GLASFLOSS INDUSTRIES

The job is very lightweight and easy. It is a fast paced job. There is no climate control and it Is between 80 and 90 degrees and on 2nd shift in Summer they do not turn on the fans in the walls often so the air gets super humid and stagnant.  When you are wearing a facemask due to COVID-19 regulations this becomes a miserable work environment  very quickly.
On second shift There is a Supervisor, who Is a working supervisor, an assistant supervisor and a Shipping Leader who both attempt to play supervisor in the supervisors absence.
The assistant supervisor and the Shipping leader also have severe attitude problems.  ( Often tossing things down hard that others need (example : Throwing Diecuts on the stand aggressively) , throwing things, cursing under their breath as they do things and talking down to employees) 
I have been to a few jobs and I have never seen such a dysfunctional assistant supervisor.  When people have problems and come to them, or need them to help them complete a task they seem to throw more emotions into the mix or roll their eyes and talk down to them, they dont seem to desire to help and I do believe it is part of why this shift isnt keeping good workers like it should.
The job itself is so light and straightforward  that It has so much potential to be a great place to work if not for the Second shift Dynamic
The pay is decent for the position but could also be improved upon but the work culture was just too unacceptable for me.

Well where do I start there is such a lack of communication in that place they never fix the machines you can send countless emails to the head person of the plant and to the guy who made the machines and nothing gets done. There is a constant back and forth “he said she said” between first and second shift in the summer time it gets really really hot in there they only gave us a month of hazard pay when covid 19 started when the took away our hazard pay the said “well covid is over” Back in 2019 we won an award for most filters made  out of all the other plants the served us fancy food and had drawings for TVs and other various prizes....we won it again this year and for all the hard work and countless hours of overtime and heat and all the corona stuff the gave us a PEN!!!! In meetings all I would hear about is “numbers numbers numbers” from the head office people they say that they care about you but they don’t all the care about is lining there pockets with more money. They don’t do anything about people harassing other people. there is this one guy who works there who thinks he runs the place but he doesn’t he thinks he’s the greatest thing to have ever happened to the place. We complain about him and nothing gets done. All that place is good for is the money and it’s an easy to learn job.

Poor Upper Management. They sit upstairs and watch their employee's struggle and fail. Don't expect any one to come down and help or make it feel as if it's a team environment that they like to preach. Only one HR person. Most foreign employees bring her cooked food daily that she sits and eats all day long, taking her breaks whenever and however long she pleases. You can also look up and watch her nap throughout the day. The morning meetings are great, she speaks to everyone as she is scolding her own child. Better kiss up and bring her food if you want to stay at Glasfloss. Overall no matter how hard you work there is constant criticism and no recognition for any positive action.

It seems that enjoyable work and good pay are proportionately inverse and Glasfloss is no exception.  

I loved going to work.  I worked with a great bunch of people, got to take my lunch whenever i wanted, my schedule was somewhat flexible, management was relaxed, work was challenging and varied. It was pretty great.

The downside is the pay.  $10/h was the high side of the pay scale, beating out other's with 20 years experience.  One exception is electrical engineers that make $15/h.  $20,000/year is hard to live on when you're single and harder still with more 'responsibilities'.

So, Glasfloss boils down to an excellent place to work if you dont have many bills.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Working on the machine and learning new skills. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Heavy micromanagement look over your shoulder is if he was a child every time you at work and coworkers complaining about nothing all day. Don't follow their own rules that put in place for employees. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Stressful and uncomfortable for people that really want to work 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Uncomfortable when you stand up for yourself against the fact that you know the job better than coworkers who have been there for years

The job itself isn’t bad in the Z line department. However their corporate rules and complete lack of ethics makes the job hard to maintain. They don’t care why you can’t be there, especially if it’s health related. They DO NOT accept drs notes, unless you have already been out for 3 days. You could get into a car accident and be in the hospital the next day and you are still getting points. There is no context or consideration, it’s all black and white. And let’s not forget, CORPORATE POLICY. It doesn’t matter what a good worker you are, if something prevents you from being there, that’s your problem. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
I loved working there and the amount of control you had.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Middle Management is real bad. CEO and Plant level was great but the ones in the middle and to top it off there not even in this state, but want to control everything.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The Texas plant was great, but when you evolve the other states, it states it starts to get bad.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Make sure the whole building was in top shape and all working. And it was.

This is a very reasonable place to work, but like all manufacturing jobs management and leadership mess it up. Politics and favoritism abound. The company liabilities are protected, especially if you have a friend or relative in leadership position. Others are expected to do well and can be punished for following the example of the one who is a company liability. The schedule is great. Mon thru Thurs 6am to 3:00, Friday 6:am until noon unless you are in shipping.

Working in this factory was a very enhancing job for the outlook. I loved the people i worked with along with the 2nd shift supervisor. Their management there was alright but they could have been more noticeable to their great workers. They didn't seem to give employees enough credit for the jobs completed. The hardest part when right off the bat getting to know all the different jobs and machine difference. Once i got the hang of it everything was actually quite fun!

glasfloss was my first real job. I thought it was a really nice place to work, sure you got the people that have been there for a long time but they'll get over that in a month or so when you prove yourself. with so many people coming in to work and then it not being for them, it puts current workers in a position to work harder than they have been. I enjoyed everything I did for this company and if I could and had the schedule for it. I would go back. 

they had a radio, and music adds so much to what your doing during the day so it was nice. 

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