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A typical day would be starting off by reviewing and updating the spreadsheet for vendor dates & deliveries, scheduling install and confirming dates with client and/or internal departments.

I learned a vast of knowledge working in the industry, like customer service, time management, project planning, knowledge of furniture.

Working at my previous employment was great for the first several years then management changed. I considered my coworkers like member of my family,  We spent so much time together how could we not be a family.

The hardest part of the job, was not being able to clone myself to be at each and every project.

Most enjoyable part of my job is having the client love the install and there being no punch issues.

Rate of pay was a joke. Worked there 14 years and only received a 2 pay upgrades. They believed 14.50 was enough in Silicon Valley. Family? What a joke. Never did I feel like family while working there. Always under pressure and always had to verify your daily work hours via a timesheet. When you had to perform work for management they made you lie under pressure and charged their customers on OWP time. Square footage billing is a joke. We always had to claim 48% per bay for each account at who knows what rate they charge at each given time. Leads do nothing but kiss butts and watch the the real workers work and get things done. There is a classic saying at OWP. And it’s true to its word...

“The Ferrari dairy company is open for business” 
“ Milk it until it dry”

Out of all my jobs this was by far my favorite job in my 30+ year career span.  A great group of dedicated employees, that are hard working, team players.  I loved what I did there, and loved the team that I worked on.  I only left because the potential for salary increases was not there, you had to ask for an increase and prove why you deserved it.  If you didn't speak up you wouldn't get an increase. Please note things may be different now, increases may be there.  The other reason leaving is not too much room for growth, again smaller company.  I would have stayed had compensation and growth potential been better.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Some flexibility with scheduling... depending on who your manager is and what team you are on.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Culture, Management and Leadership.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Isolated in cilos.  There is no clear vision of what they want the culture to be.  The mission and values are just for show.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Depends on your role...  Office is political and everyone just plugs in and keeps to themselves.  Warehouse is long hours and does not have temperature controls. Field is same as warehouse with lots of driving required.

I feel the management was involved in developing workers internally, to their potential.  Full disclosure - I left after 6 months to return home to the needs of my family.  I felt they understood the situation and was empathetic and generously let me choose my exit date.  If they had not been so interested in developing internal workers, I do believe they could have just said, "Bye-bye."  That is the instinct I got from their outlook regarding my position.  They genuinely value feedback and lifestyle as much as a "box" business in this day and age could.

Overall disappointment in this company. I do believe I got caught in the middle of operations vs sales. 

I was given tasks veterans needed assistance with while being told from one person it’s okay I don’t know everything to hearing opposite behind my back. 

So little support. Or support too late. 

I don’t think I’m the “norm” situation and generally people seemed to be happy and OWP. 

OpenSquare is a very high end furniture distributor for office configuration & design so this was new and exciting for me.
They are just as community conscious as they are customer service oriented which was quite refreshing. 
OpenSquare is truly making a huge effort and impact on sticking to the true 'Paperless' ideology.

Look up jobs a CBRE or Pacific Project Management.  They offer you the same work at better pay.  Company perks are a joke as well.  All of the perks are supplied by Amazon with Opensquare riding on their coattails and taking all the credit.  Think about it this way, would you rather work AT Amazon or FOR Amazon.  Same workload but I bet you Amazon pays way, way better.

OpenSquare has a long history (87 years) of doing one thing and that is commercial furniture consultation, design, deployment, and service. However, this is not necessarily an asset. This keeps any number of people on board who disregard change and even inhibit it actively. With so many opportunities for new and exiting business, their goal seems to keep what they have and not pursue new clientele or ways of doing business.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Installer 1 salary reported	$23.25 per hour
Inventory specialist 10 salaries reported	$21.00 per hour
Project manager 1 salary reported	$80,000 per year
Interior designer 4 salaries reported	$80,625 per year
Planner 4 salaries reported	$70,000 per year

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