manufacturing specialist

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PHILADELPHIA SIGN COMPANY

When I started at Philadelphia Sign everyone made a point to introduce themselves, and make me feel welcome. My boss dedicated a lot of time in my training and making sure I felt comfortable in my job duties. The atmosphere is fun & friendly, while everyone is also hard working. Anyone I have gone to with questions has taken the time to help me. Although they themselves are busy, no one has made me feel like I was interrupting. This is the first job I've had that allows you to have and maintain a good work/life balance. The company is very family oriented and management truly cares about their staff. There is job security here as the company has been in business for more than 100 years, along with many people being here for 10-40 years. The benefits & PTO are really good! My first year I will receive more PTO time than in 5 years at my last job. There is an annual Cost of Living increase along with more for Merit. In the break/lunch room there's free coffee and periodically vendors bring in food for everyone too. I would highly recommend this company!

To start I was not trained properly, it took me 6 months to figure out a way to handle all the work dumped on me.  My supervisor was abusive and the HR main lady condoned it, my head boss who was a VP swore at me almost daily, I was grossly mistreated...I was helping all my coworkers because they were not answering their phones for installers, some where ordering the wrong signs and shipping them to the wrong addresses, the VP boss covered up everything she did wrong and when I got fired she blamed it all on me....I was not able to do my job well along with helping fix all the mistakes because we had to duplicate our work accross two information platforms...I’m glad Pats no longer there, he was a joke COO...the CEO Bob has no clue how badly his Managers are running the show...Abusive environment, run away....it doesn’t even pay enough to survive a job that takes more than 60 hours a week to succeed...very bad place for the soul.

Bad workplace environment. Dimly lit, uncomfortable chairs, noise from factory leaks into office, out dated computers and software, etc. 

Terrible management. I had to report to the boss for a new task over 8 times every day. Over 10 trips to the boss's office each day where the boss was busy and I had to return to my desk. Coworkers saw me waiting for a task, assumed I was slacking off and reported me to boss- after which he told me to "stay busy"?? How do I stay busy if I don't have anything to work on?

Clique-y employees who exclude and avoid you if you don't fit in. They will report you to management if they think you aren't working hard enough. The employees are unhappy and complain about their lives all day. 

Was hired with expectation to work on design. Instead I was relegated to changing text on engineering drawings. 

Look elsewhere for a job, this company is terrible.

I have been an office employee for over ten years and enjoy my job. My boss/bosses have always been available to answer questions as well as open to suggestions. Upper management is a great group of hardworking decent people. The company president has gone out on a limb for his employees many times, myself included, and genuinely cares for all of us and our families. The employees here are friendly and go out of their way to make new employees feel welcome. We all pride ourselves in our hard work and productivity and management recognizes our efforts. It's no surprise so many employees have worked here over ten or even twenty years and plan to retire from this company.

I was welcomed into the job and provided a work environment with the latest equipment. I have a Mac laptop and everything I need to do my job well. I feel home here. This could be my forever job. There are many employees that have been here that share the passion for the company as management does. They are good to their people. Everyone is willing to help and friendly. There is a family vibe in the company. Each person I spoke to has told me they love it here and that I will too, and I firmly believe it because I already do.

After a few years of employment here I can honestly say it is a great place to work.  The work load is steady and majority of the time it is very busy.  The work type is challenging and engaging.  This is a setting where you 'get out what you put in'...push yourself and those around you and your experience will only get better.   There are some fantastic employees that work alongside you and have decades of signage experience to share, use that and better yourself.  I plan on being here for the long run. 

It is a good place to get started but dont expect to advance or get a raise.
75% of shop stands around and the 25% of good employees that work hard and try to advance or better themselves with pay get dumped on.
no communication between any department, office or management.
its what you would expect from a family owned business where they run the top and anyone else below is a "p.o.s."

Philadelphia Sign Company is a coffin. No Employee reviews. No cost-of-living pay increases. No chance to negotiate a raise unless you have an offer from another company. No amenities whatsoever - meals, gym, massage, daycare, petcare, maternity pay, paternity leave, etc. It is as if an office was somehow transported through space and time from the 1970s. 

If you are hired by this company, you will be trapped at that position and salary for many years.

I started out working on the floor building signs which I have never done before. They thought me everything I needed to do the job and more. Learned a lot more than just building signs. I eventually moved up to a purchasing manager and now permitting. Great company with great management who are always looking out for you. Plenty of room for advancement. 

I worked at the Palmyra location as a fabricator. They pay you peanuts! I took the job at a low rate figuring that it was a union job and that I'd eventually be able to make a liveable wage. How wrong I was!!! After getting good reviews from my supervisor during my probationary period I received nothing in return. The only raise you get is $0.27 a year from the union! And the union representation is a joke!

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Manufacturing specialist 7 salaries reported	$23.00 per hour
Lead installer 5 salaries reported	$26.80 per hour
Installer 1 salary reported	$17.50 per hour
Administrative assistant 2 salaries reported	$23.00 per hour
Technical designer 1 salary reported	$63,000 per year

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