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HM.CLAUSE

This place is like a bad boyfriend. The lies and manipulation will make you miserable.. they'll throw crumbs of praise and recognition to keep you going.. but eventually you'll realize it's nonsense and leave. 

Cool kids & management are like kids with a magnifying glass, the rest of us are ants.
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I read the reviews before starting at HM Clause, and like many, assumed the negative reviews came from disgruntled employees. It took me 2 weeks to realize they were true.

I hoped this would be a great opportunity, but nope. It's a dysfunction I've never seen before, and I've had some bad jobs.

The culture is insecure, paranoid, and cruel. 
Supervisors taunt and gaslight. The better you work, the meaner they get. I've honestly never been through this before. I stuck it out for a while to see if it would get better -- either my perspective or their behavior. It got worse the harder I tried.

Very difficult to be a woman in this warehouse, I've had great experiences in others. They live in the stone age, mentally and technologically. Modern people won't tolerate it. They can't keep this up forever. People quit left and right.

I tried my hardest with HM. Put my heart into my work, took ownership-- made my role and system as efficient as possible and they mocked me for it. Thanks for the lessons. Stronger than ever!

As a lab tech I always felt safe and welcomed and so happy to be there. Typical day: arrive at 7am, great respectful and friendly coworkers in the seed lab. The seed lab is very clean and organized, well lit and spacious and we all have our own desks as our working station. I had easy access to all supplies I needed at all times. Anytime I had a question it was always answered in a calm, polite manner, always. We also took 2 breaks or as many as you needed to stretch your body from sitting but twice a day, music starts playing and thats our reminder to stretch. Theres many big windows for daylight to enter the seed lab so its not gloomy and depressing. This is definitely one or maybe the BEST welcoming environment I've worked at. They also had food catering services cater to us quite often. The dining room is modern, very pretty, always clean, many tv screens, free coffee/tea/hot coco, has its own kitchen and whenever I had lunch there were maybe at most 5 people so its nice that you dont have to eat with many folks. They also celebrate your bday by giving all the employees a piece of your cake, cookies etc. Everyone seems so relaxed and happy there its unbelieveable. I honestly love this place.

My typical day would entail meeting with my Greenhouse Team to give them instructions and a schedule of priority of tasks to tackle and I would walk and scout for pests, check mechanical malfunctions etc. on all 45 Greenhouses. I would make a note of my observations and prioritize/take action as needed. Everyday was a learning curve since equipment, plants and climate control electronics would malfunction due to constant power outages. In addition, older Greenhouses lacked up-to-date technology which made it a challenge to monitor specific Greenhouse parameters. Overall, it was a challenge to change the management culture in being pro-active as opposed to re-active in repairing Greenhouses, labor planning and workplace culture. The workplace culture and work ethic was detrimental amongst some managers and translated down to the work force which made it a challenge to motivate employees. After all, I was able to learn many aspects of managing each Greenhouse with a different crop, fertigation, climate controls (ARGUS), remodeling a Greenhouse and most of all i enjoyed working with the Greenhouse staff.

Working in multiple positions throughout the company has allowed me to see the many faces of HM.Clause. 

This company has many strong points (I know because I have been working here for nearly 10 years): 
- Start up feel, meaning every day is different and challenging (however, this type of pace is not for everyone!)
- Always evolving (also not for the faint of heart), this is a fluid company so that means if movement of talent, product and processes as it relates to the market and industry needs. 
- Come here to add value and you will be happy!
- Workplace culture is more of an "open door policy" meaning your option and input is respected and considered - it may not mean you persuade the masses but for sure you have a voice! 
- The most difficult part of the job is that the business moves fast, you're always planning far in advance, so take time to celebrate your wins!
- The most enjoyable part of the job is who we work with. The culture is friendly, respectful and considerate.
- A learning company: we learn from each other (at all levels) and it is encouraged! 
- As I mentioned this is a fluid company meaning management also shifts. More recently, this has been quite positive in many areas of the business.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Its easy work but gets very monotnous and the schedule for the seed lab is nice, 7am-3:30pm mon-fri. Pay is minimum with no overtime.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Communication is weak. You are expected to learn from a binder instead of getting direct training so your constantly asking for help and constantly making mistakes because they expect you to learn from a binder called Aquarius and the older employees will talk about your mistakes and say your name while doing so. So everybody knows you did it.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
At the seed lab its very quite until the employees from the lab next door walk thru the seed lab and talk extremely loud without consideration to the seed lab or anyone else for that matter. No one EVER tells them anything about how loud they are. It's ridiculous!

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Make a quick stop at the break room to pick up coffee then head to the seed lab to start another boring day at the seed lab.

Only the French get advancements here. If you're anything else, you might get small opportunities and the occasional raise, but expect to be constantly connected to your job on evenings, days off, and vacation. The French work long hours too but they get 2-3 months a year off. As any other country resident, you'll work just as hard, make less, and get much less time off. You're good enough to line their pockets with profits but not good enough to to have an equal share. Would not recommend working here long term. Good stepping stone but not a long term choice.

If you are a USA employee, your opportunities for advancement are limited unless you possess a Masters degree or Phd and speak French and Spanish fluently. You will only go so far without those skills. 

Management is primarily European, so the style is different. You may work long hours but the flexibility is good and the paid time off is generous compared to other US companies. The health benefits are excellent, and the longevity is good. Very little turn over in key positions.

These are the most spoiled and lazy so called workers on the planet. The majority of the employees receive free paychecks weekly for doing something close to nothing. Management is so under qualified it’s amazing. The only way managers got to where they are is because they’ve been their forever. If you’re a hard working person stay away! They will just hire someone of the street and let the good people go. The thing is, they don’t want to be shown up on a daily basis. A lot of time and effort wasted here. Had to learn the hard way that this was a ridiculous place to work.

Nice working environment. Most people are happy and easy going. Wages are ok not the best but not the worst. Breaks and lunches are typically scheduled and provided most of the time. There were times lunches were interrupted.
Some overtime but that depends of the season. When I was there they had a company come out to size us and provide steel-toed shoes if we needed to go in the warehouse. The voucher also included socks to purchase from that company. I thought that was very nice to provide safety gear.

The company tries hard and does some really nice things for its employees (ie. shutdown at Christmas, extra days off here and there, company BBQ's).
The benefits and 401K plan are really good.
If you want opportunities for career growth you need to be flexible and willing to take overseas assignments. This is how you can really get ahead with the company. It's understandable given that HM.Clause is a global company however, there is a lot of local talent unable to do these things who are overlooked.

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