network engineer

security engineer

human resources assistant

welder

order entry clerk

Howard Industries, Inc.

Typical day at work involves clocking in, waiting for everyone else to do their jobs so you can do yours, getting tired of them not doing their job, doing their job, and then them trying to fight you over it. Then you eat lunch, repeat, and clock out 2 hours late. 

I learned that howard industries is a fickle and unreliable company with 0 regard for employee well being and safety. 

Howard industries maintains a culture similar to that of a Middle school in the ghetto. The average employee is unable to control their feelings for longer than about 40 minutes at a time, and I never went a Tuesday without someone getting in my face and threatening to harm me or my family over something that was their fault. 

The management is all the worst parts of not being struct enough and being too strict. There is one entrance to the building, it is covered by security and you aren't allowed to have your phone, but there are 18 year Olds smoking black and milds in the building, and people selling each other firearms they openly admit has been used in a crime. Osha would cry their eyes out at the hazardous conditions, more than one time I've been peacefully painting and had a 2 ton transformer slam into my back because my coworkers were too lazy to walk it over, so they just send it. Management did nothing about this. 

The hardest part of working at howards is not leaving every single lunch break and never coming back, it's an oppressive, dangerous environment that is absolutely detrimental to you. Additionally, they WILL randomly cut your pay without explaining why. 

Most enjoyable part of the job is 2 of the security guards are absolutely awesome. 

I've always had a friendly work environment from my coworkers but upper management is terrible and the pay is worse.
You will get the same base pay as anyone else in your department regardless of experience, tenure or your ability to meet your daily quota 

The guy coming off probation will make the same as someone that's been there 20 years, the slacker that never gets anything finished earns the same as the hardest worker no exceptions if you get a raise it's because the entire department received one and it will be for years same amount, so there is zero incentive for good workers to remain that way. They will fire you on the spot if you have your phone they even have cameras in the plant just to watch for it.  They are extremely strict about attendance, 7 tardies = 1 absence and 1 minute late no matter the reason or time will earn you a tardy and they keep track of that for 1 year from the day you got any particular tardy so if you're 1 minute late today because rain made for poor driving conditions that tardy will stay on record for 1 year and if you clocked in late from lunch for any reason that's also a tardy you can receive multiple tardies a day I've seen people fired for it.
When you first start 2 absences is all you get 3rd will result in a termination regardless of the reason after working 825 hours your probation ends and you will have 5 days in total for a years time tracked the same as a tardy, this includes doctors appointments or anything that requires you take a day off or come in late

If you want to deal with hyper micro management, this is the place to be. They will also show you no loyalty. The sales managers will throw you under the bus and the VPs are too involved. They believe the best way to be is to keep all eyes on you. They have their own CRM that is down a lot and every "improvement" to the system is another "let's spy on our employees" move. 

If you want to move up in this company, you either need to be a Howard or marry one. The advancement is a joke. 

Sales is the bottom of the barrel. Even the staff that is supposed to support you is allowed to talk down to you. Inside sales are payed way less than outside sales but are expected to be the main ones to drive the business.

Don't ask about commission. This company can't really explain it. And don't expect your check to ever show you the actual number of hours you worked. They won't show you anything.

Threats are the norm at this place mainly because the insane VP (or one of the Howards themself) will ride management to ride you. And management is so weak willed they'll get on you even if you're tops in sales. 

If you're 1 minute late, they get upset, even if you always stay late. They have actually encouraged folks who were staying late clock out and go back up to finish working. But trust me that wins you no favors with the micro managers. 

I would not recommend working there to my worst enemy. Terrible place. Terrible management. Worst of the worst. 

Absolutely incompetent and arrogant management.  If you are not in the click with management, you are nothing to them.  So in order to succeed or advance, you must be willing to devote a good amount of time to lying and telling upper management what they want to hear.  For every 10 employees, there is 1 that has managed to pull the wool over managements eyes so much that it is unbelievable.  They only see what they want to see.  

Unbelievable favoritism is shown openly on an hourly basis.  Again, if you are in the click you will be praised and put on display for all to see.  Not in the click and have the same accomplishments?  Won’t even get a nod from anyone.

Raises, yeah sometimes.  There is no structure to how they are given nor is there any achievable goals discussed or given to help you achieve any additional bonuses or compensation.  Raises are typically very small (below COL).  They do not even conduct an annual reviews to go over this.

Absolutely no room for advancement unless you are a member of the click.

Oh, and a good majority of the management is somehow tied to the Howard Family.  So for a good amount of these managers, their only qualification is the last name.





Excellent place to work.  Challenging and rewarding environment.
My opinion and everyone else's opinion is asked for continuously and respected.  Goals and expectations of upper management are very clear and defined.   Upper management provides all the resources needed and is completely supportive of helping obtain the goals and expectations that are made.  Workplace culture is great as all levels of the company from the hourly level to the medium management to the upper management work seamlessly and great together.  Workplace improvement ideas that are presented can make their way to upper management in a very short time.   All ideas presented by any person are good ideas when having productivity and quality meetings and are considered fully and implemented if beneficial to the company.
The most enjoyable part of working with Howard Industries is that it is very challenging, dynamic, and when the assignments are completed it gives someone a great sense of accomplishment. 
The hardest part of my job is trying to properly manage my time to keep the numerous challenging projects that I am working on moving forward. 

Howard technology isn't a bad place to work overall, the management for the most part is friendly and co workers are easy to get along with. Production work is easy work for 90% of the positions.

The problem with Howard Technology is mostly in pay and hours.
Starting off your going to make just over $9 an hour they give a small raise after you finish your probationary period 
(800 work hours)  which takes between 5 and 6 months on average and even then your still paid under $10 an hr.

You have to check their website to  find out if work is closed because of weather and this is not decided by anyone at the plant but by a person in another state entirely  so be prepared to drive to work in some severe weather conditions.

You will work 10 hours a day Monday through Thursday. You can never be certain about Friday until they let you know what to do Thursday just before you leave work so.. you may work Friday you might be off don't make plans you never know.

During the summer orders have dropped in the past and your told to get your quota and go home. I've had work weeks where I only had 25 to 30 hrs

My typical days consist of designing, developing, testing, and implementing custom solutions to support the company's operations.

The hardware and development tools are years out of date.

Things get done at a snail's pace.

When you're on a project, the VP of that department thinks that you are his or her employee instead of the VP of IT's employee.

There are no definite job titles and no way to move up within the company.

The hardest part of the job is dealing with the abrasive personalities and the total lack of respect.

In my department, my manager is not easy to get a hold of, does not respond to emails, and is rarely in his office. I attribute this to the company's need to stretch people too thin.

Those that are in executive positions are related to the owners or are friends with the owners' children. The company is run with an iron fist from that level.

With all that said, the most enjoyable part of this job are my co-workers. They are generally very helpful and friendly.

Assembly line work...Have to have transportation, depending on unreliable coworkers, family or friends will get you fired.
Tardiness will get you fired, no phone policy is a joke and it's not enforced unless they want you gone.
You will work long hours regardless of childcare issues. Start time is 6am for some, depending on shift. You will have to be there by NLT 0530...you have security to go through and that can be slow...then approximately 15 minute walk to your work area before you can clock in with your badge. If you walk fast, you can cut it down to 7 minutes. Then you still have not made it to your workstation...that's  maybe 2 to 5 minutes more to walk. If they need to get a number, then they can make you stay there until you get the number or a time is given that you have to shut down regardless...I have personally stayed till 9pm on a couple of occasions...from 6am to 9pm and I live an hour away.
Make the money, do what you got to do and move on preferably quickly.

After probation you receive a small pay bump usually 25 - 30 cents per hr depending on the department but after that the pay often becomes stagnant for years. They do not give raises based off of job performance, what you make is what everyone in your department makes. The pay isn't competitive either expect to get pay less then you can make elsewhere for the same job. They have strict rules and its easy to get fired if your not careful tardy and call outs get people fired the most. Being caught with a phone on you is instant termination even if you weren't on it.

They spend more time and effort worrying about things like phones then they do on staying competitive in the market as far as wages, benefits, job security or even basic respect towards their staff. Most plant managers and some supervisors will be demeaning or even go as far as to cuss people out on the floor over the simplest of infractions

What is the best part of working at the company?
Terrible hours, terrible everything. Would not work there again unless I had no other choice 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
12 hour days 6 days a week, I was extremely overworked. This company does not care about the employees whatsoever. Turnover rate is INSANE. Not a good place to work AT ALL!

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Environment is terrible. It's nasty as soon as you walk through the door, people ARE NOT friendly whatsoever. You feel like a prisoner as soon as you walk through the gate and the way you're treated is like you're in prison

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
A typical day for me when I worked there.... rarely got to take a break, there was constant supervisor bullying of myself and other employees. Taking problems to HR there was a waste of time. Hopefully they fixed these issues.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Network engineer 3 salaries reported	$94,136 per year
Security engineer 9 salaries reported	$68,889 per year
Human resources assistant 3 salaries reported	$13.25 per hour
Welder 2 salaries reported	$22.50 per hour
Order entry clerk 2 salaries reported	$12.75 per hour

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