mechanical assembler

assembler

press operator

business development representative

warehouse lead

Husqvarna

As the title states, "Toxic Work Culture!" I blame this on too many layers of management as well as management receiving bonuses such that lower levels do not. The multiple layers of management creates a massive "iceberg of ignorance" and disconnect. This also creates illogical decisions, persnicketiness, and micromanagement. I have never seen more turnover in my career and layoffs are very common (every 2-3 yrs). The facility is overcrowded in every facet: parking, office space, shop space, etc...  Zero trust among the culture, constant CYA, excessive emails due to widespread CYA, and excessive meetings due to inexperienced management. Be very careful of how you respond to emails as many are baited in the attempt of seeking out a fall guy. There is a surplus of bad attitudes, egos, and busy bodies that enjoy making others miserable in the wake of their own misery. When it comes to product validation - testing is extremely cheap and primitive (purely going through the motions and putting checks in boxes). I was way overworked but had fellow engineers in my group that were bored out of their mind, strange! I was surprised in the amount of theft that occurs at this facility - daytime vehicular break-ins, burglaries (3 occurred in my less than 3 yr tenure), and the back portion of the property is frequented by nightime theft/vandalism even more frequently. Take note of how crowded the back lot is if you have an interview experience (also can be seen on Google Maps). Unfortunately, Husqvarna was by far the worst decision of my career. Some roles seemed tolerable but I would venture a guess and say 80-90% of the roles were drenched in misery.

The workload over the last couple of years has immensely increased, but no new people are being hired to carry the workload. They have been hiring a lot of execs on top, but no one on the bottom to do any of the work that we are told over and over again is contributing to the success of the company. A lot of people have quit due to the workload stress, and of course they have not been replaced - those who have come on board have left quickly after seeing what a mess everything is. The work left behind by those who are gone is redistributed to others with no added compensation or anything to make up for it.

Very little actual appreciation for any of the hard work you do. They send monthly emails and hold monthly meetings telling the company what a great job everyone is doing, but none of the benefits are shared with employees - it's like an insult. Oh, but they want you to come up with three goals to achieve every year.. when you can barely keep up with your own work plus the other work you inherit from lost employees who are never replaced.

Another thing that I find interesting is how the company prides itself on its culture of "personal accountability" - when, in fact, that is a trait that is nowhere to be found. People are very wishy washy whenever they are asked to do something that is in their job description, or push it off long enough that they no longer have to take responsibility for it - including people in management. There are zero repercussions for not doing your job - someone else will pick up the slack, according to the company motto "QBQ".

Empty promises, retraction of holidays, untrustworthy coworkers and managers, workload no human being can possibly keep up with, and a company modeled around a worthless motto.

The good? Two things - My manager is the best manager I have had among any of my jobs; and it pays the bills.

Once a great company with great products, unfortunately constant management changes wreaked havoc over the years.  Current leadership isn't connected enough to the market and has made poor decisions the last 2-3 years, resulting in lost business and high expenses.  The company lost focus on the customer and the consumer.

Teams within the company are knowledgeable and passionate, which makes the working environment fun and tolerable.  Moving up in the organization is difficult because new leadership (VP level and above) comes in every 18 months or so and has a new plan - with new players from their former companies.  Also, there's not a focus on developing talent internally - unless you get a REALLY good boss, you are on your own to request assignments that will give you opportunities for professional growth.

Hardest part of the job is knowing the market, customers, and consumers but not being able to advance initiatives due to bureaucracy and new decision makers stopping and starting progress along the way.  Also seeing that the different departments become competitive instead of working together - who owns what, who is to blame for failures, lots of finger-pointing.  It's sad that there is so much divisive behavior when we all really were on the same team.

What I learned from working at Husqvarna is that a strategy has to be sound enough to withstand constant change at the executive level (CEO and direct reports).  Sadly, our strategy was not sound enough, which diluted our efficiency and innovation over several years and left us trailing our competitors in many areas.

• Process Sales and Use Tax returns for various corporations in timely fashion.

• Communicate with other divisions and various taxing authorities to resolve variances and set up, maintain business locations, and registrations. 

• Receive, organize, and process documentation for Tax Department.

• Prepare miscellaneous journal entries pertaining to billing of intercompany invoices for various accounts, resolve errors, and reconcile general ledger errors.

* I enjoyed working for Husqvarna Group, their core values were exceptional, I enjoyed learning about the company and the history of the company.

* The best part of my job was the research, for example, we may have a vendor who normally did not pay sales and use tax but all of the sudden this month they did pay, usually it was an expired resale certificate and we needed to get an updated certificate.

* We also received tax newsletters daily from CCH which would keep us up to date on all tax changes, for example tax increases or decreases in a particular state, county, or parish.  It was part of my job to make sure that information was updated in our system and placed into the appropriate folder for the sales and use tax return to be completed.

Typical day is running non-stop figuring out what parts meet the print specifications, 3 different reports i do everyday using pivot tables and v-lookup's to send out the data on how the plant did in the past 24 hrs, Research and new product development, Designing Inspection sheets for all the Quality Personnel to use, Control plans, FEMA's, Constant use of smart-team and quality System Database to check on how our products are doing at other facilities, Overseeing all re-work procedures and developing new tools to do their job and making productions job easier.Management is constantly on the move, new managers and managers from other plants are constantly coming to visit. Co-workers and easy to get along with and do well with working together as a team, Hardest part of the job is figuring out what went on after i left the previous day, there are constant issues involving machines and water that make the parts questionable, most enjoyable is working with my co-workers when i take on a big project i always try to involve everyone that plays a role, the more heads you can get together the better the result is for everyone.

Initially the job was great, posting cash, and no other responsibilities were brought to my attention. After two months they pulled me aside and told me I was not meeting expectations (with no further explanation). The coworkers and management were unhelpful in my training and did nothing to help me succeed, just continuously told me to "do better" and to "work my fingers to the bone". There was also only one person in the company who could do this position and they were not a trainer. They could not provide clear answers and often provided rude responses that were blown off by management as "stress".  HR was uninterested to hear my side of things, and I was given no warning to the ending of employment.

In the end working here was deeply unsatisfactory, and they chose to divest from employment despite the fact they failed me as a worker. They shut off insurance days before a medically necessary procedure, as well as life saving prescriptions knowing COBRA is too expensive for someone unemployed.

Extremely unprofessional, but I guess the swag was cool.

I have work at Husqvarna for three years, I never been laid off till this year. Each day at Husqvarna their is a sure thing that you will work very hard. Its never been a day will your work is lite, only when there is a no work. It took me 2 years to get a raise, but their are some good people that work their. The hold time I been their I had some times and bad times. To successful at Husqvarna you have to move it up the ladder they will take care of the people that's up their in rank. While working there I am a good name for myself everyone knew that I could do anything, and knew that I been to all three swifts, One thing that I am proud of since I been their is that I have put so much good titles under my belt in the work force that no one can take it any from me. Through out the hard times the long 7 days a week 12 1/2 hours that happens a lot in peek season. Husqvarna did maid me into a better man and made me realize that I can I do better because I never limit myself. I always putted 120% into my work even though it wasn't worth all the work I was doing. I did it because that's me I wanted people to know that I give it my all and make my work look good no matter what.

It has served well for entry in to manufacturing and it stops about there. Supervisors are poorly versed if at all at what they oversee, management constantly makes poor and contradictory positions. There seems to be a focus on production numbers over everything else. Incessant over time scheduling when not requested nor required, when there is nothing more our department can do. Poor hour flexibility, makes for a very lacking ability to balance with life outside of work, more one day weekends than not. Can't help but to shake feelings of a lingering "good ol boy" system. I do find the work itself mildly challenging at times, and I have learned a fair deal of machine operation skills among other things there. However I don't feel the work to be very rewarding. Gauging my experiences and observations of the plant, I don't believe my experience would be improved anywhere else there. There is one person in leadership that is very cooperative and knowledgeable, however he himself is very stretched out and overworked.

There are a lot of improvements for this company that they really need to consider. For starters they need to offer multiple shifts as implied on their application. If you can succeed in training new hires properly maybe they could retain some of the people that come through there to most certainly have multiple shifts. I say train properly because there are many ways to doing the same job; as a company who depends on orders getting out on time there should be one way of doing things all the way around no matter the position. Whilst there is no production quota for each individual a day, there is for that “team” which they don’t tell you. If production isn’t where it needs to be then they will “get on” the team about it. If work is not bought to us and taken out (completed order)  to have space for more work... we cannot be as productive as you say we should be. The jobs are easy it’s just trying to pick up other people’s slack and still getting paid the same amount isn’t worth the stress for this company. 1 out of 10. I would not recommend unless you’re desperate for work. 

A typical day as an engineer differs each day. Your tasks changes depending on what needs to be done for the day. I've learned much about engineering, from welding to manufacturing. Your relationship with the co-workers depends on the department and my department is great. Husqvarna is by no means a horrible company to work for. It does have its ups and downs in terms of management. You just have to figure out the people that will help you and the ones that won't. The hardest part of the job is to not let everything get to you and to let take your drive away. It's a great company to intern with or to start off your career. However, the job does get tiresome. If you let it, it will sap your energy and make you unenthusiastic about your career choice. This can affect you on your next job if you let it transition over. The most enjoyable part as an engineering intern is learning a new skill or life lesson everyday

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