office, then the management team is accused of "hostile management practices" and held accountable.  Those managers who have "grown-up" in the company are treated completely differently than outside-hire managers.

They are a small company that tries to act like larger corporations (Target, Walmart) without the preperation or experience.  Instead of poling the workers that see the improvments needed every day they look at what larger companies are doing and try to tell their employes and their customers what the employes and customers want.  The people at store level are pleasent but frustrated. And even when you are trying your hardest, they might say oh thats great but then added on if you can do A,B, and C too that would be great. Which wouldn't be so bad but corporate doesn't hold themselves to the same standard.  So when the stores say this works great but can we do A,B, and C they are mostly ignored.  You do meet some great people and you can always get hours because the stores are normally under staffed.  However if you don't have a secondary income, with ether a second job or another person supporting you, the pay will fall short in covering your bills.  The medical insurance is good here.  And if you need farm or pets supplies the discount is helpful.

I served the Wayland location for 9 years and loved my job, my supervisor, and my coworkers. I requested a promotion and transferred to the Hastings location. I've never felt more unwanted or unwelcome at a job in my entire career. The atmosphere was cut throat at best. They took advantage of my disability (high functioning autism) and used it as a tool to block my growth within the company, and repeatedly call my rate of pay into question. I was told I was 'a joke' by management and it was suggested I 'go back where I came from'. It wasn't paranoia: Fellow employees I made friends with also took note of the fact that I was often singled out and held up to different standards than everyone else. They tried to dump me off at other locations that were a significantly longer drive so they could save on payroll. I filled in temporarily, but when I didn't relocate and essentially make myself another store's problem they invented a scenario and terminated me under false pretenses after 11 years with the company. Whatever. 

Good Company, I have worked with the owners for over 30+ years, I truly respected the owner(s), and My results showed my impact to support the company.  
My over all results started as a trainee and moved to Manager where over the years our teams achieved over 8 yearly company awards and we were  being recognized on our performance and results to plan. These results were achieved at many locations where I was assigned. I also many times chosen to support and create a team of trust that we achieved as a Team. I moved up the ladder to take on additional challenges to support our company growth. I was picked to open and and support the hiring of over 650 folks to set up 18 new stores in Ohio over a 2 year process, This was achieved by fixing the many mistakes from our support folks to communicate the key plans to get our entire company on the right page. With this action we became a better team.

managers suck they let anyone be manager except the people who actually work so the manager responsibilities fall down on the cashiers and stockers. prices ring up wrong a lot have to get manager to change price who is no where to be found so you get angry customers. the place only has 2 cameras right on the cashiers so you get people stealing stuff all the time. i dont feel safe there from people stealing stuff and its so dry and dusty and the managers dont care at all. the store manager will yell at you if you dont get the million things he assigns you to do done (even if you've been busy checking out customers) youre judged on how many "items of the month" you sell in as shift which the item is always something stupid like bug spray or lotion, that people dont need multiple of and the price on the items still sucks. you get a 15% discount which is nice but doesnt make up working yourself to death for min wage. and thats not even all of it. overall it sucks and i would not recommend.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Stocker 10 salaries reported	$27.00 per hour
Order picker 9 salaries reported	$23.00 per hour
Farm hand 1 salary reported	$14.00 per hour
Cashier 1 salary reported	$10.00 per hour
Barn manager 1 salary reported	$27.44 per hour

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