warehouse associate

maintenance technician

LaJoy Group

I am currently a delivery driver for this company. They put you in contact with Aunt Millie's Bakery and that's who you work for. The job overall is just ok.... you start at 3-3:30am and work 'til your load is finished. On Tuesday's and Friday's be prepared to WORK. As those are the biggest loads of the week. Typically 1,400-2,000 pieces of product. Plus on Tuesday's you do inventory. Also, the place is pretty unorganized so they mostly just throw product at you and in turn it goes stale in the stores so you'll have to pick that up which creates extra work... you basically have to quickly learn your stores product wise and adjust loads accordingly to prevent extra workload... You'll start out with 3-4 weeks of training getting a different trainer each week. Those days range anywhere from 6-12 hours depending on the load. After that, is when the real work begins. You go on your own and your days WILL increase to 12-16 hours. You come in in the morning and sort/load your truck. Then take the product to your 2-8 stores depending on your route. The stores you deliver to DO have time deadlines so you have to WORK VERY HARD AND FAST TO MEET THEM ON TIME. Otherwise, you deal with some not-so-nice backroom people usually in a bad mood....

Best part about the job is the $1,000 a week you'll be paid. But you WILL EARN every penny. The hours can get LONG and the work can be very demanding. The job is especially tough on the body if you're tall. I'm 6'1" and bending consistently to reach products on the bottom shelves in stores is a pain.

Unfortunately, the pay is about the only positive about the job... LaJoy does offer limited benefits after 60 days. But you receive NO vacation time and NO paid time off...

I actually sustained a back injury yesterday so I most likely won't be going back.... but, I couldn't see this as a long term job anyway due to the havoc in wreaks on your body....

I worked for this company for two years. The first year was in charlotte. I had no problems and liked what i did except for the 45 minute commute i was making daily. Due to transportation i transferred to jackson. Worst mistake yet. I worked in big chains stores (meijer, pollys, walmart.). First the chain stores would call and make false reports. For instance, i was at the store filling bread. My boss called and asked why another employee had to stock my product. This in no way was true due to the fact i was there stocking already. Then on seperate instances the store would call and say that i was listening to music. Mind now these stores prodcast music as your there. Because of these instances the company i had worked for for two years called me on my day off and ended my assignment as of immediately. No warnings no time to find employment. Just ended it over the phone. Think twice before you get employed with this company. You will not have any weekends off and sunday is hectic. I could barely afford to pay my bills. I would have to let one bill slide to pay another. I also have kids and try raising a kid on their salary. Not gonna happen. I had to supplement with being on assistance while i worked here. I couldnt afford to pay my bills and buy groceries. All around probably the worst ive been treated as an employee.

Lajoy Group started off perfect when I begin receiving home care services. I loved my caregiver and I loved the 3 ladies in the office. As time went on changes happened within the company and I became frustrated with staff. I've had too many different caregivers within the last 6 months. My daughter has spoken with staff at Lajoy recently  and let's just say we're ready to leave the company now. The staff in the office changes  too regularly. I don't know if they are firing people or what but Toya, Shay, Lakalia and Tolonda need to come back. I have never had all these problems with caregivers until these new people came along. Staff has become rude and careless. I spoke with one young lady there and she couldn't tell me anything about home care.Where do they find these people.I won't involve names but Lajoy needs to get some professionals in there quick. The company is going down hill and I won't be sending anyone to this company ever again. The reason they can't keep any caregivers is because they have a high turn over. No one wants to work for a temp agency. Get it together LaJoy!

This is the best company I've worked for, by far. The management really cares and listens to any concerns that come up. They not only listen, but they implement changes based on the needs and best interests of the employees and the business. The office staff is very hard-working and dedicated to providing amazing customer service. It amazes me how everyone works together to get the job done! I have been with LaJoy for 2 years now and I believe the company has come a long way since I started. In the home health care division, we now provide mandatory hands-on training to the caregivers before they can start working. We also require 3 additional trainings each year. Our staff of knowledgeable nurses really helps us deliver the best training so that our clients are well taken care of. I'd definitely recommend LaJoy Group for anyone job-hunting right now. The great part about this company is - there's always potential for growth!

Originally when I first started, I assumed it would be quite a daunting task. I was quite skeptic about my route, although it was in Chicago area it was well on the other side of town. I started part time, quickly got hang of the route and became quite familiar with the managers at each store. It was always a opportunity to pick up extra hours by assisting on other routes in the city and suburbs. I assisted on one route and was offered to move from part time to full time, and I was only in company about three months! I jumped on the opportunity and currently still full time. You have freedom, do not have to worry about others breathing down your neck and insulting your work. You work at your own pace, and having a positive outlook helps with chemistry at the stores on route. You have to be mindful and follow protocol at each store, being it is stores you get scanned in, and others they have to look at every piece.

This job was very much temporary for me. Just a job until I found better employment. They are very unprofessional, interview/orientation was messy and all over the place. They do not train you whatsoever. I told management I had no experience in caregiving whatsoever. I was still hired and expected to go to a clients home and tend to them. I sure would not let Lajoy Group tend to my grandparents. Management could at least come with you to your first clients home just to train and show you the right or wrongs. Don't send untrained employees to take care of clients, anything can happen. Good thing about the company is you receive texts with clients homes you can go to. So your schedule can be as flexible as you want.

no work most of the time, so no need to balance life with work. Clients are never home so they only pay you the 9.00 show up fee, don't offer a gas card. They try to offer you cases for 11.00 that are always 25 or 30 minutes away from you, but theyre only gonna be for 2 hours. low pay, no room to advancement. cnas get paid the same 9.00hr only ppl who make 10.00 are girls in office. you have to now drop your time sheet in mail now, every weekend. so if you run out of them you have to drive to livonia to get more. youre better off making copies, buying a book of stamps, and make sure you fill out all your timesheets correctly or you'll have to go up there to livonia to fix it. 

they don't do meet and greets and job shadowing anymore, so don't even think to call nurse, might want to watch a youtube video, if you can't change or reposition a client with dead weight and no hoyer lift.

My experience was ahort. After the first week I knew it wasn't a fit for me. I was monitored and micromanaged excessively to the point where every single phone call I made or interview made it was listened in on. When you try and ask a question for clarity their reponse was more condensing without actually answering. No or little training very unorganized. The way they selected staff for the good paying jobs made you wonder why no discrimination charges was not brought up. They switch titles for the same position. But dependant on who showed up got the lower paying jobs buy will be actually performing the same job as their counter part. Years ago when they were in Canton I saw the same thing. Not sure how some were given the title of manager. If you monitor their postings you will swe the same internal position reappearing. Got to be management

Work-life balance
Work-life balance at LaJoy Group is not balance. If you work here you have no personal life.

Pay & benefits
My pay and benefits at LaJoy Group are little to none. Only medical benefits are provided. Nothing else not even pro is given.

Job security and advancement
In terms of job security at LaJoy Group, I think it's completely unfair and untrustworthy. You can get fired over any little mistake.

Management
In general, managers at LaJoy Group don't care about you.

Culture
Collaboration with my colleagues at LaJoy Group is unprofessional.

Overall
My experience working at LaJoy Group awful and unprofessional. Awful place to work at with an unorganised environment not to mention poorly maintained both mechanically and cleanness. Job security is very low and unfair. No communication what do ever.

Only worked weekends, enjoyed working with family. No room for growth and advancement, poor communication and no permanent person (Nurse Manager) to contact for problems/questions. Company/individuals could not give reference/didn't know who I was. Worked for company for 6+ months called in to ask question also did annual review. But when called by another employer for reference individuals act as if they didn't know who I was. Very poor on the companys part. Had an excellent annual review. Also asked for more clients, could not provide more work.

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