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Hoyt Archery

Hoyt makes a very nice bow there is no arguing that. But if you are considering working for Hoyt Archery I would look at other options. Hoyt is the prime example of the "good ol' boys club." The President of the company has been there since the dawn of time and has promoted all of his buddies up the ranks. It would be ok if these buddies were educated and knew how to grow a company but really aren't. Never expect to be a part of this group there is no way in. They will go on their all expenses paid hunting trips that the company pays for and you will never be invited you will be at the office working. The company wants to grow so badly but has been held stagnant the last several years. This is due mainly to a poorly ran marketing group. Marketing wont let go of old ways of how and where they sell product. They have almost 0 social media presence and a website that looks like it hasn't been updated since the day the internet was invented. Like I said they aren't achieving the growth they are wanting but they keep hiring key positions and then laying them off. I watched several people come in do a good job just to be let go and they are very hush hush about it. Engineering really is top notch. They have some great guys in there and they really are pushing the envelope and developing great technology. Most of the company has been there for a lot of years and to come in as a new hire is really a very unstable place to be. This is the reason I am writing this review to warn people that are blinded by a cool company and a cool product and maybe pass up other opportunities so that they can pursue this one. Also so you know the pay is not very competitive you can make more money almost anywhere else you go. Time off is minimal and you wont be allowed a day off for the first 90 days of working there. Medical benefits are average but leaning on expensive. Hardly ever is anyone promoted from within so don't expect to start here and move up because it wont happen because the "good ol' boys" are already in all the key spots. And if you want to work here because you love to hunt well I have news for you that is the busy season and no one is allowed time off. The busy season is also during thanksgiving and christmas so don't plan on any extra time with your family its not happening. I hope you find this review helpful in your job search. Good luck I wish you the best.

After several years of sticking it out and hoping the environment will get better I have realized that the culture is sick from the top down and nothing is going to change. I have seen manager after manager come in and attempt to lift up the department and after a year lose hope and just show up every day and do the bare minimum to keep the job. I have made good money here but that's it. Unless your one of the "Good ole boys" expect to be treated like the outcast from high school.  If you have the ability to not take your job home with you and not let the negative work environment bother you while you are there then go get some money because there is always overtime especially in the machine shop where you can expect to work 6 days a week for well over half the year.  If you need a paycheck they will hire anyone who can pass a drug test.  

Very hostile, power tripping individuals who they put into leadership, and supervision positions. I would severely recommend wearing a go pro(even though they wont allow it), simply because they will create lies and slander about your character in order to oust you if you dont vibe with the racist, sexist, and bullying culture they have. Im thankful i only gave them a short period of my time. I strongly recommend any other company to go work for. They do not respect their workers on the ground floor, and do not conduct themselves the way a corporation needs to and do not follow their own procedures from safety, failure to investigate into allegations, and even on the management level they only hire their personal friends to supervisor/lead positions even at the cost of good workers who actually do their jobs right. Conflict of interests, weak/corrupt leadership, and true lack of common decency/respect. 

My experience with Hoyt’s interview process was confusing and inconsistent. What was presented as a follow-up interview ended up being a group visit through parts of the production floor. Four applicants were guided by one HR representative who offered minimal context or explanation about what we were supposed to observe.

Afterward, we met briefly with several employees from different departments, but no one explained their roles or how they connected to the positions being offered. Most of the discussion was deflected back to the temp agency, leaving little understanding of job expectations, advancement paths, or company culture.

The entire process felt rushed and transactional. It didn’t give applicants a clear picture of the work environment or how the company evaluates candidates. There’s potential here for a more respectful and transparent approach, but the current system doesn’t reflect that.

This is by far one of the worst places I have worked for. The management is aweful. They fight with each other and refuse to communicate completely with any one. They pick favorite employees who get better raises than others. The management will also set employees up to fail and then blame the employee for not getting the ridiculous amounts of work done. There are few to zero chances of promotion and if there is an opening you better be either related to someone who works there or male to be selected. You never get a chance to learn new job roles, if you fit in the hole they place you, you will never leave that spot. Then they will dock your raises for not learning new production roles. The one benefit is there is a nice discount on a single item every other year, however you are never allowed to sell it, even if you leave or are terminated. 

    The summary of my employment at this horrible company is constantly stressed out, extremely understaffed, severely over worked and decently under paid. No one deserves this place.

Very low company standards.  Programming and engineering are months behind schedule.  This creates a busy and slow season which means half of the machines sit down during the summer because of a lack of work.  Then in winter operators have to work 55 hour weeks to try to keep up with demand.  The young lead programmer refuses to take advice or improve his programs to make them more efficient.   Company meals once a month are nice, but don’t make up for being under paid.  The inexperienced operators (all that aren’t leads) actually have it pretty good, getting paid $15 / hour to do 10 -15 minutes of work every hour. Only need to know how to use an impact wrench.  Quality control isn’t great but how could it be when they rely entirely on programming and engineering to fix their mistakes.  To sum this all up, it is a massive headache to get others to do their job well.  So you’d be wasting your energy to try to change things for the better. Just smile and keep your mouth shut.

Pay scale is extremely distorted. A lead can be expected to make less than a production worker.  A supervisor can be expected to make a dollar or two more than a production worker.  An inventory specialist made more than supervisors. Long time employees were not fairly compensated. Raises are few and far between. Advancement opportunities come open quite frequently due to high turn over rate, lay offs and people being fired. I have seen many hard workers quit and walk out due to the fact they weren't receiving their raises or being undervalued. They will hire anyone, so quality workers are not a priority.  This company is very disorganized and the way it is ran makes so little sense they call it "Hoyt sense" as a running joke.  Bad morale, lack of training, unprofessional management and uncomfortable environment. 

This place is by far the most TOXIC work environment I've ever worked in. Everyone in management and the office is out to get one another and the President and VPs promote the behavior. It's an Old Boys club and if you aren't in the club, you are treated like garbage with no value. Those in the club get ridiculous salaries and bonuses, those out of the club get as little as management can get away with.

In my time this company made good profits but I always marveled at how many stupid decisions were made by management that still yielded profits. Imagine how much MORE money would be made with management that had any real concept for what they are doing!

Great place to work!  They have different sections of the warehouse where certain tasks are fulfilled.  Machine shop, paint, then limbs and assembly.  Polite people to work with, good management with a productive busy work schedule that makes the 10 hour days move quickly.  Also a very benefit fun learning experience that allows you to carry your skills to future advancement.  With new projects and production always growing work is always evolving ,and never stagnant.  Which keeps work from being monotonous or boring!  Only draw back is being time consuming which to me is very insignificant compared to all the benefits that come with this job.

The work is easy because your hand will be held the entire time. You will learn only the minimum and when you ask for more learning opportunities,  management will only give you excuses. 

Do not make a mistake, because you are expected to be a machine, not human.

Management says there isn't a rivalry between shifts or operators but the competitive culture is so deep, you will not escape it. 

Management has and will pick favorites, they will lie to your face, and use you as a scapegoat for their mistakes. 

This job is good for gaining work experience, but do not stick around for long. Loyalty is not a thing in this company.

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Production worker 13 salaries reported	$18.50 per hour
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Quality control inspector 2 salaries reported	$19.00 per hour

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