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Mangement is very unflexable and has no tact or care for employees family life and only wants you to work. They have a terrible pay scale with no chance to get a decent raise they have given raises to employees in one lump sum and then put it in the paycheck so as to raise taxes so much that the employee only got a few hundred dollars more. This company says they have found out that cross training makes them stronger but they will send a generator tech out with no clue on how to fix a dozer, grader, or backhoe and expect you to repair it and not let the customer know you have not ever been trained on heavy equipment and they will send out a heavy equipment tech to try to fix a generator without any training so that when both techs break equipment they have to fix each others screw up. They sell services to the customer that are not geting done because they send out a lube tech to do jobs he has no idea what is involved or even how to do the job, all because some salesman in Wichita, Ks is getting the commision. This company doesn't let you get to be a master level tech because they say with the cross training you cannot be a master. The mangement thinks they own you can do whatever they want with you and will not alow you to move within the comapny. HR will tell you that for every open position you apply for (even if you make your management aware of it) you have to get permision to apply or they will not accept the application. Mangement does not stand by their employees constantly misleads them and will not answer the phone when you need them. Fellow employees are great to work with and will help out with any problems due to lack of training.

What you are taught about the culture is very intriguing and I loved my position and the work I did at Foley.  The culture was great when it was working.  It seems that employment decisions were made on a whim and the HR policies were not followed by upper management as I saw many people, including upper management, let go with no notice.  Some of these people were long tenured employees that were doing a good job.  Upper management has all been with the company for a very long time and they are well insulated and protected from the mistakes they make while others pay the consequences, even to the point where people have been accused of outright false claims with no evidence by executives/officers.  While the culture that is preached and the job can be great and challenging, be vary wary of upper management and some executives and what you are told.  It can all flip on you in the blink of an eye without warning.  If you are wanting to gain some experience and make decent money while doing it, this would be a great place for you.  If you are looking for job security, I would advise you look elsewhere.

7 years and 5 managers later, I was gone. Even though you consistently increase revenue, provide excellent customer service that is recognized BY THE CUSTOMERS, go above and beyond your job duties, a new manager will let you go if you don't drink the Koolaid! Direct line employees in the same department are great, but the minute you step outside your department, nobody can be trusted. Management, no matter what level, will consort to make sure that any employee that does not fall into rank is removed. The company preaches customer service, but when you put the customer first due to an inadequate manager not competent in the their job, don't expect to stay. You are expected to maintain the company MVPs (Mission/Values/Principles) at all times, but these do not apply to everyone. Training in certain positions does not exist- don't bother asking. They would rather have a mediocre employee that falls in line, than one that is exceptional, but has a different approach. Most people will stay with the company if they can, but only because the pay and the benefits are hard to find at other places. 

There is no manager At this location until after Aug. The temp Manager loves to micro manage from 200 miles away. The say that they have a "Rule" to follow in the MVP. It's a joke. 1 lazy worker in store. He won't help anyone but him self.He will tell everyone he got the job and then when someone else gets it he will sabatoge you in every way possible. They expect you to learn an old system over night. 
Long hours and a lot od over time. They won't tell you about it. And they expect you to work off the clock on a weekend. You don't get lunch at a certain time. Can very by 30 minutes to 3 hours and I never got a break aloted.
They also offer no training at all in Sedalia. The company says they offer millions of dollars in training. It must only be for mechanics and not parts guys.  
I wouldn't apply at Sedalia if you wanted a job or not. I don't recommend it at all.  They bad mouth previous employees. I was the second parts guy in less than 3 months.

The responsibility and actions toward my position included: Develop strategies and actions for territory expansion, product introduction, service and support  
• Expert in building and retaining strong business relationships with key accounts 
• Extended support to customers through customer consultation by means of personal and internet technology 
• Expanded customer base by securing 40 new major accounts and 136 new prospects generating $15 million dollars in gross sales within 18 months 
• Attained excellent ratings on customer surveys 
• Developed and maintained team cooperation through open communication with superiors and colleagues.

Mentorship at the management level needed improvement
Co-workers were outstanding in support
The job was not difficult at all 
The most enjoyable part of my job was developing relationships and assisting in the customers needs

Managers in parts were the worst managers I have ever experienced and that is saying something from a girl that worked fast food before. Very negative work environment. I really enjoyed the work even though I was not formally trained to do anything I just had to ask my co-workers a lot of questions till I figured it out. Come to find out they told me the reason I was let go is because I asked "too many questions" oh and because I didn't take my job seriously (i most defiantly did) but I never saw the manager do anything except throw footballs around the warehouse and practice unsafe practice on the forklifts. They will lie to you and gossip like nobodies business. The nice pay is ENTIRELY not worth it. 

While many good and talented people work at Foley, their true capabilities will likely never be known due to the suffocating and risk averse culture. A family run business, it has grown dramatically in the last few years due to acquisitions.With now over 900 employees, what was likely a strength before (mom and pop style culture) is now a constraint. Forward thinking or leader type employees are more likely to be called on the carpet by the senior executive for driving change than to be commended. This has created a culture of little to no true empowerment and true process improvements are limited to a very few senior folks, ultimately requiring approval always of the senior executive.

Foley is a great company to work for!  They have great benefits and they take care of their employees from both a financial and wellness standpoint.  They are great about working with their employees when family situations arise and need time off or  are having difficulties learning new tasks.  There are systems in place to help train employees for continued growth and success within the organization.  Managers have an open-door policy and are willing to talk through issues that come up with employees.

Was a good company, Let you move around in rolls if work got slow. Have the star program to get promoted and if followed they will still deny it. See People stand around for 30+ Minutes in groups chatting with no repercussions. No repercussions for working slow, Missing essential parts needed for repair, and even slacking off. Kind of watched the company step away from family orientated and go down a different path. Good job security not very much advancement as a tech.

Company recently took on a huge expansion. The company went from a family oriented organization to a cut-throat, watch your back kind of an organization. It you are not in Kansas City or Wichita you are a red headed stepchild. Absolutely zero support from management. Way too much lip service. The company preaches its MVP. Mission vision and principals but then acts completely the opposite. Internal hiring is very much based on the good old boy system.

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