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The most enjoyable part of working at Persona was definitely the non-management personnel. Interacting and co-operating with the other workers was really a good experience. It takes a special kind of person to cope with the high-stress low-payout of this job, I imagine it is a wrong fit for most, if not all, would-be employees. In my time working for the company I have only had one respectful and helpful manager, as most are aloof and don't care much about the plant's workers and their concerns. In fact many of the managers that I interacted with seemed to have a thinly-veiled contempt for the people that worked under them. Depending on the position in the plant you worked, it was likely that you were on your feet for 99% of the day. I really would only recommend this place to masochists or someone who's a really good Union organizer and could fight management for the underpaid and overworked workers.

A typical work day at Persona for me starts at 8am when I walk into work and check to see how many and how big the trucks I have to load that day. I during that time I also talk with my coworker to see if he located everthing that needs to ship that day or if anything else needs to be found. I then do filler work throughout the day inbetween trucks untill the day is done. My manager tends to have little interaction with me or my coworkers the entire day. My coworkers are a good group of people to be around and I enjoy working woth most of them.The hardest part of this job can be the rapid change in plans along with poor comunication between office and shop floor staff. The most enjoyable part of the job is when I have to figure out how to best load a truck to fit on said truck aswell as leave room for a second pickup if need be.

This company was built from the ground up by solid individuals with strong work ethics and staying quality.  People at all levels are reasonably easy to work with for the most part with a few exceptions.  Middle management is not bad.  Upper management has good intentions but struggles to be unified and drive collective system and cultural improvement from the top down.  The company needs a reboot to reach its goal of being a consistent and reliable $100,000,000 company.  Robust Process Engineering and Quality Support is required and Systems need to be built from the ground up.  Currently too much critical information is tied up in the minds and experience of the long-term employees.

Persona has achieved national recognition through slick salesmanship and sheer will on the part of their employees. There is zero forward thinking leadership at the senior levels. The lack of management/leadership skills for a company this size is embarrassing. The senior leadership team is absent of self awareness and now that the founder has passed, it is unlikely Persona survives without a major change in leadership. They are hemorrhaging cash in inefficiency and struggle to identify basic solutions. Do not take a management position here. They are a good old boy organization that will only be fixed through a sale of the business and a wholesale change of leadership.

I loved my job. the work was fun for me. building signs, reading blue prints,  hooking up electrical wires to light up the signs . it was all new to me. It took me awhile to learn everything.  I really understood it and i really thought i would go far with it. but the management was very poor, disorganized and  some management would make people feel bad about themselves. (just because they can) but some of the management were great. it all depended on who you got as a leader. the pay was okay. It really wasn't worth it for the job(s) you were required to work.  Some people had to work twice as hard as others as well, it didn't like that.  I would not recommend this job to anyone.  I just thought it was unprofessional how some people were treated.

With over 400 employees, it would be easy to just be a number at Persona.  But you're not.  the President knows your name, takes the time to visit with you, and that happens with all management.  As a ever growing company, there are always going to be growing pains, but I feel that these are addressed and not swept under the rug.  The training I received was very good, and it helped me to move quickly towards a good understanding of my position.  

You're told at the beginning family is everything, ask questions and someone will help you.  The reality is that you are expected to know everything without asking questions.  You're expected to work without breaks.  A few of the people there are really awesome, but for the most part, working there was a terrible experience for me.

Unless you've been working at Persona for the last 20 years, expect no direct job training. My first 2 weeks there my trainer and shift lead didn't explain or "train" me in anything to do with what I was hired for in the first place. I brought up the issue to my supervisor then it was brought up to my manager. End statement was I had to deal with it. Most toxic workplace in my lifetime

If no much around to do I got bored I have to go home.
I learn how to communicate better. Great management, great people from different place. If I don't understand what i suppose to do. They are willing to support their employee, ride, housing, or if you have family problems.

The first summer, I spent most of my time preparing paperwork for production and other odd jobs. The second summer, I mostly matched colored images with instructions. I needed information from other departments, but company was expanding and other departments were too busy to supply information. Usually something else to do while waiting on others.

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Administrative assistant 2 salaries reported	$20.79 per hour
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