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Huyett

Every day is busy, but not with busy work. You're contributing to an organization that is dedicated to providing customers with exceptional customer service and quality parts. 

Most days are pretty close to 8 to 5, but you'll probably need to put a couple of extra hours in every week to accomplish everything to the best of your ability (which IS always the expectation).

You're always learning something new. From day one you start with a written 90 to 180 day on-boarding plan that outlines everything you need to do your job well. Lots of job shadows and training sessions help you get there.

Everyone in the organization is helpful. There are no secrets or hoarding of information. You have the freedom to go directly to the source to get help or find answers (this is my favorite part about this company).

Management is capable, driven, and takes the time to have weekly or bi-weekly 1:1s with you. There are also multiple performance evaluations conducted each year so you always know whether your performance is aligned with expectations for your role. Most importantly, managers care about you and want to see you succeed.

Hardest part of the job? Balancing multiple jobs with multiple timelines and deliverables with some degree of ambiguity. You may not be able to juggle, but you have to be able to think for yourself.

Most enjoyable part of the job? Great culture full of great team members. We succeed or fail together, and when we succeed, we celebrate our successes together too.

Note that I didn't say that it is an easy place tow work. It isn't. It is demanding and will force you to continuously improve yourself. But, if you can do it, you're sure to find it rewarding.

The great part about this business is that they have a great training program. Not only will they educate you on what you will need to know, but they will show you hands on your job duties and even take you through an observational process of all the departments within the company so that you have a better understanding on how G.L. Huyett works. 

This is a very fast pace company with high expectations. We are held to such a level because they believe in our abilities to perform at our greatest and  when we do we are rewarded. It can be very stressful as there is more focus on the errors than there are the positives, but that is their way of keeping us disciplined as hard working employees. 

The benefits package is amazing. Our CEO puts a lot of time into making sure he finds the best packages to provide his employees. You get PTO very quickly, there are quarterly bonuses and paid holidays. On top of that, you get recognition for your birthday and workiversary. So all in all, there are many benefits that come in return to the hard work you put in. 

The employee environment has always been great. We are a team here and when one falls we all fall. We pick each other up and improve together instead of individually. It is more so a family/friend environment than it is just coming to work with other coworkers. We care for one another and want to see everyone succeed. Even though it sounds very serious, we have a lot of fun and there is always humor spread amongst everyone. 
 
G.L. Huyett's Goals are always high but never unobtainable. Just like any company, there is always room for improvement and upper management is constantly looking for ways to improve in the quality of our business and are always open to suggestions and feedback. They understand that they need to win your business to work for them instead of expecting that you will work for them.

I'll start by saying I'm saying I'm saying I'm an "office employee" because I fear retaliation if I list my actual job title.
The good:
Most employees were good people, and their positivity was what made working here OK. Generally the work culture was fine. Decent pay and decent benefits. My immediate supervisor was great.
The bad:
-Far too many meetings. I had weekly meetings with the CEO, weekly department meetings, project meetings, several "catch up" meetings with my immediate supervisor a week, it never ends. Yes, I get it that sometimes there are complex topics that need discussed, but typically there is no reason to waste my time in formal meetings when the same thing could be done in an email or 2 minutes over the phone. Let me work and get my job done.
-They say that work life balance here is great but I went home late and stressed every day. 
-Several employees were hostile not only to me but other employees every day. Attitude did a 180 when supervisors were nearby. Strange. 
-The company culture they rant and rave about on the surface is about people, but their actions say they only care about the bottom line.
-Management generally refuses to listen to concerns, and will make excuses as to why things are the way they are rather than make changes. More than once they tried to gaslight me into thinking I was the only one with problems (spend 5 minutes in the break room over lunch and you will quickly find out this is not the case). If you give them any non positive feedback or constructive criticisms they'll lecture you about how you're wrong. 
-The CEO is an overreaching micromanager. One on one, he was not pleasant to talk to, and always felt like he was condescending. I don't think he actually means to come across that way, but I never had positive feelings around him.
-Working here felt like a "clique" that since I was not originally from Minneapolis or know anyone here, I was generally unwelcome or given a cold reception.
-Favoritism

I started at GL Huyett not knowing what a fastener even was, but with exceptional training, I was able to learn everything I needed to know to do my job, and be successful within my role.
GL Huyett is so much more than just a company to work for, its a family. Everyone who works at GL Huyett was and is always willing to put forth a hand to help in any situation and they do so without thinking twice. 
There was never a day that went by that the work wasn't challenging, but that's also what made it a lot of fun.  There also wasn't a day that went by that I ever said to myself or anyone; "I don't want to go to work today"  For me, that speaks VOLUMES. I looked FORWARD to going to work each day, not only to assist our customers that relied on us for their operations, but to learn, as well as be with my family. 
Each person had a role and part they played in day to day work flow. We all had a very important part in the whole picture. Management was always there to help when things got tough, or would recruit from other departments if we happened to be short staffed and were busy. The transparency within the company was always something I thought was, and still is priceless. They share with everyone, the bottom line, what profits were, as well as what losses were and didn't sugar coat anything. The company contributes to a number of charities as well as distributes quarterly profit sharing checks to all employees who qualify. Who doesn't love to be rewarded with extra money for working hard?! - -  The owners have extremely high values and truly care about everyone at GL Huyett. 

  I will recommend GL Huyett to any and everyone! Experience in the industry or not, you can and will succeed at GL Huyett, if you put forth the effort to do so. Hands down, best company Ive ever had the pleasure of working for. GL Huyett defines excellence and truly cares about their employees and their customers.

The work at G.L. Huyett was not bad. The piling on of job after job, past personal job description, was stressful. Being helpful was taken advantage of. There was a lot of pressure and stress put on one person. Not just myself personally, but several people there. Shop was great, I felt bad for warehouse... When hired, you are told set working hours with possible 1-2 hour overtime here and there. There were several days warehouse people got in at 7-8 am and didn't leave until 6-7 pm. 
     Management is so scattered, and doesn't know what one hand is saying to the other. They take on more than they can handle and leave it for employees to handle. Not being able to make up their minds was an issue as well. They tell you to do something one way and then change it back to the way it was or a completely different way. Hiding what they do bothered me too. Whenever there was an audit, The whole company was scrambling to hide all evidence that things were being done wrong. If it was wrong, why were we told to do it that way in the first place???
     This company has no tolerance for emergency situations. Sick children, family issues, and personal emergencies. They have a point system in place and expect that if one person there can see it useful then everyone should. 
     Favoritism was an issue too. You are safe as long as you are a favorite. If you are not, and try to voice opinions, or point out problems, you definitely know your job is at stake.

Left a 6 figure a year job after 10 years to work for this company only to have the HR tell me that she misrepresented the job position during my recruitment.   There is a lot of talk about innovation and moving forward but it is mostly that.  Systems usually bog down during the work day and create stressors for the operators. There is no work life balance if you are on the warehouse side of the business.  There associate opinion survey told the company exactly what they knew and they tried to sweep it under the rug as if it wasn't factually.  The hourly employees are not happy there.  The performance evaluations are a joke.  You have to write up to 8 13 page reports on a new employee who performs a handful of tasks in a repetitive manner.  Even then it's not the managers evaluation to write but human resources mandates what must be written on the evaluation.  If you push back as a manager you can almost certainly say goodbye to your position.  The CEO should remove himself from the position due to poor leadership skills and being part time involved.   Leaders must work more than a few days a week.  The CEO is not a leader.  This is hands dow the worst perfessional decision of my life.  I felt safer in Iraq (2004) then I did working at that place.

Although surrounded by wheat fields on all 4 sides (in North Central Kansas), G.L. Huyett stands toe to toe with any other medium-sized business across the country. We are always innovating and pushing our business forward - we have clearly communicated goals to significantly grow our business, and everyone top-to-bottom knows what those goals are and how they contribute to them.

Employees put in a lot of hard work, but everyone here is a high achiever, so you can count on your team mates to be right along side you, moving things forward. Overall, management is good, and the more management grows and gets better, the low performers in that category fall away. Management here is a daunting and humbling task - managers are expected to be true leaders and coaches, you won't be given a leadership position just because you have been here for years; you actually have to be capable of leading and producing results. 

If you want to start a fulfilling career and put in the effort to grow yourself, there is no better place to do it than G.L. Huyett.

I moved to Minneapolis to take a job with G.L. Huyett 5 years ago and it has been the best decision I could have made personally and professionally!  It is a very progressive company with high expectations for performance.  The company is focused on development, both in developing the organization as well as offering opportunities for personal development and growth to the employees.  Evaluations are provided 3 times a year giving each employee the feedback and support needed to grow professionally.  

I have never worked for a company that cares for its employees the way G.L. Huyett does.  It truly is a family.  They offer profit sharing opportunities 3 times a year based off of the company success and your own performance against expectations.  Multiple company picnics are offered throughout the year as well as a company Christmas party, Thanksgiving meal and our annual Project Drive are just a few examples of how G.L. Huyett gives back to its team members and to the communities.

When I went to work at G.L. Huyett, I never thought I would find my nitch after so many years. I never expected that I would be able to work with customers that were only speaking with me beacuse they had product issues. I was able to break down the problem and most often resolve their issues. This was a fast paced job that I was dealing with several tasks at one time. I was able to work with all division of the company and learn so much about processes and products.

I was offered a 18 hr Telephone Doctor class shortly after arriving at the company. Before the first class I thought, Yeah I know all this stuff. I was wrong. I learned so much from that class to use in my daily workings with customers. I feel I grew so much in the 2 years at G. L. Huyett. I appreciated the opportunity I had there.

My co-workers were often there to support when they knew I had a difficult product issue. If the company was located in the Lawrence/Topeka area I would still be there growing.

G.L. Huyett is a VERY fast-paced environment.  I loved the technology and the continuous learning.  I quickly advanced to a position I thought I was ready for.  The time I needed to put into the position was more than anticipated and desired.  I wanted it to work, but it just didn't.  I was not looking to leave, but was offered a less stressful job for the same salary only blocks from my home.  I imagine that I would still be at G.L. Huyett in a different role possibly had I not decided to leave.

The owner has a great vision.  His heart is in the right place even though that doesn't always come across that way.  My direct manager was a good person who was also stressed which led him to micro-manage to the point that I wondered why they needed me.  Looking back, I'm sure he was trying to help me, but this was one of the reasons leaving looked so good.

Benefits were fantastic!  I was able to have Blue Cross Blue Shield health insurance for my entire family for free allowing me to put the premium into my savings account.

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