forklift operator

transportation specialist

marketing manager

warehouse associate

merchandiser

Fruit of the Loom

The management does NOT value their employees whatsoever. Everyday management expects you to make a miracle from their shortcomings to get the orders out. I have(and still am) a victim of their pay system. Everyone, raymond drivers, forklift drivers, module pickers, and retail operators are paid by what FOTL calls incentive pay, but we don't receive incentive at all. After almost a decade, I average 9.50 an hour and I work EVERY position except management and driving. I have witnessed them do some bad things with our pay. Management is HORRIBLE. Plant manager, Asst. Plant Manager, Dept. Managers can be really rude and unpleasant AND uncomfortable to speak to. I have heard some of them talk nasty and mean of some employers behind their backs. If you speak up and question this, that, or the third...you get a legacy of being a "troublemaker". Simply put I never recommend ppl here. You could do soooo much better elsewhere. Incentive pay here at Union underwear/FOTL is no good for us but great for the company. Have been told by management once that the reason they capped how much I made on a particular order was because in his words"THEY HAVE TO BE FAIR TO THE COMPANY". Made 11.50 that day, but I was told that was just too much and the plant manager,asst. Manager, my Dept. Manager and Supervisor worked to drop my pay down to 9.75 an hr. No sick time off. You get 10 vacation days per year that u use for appts and conferances. You only get paid 2x's outta the year for your vacation days. And they have a system for that. If you are late,absent, its on a rolling basis only. Oh and no unemployment.  They have the entire system rigged to make it seem like its a fair system, but its not. And unfortunately they let the simple joe to fend for theirselves.

The job can be a lot to manage at times. The other ops specialist are great to work with. The management not so much. They did not value me or what I brought to the team. They abused my willingness to help and “be a team player”. There is consistent turnover in the transportation department which only hinders those who stay. The workload gets distributed to the unlucky few who stay and try to show their dedication to the department and to the company. If you take this job, just know that this will not be a forever place for you if your goals are to advance within your career. If you understand logistics this can be an enjoyable job. The environment was unbearable though, for me. 
As far as fruit of the loom as a company, they have worked on their culture and employee morale over the past two years. There are great benefits and perks at fruit that I have not seen at many other places. They have done a better job at providing opportunities for their employees to connect with each other and provide some fun during the year and appreciation towards them. If you can find a job at the corporate office (minus the transportation ops spec) that interests you I would say go for it! Hopefully it has a good manager and team. As long as you enjoy the job and have a somewhat of supportive team, this place really could be where you retire from. 

Where do i begin?.. the first couple of weeks of training were very confusing. Never really told me of schedule changes (showed up hour/two hours before work actually started on numerous occasions), expected you to understand all aspects of the job within one week, coworkers throw new people under the bus all the time. The week that they had me on night shift (they train two weeks on day shift before you get to go to night shift) i was doing a completely different job. I had to be trained all over again. Then, they switched me onto a different form of payment out of nowhere. So instead of being paid per hour, i was now being paid depending on how much work i did. If you didnt put into the system that you weren't working, and instead cleaning, taking a 30/10, or just not having anything to do, your entire pay for that day would be really messed up and they wouldn't fix it even though they knew what happened. 
  
  It was a very toxic work environment FILLED with drama. They care more about expanding the company rather than fix what they have now. They also don't care how hot it is, they expect you to still function as usual in 80-110F conditions. Saw numerous people pass out and almost did myself. They dont provide a/c at any point of the year. 

Do not work here. Please.

I can only share my own experience. At first, the job was enjoyable. Benefits were good. Pay was moderate. Learning courses were offered, which was an excellent plus. I gave it my best and did well for quite some time. Unfortunately,  more and more people were laid off and not replaced, while more work was piled on those who remained, demanded in near impossible time frames. Atmosphere became toxic. Stress took its toll on mental and physical health. Everyone in my department was looking elsewhere for work when I left. Accommodations are difficult or even impossible to get, even with doctor's letters. Despite salary, entry and exit times are closely monitored down to the minute. Long hours were expected of some, even mothers with children. I'd receive emails from them time stamped in the early hours, 2 or 3 am. Trick tests of phishing are performed regularly. Mess up more than once and you could be fired. When I left, the lights were turned off in several wings because those people were all laid off. I was miserable for quite some time before that job came to an end. If I could rewind time and leave much sooner, I would. 

	Duties Include: Processing and creating credit memos for customer returns, field credits from salesmen and claims for the Russell Athletic Divisions, Processing the paper work for returns for the Canada and Mexico Returns Center.  Appling cash received from the bank for Huffy Sports. Preparing Inter Company and inter plant invoices for Fruit of The Loom and Russell Athletic Divisions. Data entry for miscellaneous credits for Fruit of The Loom. Scanning and Filing such documents. Computer Programs used Microsoft Word, Excel, and CICS 3270 for Fruit of the Loom, Mexico, Canada, and Zodiac 3270 for Russell Athletic Divisions, Huffy AS400, JDEdwards 5250 systems, Capture Perfect 3.0, Lotus Notes, Email and Docuxplorer 4 scanning system. A member of the Safety Team, and American Red Cross Instructor/ trainer for: CPR, First Aid, AED and Blood borne Pathogens.  OSHA 10 hour course certified.

Fruit of the Loom is a great starting point for a career. However, it can be difficult to advance quickly. There tends to be favoritism among the executives where some people are promoted very quickly. These people usually attend outside work activities with executives such as attending premium gyms. 

Management can make or break any place and luckily I have had good managers since I have been there. With upper management, there is some frustration. They tend to disregard advice and double down if there is a chance they could be embarrassed. 

A typical work day is fairly uneventful. Morning Scrum meetings and bi weekly sprints help keep development moving. The CIO actively encourages IT to take 2 hours each week during the work day to take training.

Worked for years being underpaid.  Fruit came out after HR revamp and admitted they'd been underpaying me and co-workers were given a raise to compensate but only within 20% of what we should be getting paid as that's all they were obligated to do.  Who cares that they'd been underpaying us for years.  Upper management makes bank yet doesn't do much.  They do not pay those that do the work what they should but instead upper management reaps the benefits and does the least.  Also, you generally fail up at Fruit that's always been the motto.  If you don't do your job they'll promote you up to get you out of the way and move someone in to do the job.  Instead of correcting the problem they just promote them out of the way because as I've said upper management doesn't do the work.  It's the lower level employees that do the work but don't get compensated for it.

The company doesn't value you and your opinion will not be considered unless it mirrors the opinion of everyone else.  They expect you to brain check yourself at the door and pay people solely to take orders rather than paying people to provide perspective.  Very militaristic in that manner, they reward good soldiers who drink the koolaid and will jump through the completely unnecessary hoops with a smile on their face - but never ask why or offer suggestions.  

The people are typically very friendly, you will most likely enjoy the camaraderie of your peers but even that has its limits.  It's too friendly, where any criticism, even when constructive, is not tolerated.  Everyone tiptoes, scared to upset the power imbalance from above.  Extremely bureaucratic, so don't expect to make decisions very often, just jump when told to jump.

A usual day at work involves reviewing reports from co-workers relating to payroll, invoices for my payment approval from accounts payable, and checking the inventory figures from the cotton clerk. My co-workers are hard working, dependable, and have no problem working extra to solve a problem.

The management here is very knowledgeable about their job and work well with the hourly employees to get the job done.

The hardest part of my job would be the month and year end closing procedures, which have to be accurate. It is a very stressful time. 

The most enjoyable part of my job is knowing that my work contributes to the success of the company, and nothing less than hard work will complete that goal.

It's a company that pats itself on the back for improving something even when they're still miles behind the rest of the world.  Management is mostly leftovers from failed times who stuck around long enough to weave their way to the top through a poor organization.  It's not their fault per se, but they're mostly clueless, self-serving, and / or terrified of everything.  If you're looking for a progressive company that has a thirst to improve, keep moving.  You want a paycheck and to hang around nice enough people for awhile until they inevitably make more cuts b/c they're a cash cow?  Go for it. 

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Forklift operator 3 salaries reported	$18.46 per hour
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Warehouse associate 2 salaries reported	$15.83 per hour
Merchandiser 5 salaries reported	$18.00 per hour

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