machine operator

maintenance technician

laborer

delivery driver

forklift operator

GENERAL SHALE

What is the best part of working at the company?
Lots of worn out equipment to repair nationwide.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Trying to perform maintenance on control systems and related equipment without the correct helpers if any,  tools, and safety equipment to do the job efficiently and properly.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
a seemingly productive atmosphere, but with no communication or organization from management, which leaves most employees fending for themselves to get anything done.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Long hours, usually extremely hot or cold, work without a helper or use a janitor or floor sweeper with no related skills when help is needed, some do all the work while others sit around doing nothing until management shows up. The hotels are usually OK to stay in though.

The hardest part of the job is dealing with the bosses/ supervisors. The supervisors are great people but the bosses above them have no clue what’s going on and scatter all their workforce to random places. If you’re a parent that “might” have to go pick up a kid unexpectedly you will be wrote up for it and after 3 times fired. The bosses pick favorites very badly. Some employees can get away with anything and some are fired on first offense. The most enjoyable part of the job was just getting to do your job uninterrupted. There isn’t much time for that considering most things are broken and you’re waiting in maintenance all the time. 
TLDR: don’t work here. Not unless it’s a middle ground that gets you where you want to go in life. They are all out for themselves and could care less about anything in your life. 

Working at General Shale is a bad joke. Any quality control is put on 1 man while, 3 men are supposed to be doing it. It does no good to bring anything to the attention of management as they will ignore you. You can behave and do as you wish, including drug and alcohol use as long as you come to work and are not tarty. Management is either blind or incompetent. Employees are quick to lie on each other, it's wise to keep work life and personal life separate, so your personal life isn't broadcast at the job site. Standard shift is 12 to 14 hours and you never know what time you are getting off work, the supervisors don't even know, Saturday is considered an optional work day. Be prepared for the most ridiculous job experience you've ever had if you work at the Salisbury plant. My advice is, there are by far better jobs out there and better people to work around. I would not work there and feel very sorry for the few good people that work there and haven't left yet. 

It was a pretty decent place to work, everyone was really friendly however in my department everyone on the floor was very close and new each other outside of work which makes you definitely feel like an outsider. My manager would take out their anger unfairly on the new hires by raising their voice, making threats, and other unprofessional and unacceptable behavior. Training was little to none, though I was then reprimanded for not understanding the position despite making several packets of notes. It was unorganized, there was no clear assignment for tasks and my set tasks changed after only a couple of days. I was also let go with about 30 minutes notice so that felt a little uncalled for, especially since I was willing to learn anything needed to meet the expectations for my position.

This was a very good company to work for. The work itself was not difficult and it was plentiful. Sometimes the hours could be long, but well compensated with plenty time off. The day was full of things to do, as I a forklift operator stayed gainfully employed unloading the line and staging the material for shipping. The guys on the shift I worked were very helpful and worked well as a team.
the hardest part of the job was to clean up and continue to keep the line clear when material bands broke and cubes of brick needed to be cleared and fixed. I enjoyed the work , even the long shifts just knowing that i completed a days worth of work and prepped the material for tomorrows transport.

Work-life balance
Work-life balance at GENERAL SHALE is very outstanding I love the company I work hard everyday I clocked in

Pay & benefits
My pay and benefits at GENERAL SHALE are on time n have no problem getting paid no issues at all

Job security and advancement
In terms of job security at GENERAL SHALE, I think it’s very protective

Management
In general, managers at GENERAL SHALE are very caring an was a great teacher great at letting you know where an wat goes

Culture
Collaboration with my colleagues at GENERAL SHALE is great

Overall
My experience working at GENERAL SHALE taught me a lot about bricks n different types of brick

I can honestly say I looked forward to coming to work everyday!  The mixture of being able to work closely with a great group of people and working hands on with customers with making decisions on their future home made every day a challenge.  I loved being able to use my creative  vision to walk homeowners and builders through the process of choosing materials for their projects.  There were slow times of the season but with having developed relationships with our customers there were always projects that could be worked through.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Having the keys to the kingdom in a sense.
Meeting some really good people.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Dealing with rude and disrespectful customers and having to load and unload 11 trucks in 10 hr shift but you work 12-13 hr and get paid for 10 hours and eat the other hours….

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Busy, busy, busy and always something to keep you busy.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Busy pulling orders, cleaning the warehouse and yard management

What is the best part of working at the company?
Great company for home grown Tennessee talent.   
 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
No stress...super talented East Tennessee State group of leaders.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Awesome promotion opportunities...they have a great model for young talent to move up.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Tons of positive feedback ...always creating positive environment to maintain home grown talent.  Amazing how many young people are now running such a talented group of life time brick people.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The BEST part working there was finding another job because the Work/Life balance was way off. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
You know what time your work day started but you Never knew what time you're getting off. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Very outdated & extremely Unsafe for all employees. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Very long with No plans for improvement in place with a ton of bandaid patching instead of fixing the problems at hand.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Machine operator 14 salaries reported	$18.78 per hour
Maintenance technician 10 salaries reported	$26.57 per hour
Laborer 5 salaries reported	$13.78 per hour
Delivery driver 1 salary reported	$24.50 per hour
Forklift operator 2 salaries reported	$19.89 per hour

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