project manager

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maintenance technician

human resources generalist

equipment engineer

LSB Industries

This is hands down the most toxic workplace I’ve ever experienced. Management is disorganized, reactive, and completely disconnected from reality. Expectations change daily, but you’re still blamed for not “reading minds.” There’s zero accountability at the top—mistakes roll downhill, and employees are treated as disposable.

Communication is awful. Important information is either withheld or delivered at the last possible second, then you’re criticized for not magically knowing it already. Feedback is never constructive; it’s condescending, vague, or delivered publicly to embarrass you.

The workload is unreasonable, boundaries are ignored, and burnout is normalized. Long hours are expected, but appreciation is nonexistent. Raises, promotions, and recognition are promised but never materialize. Favoritism is obvious, and hard work is rewarded with… more work.

The culture thrives on fear and gossip rather than collaboration. People are constantly quitting, which should tell you everything you need to know. If you value your mental health, self-respect, or any kind of work-life balance, do yourself a favor and look elsewhere.

I regret ever working here.

The Directors/Managers do not recognize you for any work well done they only recognize if you do NOT do something correctly. If you have an idea and express it then either your direct manager takes credit for said idea or, it doesn't get implemented because the change would not benefit them, but would benefit the majority.  The people that work the hardest are NOT those that are given any extra leniency for always getting their tasks completed by deadline. I have never worked at a place that was so out of touch with their entry/mid level employees. Tons of turnover which costs the company money and resources. Not sufficient training for new processes. You are basically treated as if you are a peasant, you are not allow to email or speak to the CEO, CFO, or several specific directors. They feel as if you might embarrass them, we are all college educated adults. WOW.  No inclusion.

I have been with LSB for around half a year. I have really enjoyed all the people I work with. LSB has given me opportunities to make big impact in a short amount of time. The job challenge and satisfaction has been a huge plus for me. My position allows for flexibility of work mostly in the office but some at home which I have appreciated. I have a huge amount of trust in the executive leadership of the company who have been down to earth and easy to speak with on both small and large issues. Everyone has a growth mindset and is looking to push the business towards success which gives me a great sense of job security in a crazy market. More than anything the people really care about one another and have been supportive and my family and me in our short time with the company. 

This is the most unorganized Company I have ever been employed for. The communication is awful and they couldn't care less about their employees. This company is a complete joke and I would not recommend them to anyone. HR & Accounting are a complete wreck & people who have been there 5 years do not even know their job & act confused. If they see you have potential and it threatens their job, they will try to replace you. I just saw it happen with ladies who came in on contact. It's really a pathetic place to work for or to do Business with. They are totally behind. It's really a simple job, but the employees they have in the office do not have a clue what they are doing. Furthermore from my experience, totally unprofessional & they need a total reset or shutdown. 

Lots of overtime hours mandatory for you to be there. Turnover rate is outrageous seems like people realize how bad this place is to work and leave within the first 3 months. Management doesn’t care about you or your opinion, they are very two dimensional; it’s the union vs the company. Lots of overall drama within the workplace, very unprofessional. They’d rather pay a 3rd party company to help “maximize efficiency and production” instead of for listening to the operations team about what’s needed and relying on them for first hand feedback. Wouldn’t recommend unless you’re needing a stepping stool to get some experience working in a industry manufacturing plant setting

Worked there 5 1/2months and got absolutely no direction from my manager. LSB spends tons of money on recruiting fees but does not invest in retaining the employees and they are wasting their money. Asked questions on several occasions and was pretty well blown off by the managers. It’s a sink or swim environment and it’s very frustrating when you ask for help only to be told “no one showed me” - very poor for morale. True processes there are very out of date and I had great ideas to make improvements but no one wanted to change. Very disappointed in this company and they way they treat new employees and their lack of communication and training. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
Their benefits package and vacation plan.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The heat in the summer outside.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
It is a good work safety culture and team mates are easy to work around.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
I had the same job duties but everyday is a little different because different people may come in or different things may come up which makes the job less mundane as others.

The interview and hiring process was thourough and first impression was that it is a first class company. After orientation and entering my unit, I was told I would be working mandatory 7 day work weeks , 12 hours a day for at least 9 months. At no time during the several interviews I had was this told to me. I quit a decent job and had to quit to attempt to find another one due to the horrible schedule. It's a chemical plant, dangerous work and exhausting due to the schedule. No safety culture would permit that type of schedule with no days off allowed. 

Senior management has destroyed the workplace culture. Everyone either has a knife in their back or is throwing “said knife”. Trouble makers that do NOTHING but stir up trouble are allowed to stay and hard working employees that actually know their job are laid off/fired/or find something else to do to get away.  Senior management is ruining the company from the inside out! 

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Project manager 1 salary reported	$142,500 per year
Process lead 1 salary reported	$49,125 per year
Maintenance technician 1 salary reported	$29.58 per hour
Human resources generalist 1 salary reported	$62,500 per year
Equipment engineer 1 salary reported	$111,090 per year

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