production worker

van driver

setter

graphic designer

executive assistant

Forest River, Inc.

I was hired by the former Plant Mngr. He left for a better job. Replaced last second by 2 people who obviously had no prior management skills. The first thing one of our new leaders said to me was "_____ why are you here, your doing a man's job. How old are you anyway?" Excusing his obvious ignorance of manners, respect and rules of our world, I ignored it knowing that some people are just like that. He is my superior. Being respectful and trying to be reasonable, I realized he was new and probably dealing with a lot of issues. I was constantly accused of doing things I had nothing to do with. After some time,  I devised a way to track everything I did to prove I was doing my job correctly, and in a timely manner. Meanwhile my immediate team leader talked numerous times about doing face time on FACEBOOK with one of the 2 new hires mentioned above. This is definitely a company policy violation. But I kept my mouth shut because I liked the work itself, and the pay met my needs. There was ALOT that went on that should not have. ALOT. They had their favorites, and even restarted the point system two extra times in 2018 to accommodate a few of them (and that was a secret the rest of us were not supposed to know, but all of us did). Sabotage is a very REAL occurrence at the plant I worked at. We were encouraged to report it. But anyone that did, regretted it. The hardest part of the job was dealing with lack of proper leadership. The most enjoyable part was the pay. A typical day for me was spent keeping to myself, doing my work, and watching my back. And I learned not to trust anyone I worked with. For fear of losing their job, a lot of co-workers just quit communicating with each other because teamwork was not encouraged. In my opinion, one of the recent hires was a master at pitting people against each other, not teaming them TOGETHER. This could be a good workplace, if they have a good management team at this time.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The friendly people. The flexible schedule.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
I worked in the security department or should say the shipping department with security guard duties. You filled 2 positions and only paid for one position.  They need to replace their security manager reorganize their security protocol and procedures.  Their training is not that complicated however the security manager makes it complicated. He sits at home watching cameras trying to catch the guards doing things that he finds unacceptable performing duties unnecessary if proper perceedures were implemented so he has a reason to get mad.  They expect a lot, have ridiculous rules and procedures including protocols that make no sense and serve no purpose other than nahe work. They expect you to constantly fight with closing and opening non electric gates no matter the weather conditions because employees are to good to lock their own gates. You can tell the difference in civilian/police trained security and military security training.  Forestriver would be better off to hire a real security manager that knows how to implement a feasabke workable security protocol and hire real security guards. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Good at ease, easy going, laid back, fun when the security manager is not a round. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
You drive around and around walk buildings checking doors making sure welders are turned off, checking chassis fields and finish units to prevent vandalism or theft. Open or close gated, give paper work to transporters that are picking units up to be shipped.

Currently, leadership at my division is greatly lacking. We have lost good employees and we’re forced to fill their duties as well as keep up on our own. Each division’s management team is vastly different in their way of thinking, communicating and appreciation. Other divisions I’ve work for…fantastic!!!  They take care of they employees. This division does not. They back up other department managers that have no clue what they’re doing. This division is by far the “good old boys” club. If you’re a female, it’s just shut the heck up! Cover everyone else’s role and yours when they quit! We have no doubt of the amount of talent here. No overtime or new employees will be brought on board. And those that don’t know or want to learn their role and sit at their desk on personal phone calls is allowed and you need to cover their duties and keep quite about it. No “tattling” to corporate!

So, most of us as you can clearly see are not happy. We’ve gone far above and beyond to satisfy our customers and reach out to upper management and do not receive any communication. If you’re a man, they respond. If you’re a female…we’ll tough luck. Just get the job done despite how hard you’ve worked to keep you department and team in good mental health!  Basically, upper management does not listen. Does not communicate with you. Does not want to work together to figure out a good strategic solution. Upper management has become very petty in the short time he’s been here to fill the role. 

 Reliable and hardworking college student seeking a part-time Retail Stocking Associate position where I can
contribute to a fast-paced team, stay organized, and help maintain a clean and efficient work environment
while balancing my school schedule.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Front Counter / Team Member 2023 – Present
Sundowners Family Restaurant, Colton, CA
• Provided fast and friendly customer service during high-volume restaurant shifts while maintaining
professionalism under pressure
• Handled cash and card transactions accurately while working the register and completing closing
responsibilities
• Managed multiple tasks efficiently in a fast-paced work environment without slowing down service quality
• Maintained a clean, organized, and fully stocked workspace to support smooth daily operations
• Communicated with team members consistently to help keep service running efficiently during busy
periods
• Resolved customer concerns calmly and professionally to maintain a positive customer experience
EDUCATION
University of California, Riverside (UCR) Expected
Graduation: 2027
Business Major
SKILLS
Organization and attention to detail • Customer service • Teamwork and communication • Cash handling •
Time management • Fast-paced work environments • Microsoft 

What is the best part of working at the company?
The best part of working for this company is the pay for sure

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
You don’t get enough training before your expected to know a job you’ve never done before 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The girls in the office are clicky…. And they all talk about each other and the horse play is ridiculous! I thought I was at the circus daily

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
I would clock in, go sit at my desk and start my day answering emails to the best of my ability with only 1week of training! I would be scared to ask for help because u felt like you were constantly inconveniencing someone! I had a boss and an assistant who were constantly in each others offices goofing off or they would both leave to go to lunch and be gone for an hour or longer leaving u to fend for yourself most of the time when u needed help! They would tell me I was doing a good job and then when it came time for my review I had better get it together but yet never offered to show me how to do things if I was doing them wrong

A typical day at Forest River is hurry up and wait. You get a unit done and then wait for an hour or 2 to get another one in your station, or as soon as you get done with a unit you go help another dep. until a unit is ready. Very poor quality construction, management doesn't seem to care as long as units go out the door. I've seen units that have one side wall 1 1/2 " shorter than other sidewall, they don't care about as long as it looks good from the outside. piece rate is terrible, you work 9 hours a day 5 days a week and only get $150 - $200 a week for bonus. Management lets group leaders talk to and treat the employees however they want (call them names and tell them they are a piece of s**t). I was treated good and had a good  group leader but I have seen other group leaders treat employees like trash. I worked there for a little over 4 months, and I had seniority over everyone except group leaders, they hire close to a dozen people a week. they will hire anyone. Would be a good place to work if they had a manager that did his job and replaced some of the group leaders.

I was an employee at Forest River in Goshen IN quite a few years ago so I am sure things are different there now but when I was an employee there, I truly enjoyed my job which I worked in electrical department and I installed many electronics in the units(lights, switches, stereos, speakers, recepticals and more). My group of coworkers were amazing at that time which can be hard to find. We all helped out one another if someone was running  behind so we all could leave as a group unlike other RV places I've worked. I do genuinely miss that job at times and I did enjoy it. Of course nothing is without its faults. Some days could be stressful especially if someone on the line didn't show up and everything was running behind. Other than that, it was a good job with great pay for the time! Hope that it's still a good place to work. I had some fond memories of my time at Forest River! Glad to have experienced that in my life. I enjoy a fast paced environment though, if it's repetitive work. So it may not be the job for someone that doesn't enjoy moving fast.

The summary sounds sort of negative, but here is what I mean. This is a big company with lots of production workers. Some of them are crew leaders and managers, but the vast majority are more or less entry-level. If you stick around on the job (there are virtually no barriers to getting started,) you learn a lot and gain some skills. About the time you get to feeling like you are pretty snappy and ready to move on, they add the production bonus, which raises your pay from 17-18 per hour up to the 25 range.  So, it makes sense to stay. Add in some flexibility to the work hours -- mainly that you can pretty much head home once the run for the day is done -- and you have a formula that keeps the union guys away. So, that's good. The downside is that a union would help solve a lot of problems including some work culture issues and some safety issues.

Overall the job was great. The job itself was typical factory production work. I worked with a great crew which I got to know very well. We worked together as a team which helped make it more productive and enjoyable. However, I feel I was somewhat deceived at the time I was hired in because the manager failed to tell me we were working only 2 weeks of each month and 4 days each of those weeks. When a company places a want ad needing help a person would assume they have enough work to stay busy enough to pay bills. My bad. Also this is the first time I've ever not been put on rate after the first week of work. I was clearly doing the job satisfactory. Obviously they never intended to pay me correctly. In summary, an average wage of 300 per week twice a month is clearly not competitive. Therefore, I had to move on to a better job. No love lost. It was a learning experience.

The day is comprised by calling on key accounts building rapport and expanding our shelf space! It's always fun securing new business at my competitor's expense! We sell high ticket items -Travel trailers with a dealer cost of 30 to 60K each. Dealers have a secured floorplan source that may support one-time sales up to $750,000.

New business- This is the most fun and rewarding part of my job. It is the area I have always excelled at bringing great job security and financial benefit. Show season can require a 7 day work week for 3 to 4 months, a sometimes-challenging part of the job. If I must be away from home the very highest effort must be made to assure the value and compensation for this travel!! 

Sales is my passion, but much of my career was in management. The opportunity to lead talented sales teams selling products you have design responsibility over can also be greatly rewarding!!   


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