warehouse associate

truck driver

it support specialist

Pugh Lubricants

Through my experience, I came in with high hopes as it was a continually expanding company. I quickly came to the realization this is just a job. Do not expect much. Advancement or possible educational opportunities are little to none. Company would rather hire outside than invest in any sort of employee development. "The way we have always have done it" mantra is very alive and well throughout the organization as it shows through very outdated operational processes and procedures and unwillingness to even remotely try anything different. This stems from processes all the way to warehouse organization.

Operations management contributes very little to the actual functionality of the facilities, but, make plans with no actual plan for implementation or with very little foresight, that is up to the individuals that it directly affects for them to figure it out in a short window (assistant managers and down). VP level is surprisingly underwhelming and lack any sort of ingenuity and leadership. Regional Manager uses significant amount of time and company resources in personal endeavors and rarely follows through on much unless it directly benefits them. Communication is difficult because specifics are never given, vague answers,  will be either on the phone emailing/texting or will abruptly answer the phone during a face-to-face work related conversation, and/or not on site or can not find them while actually on site.

There are no goals, KPI's, or metrics to jobs. If there are any for the facility they are not relayed to individuals who directly affect those metrics. No communication as to your performance, the only communication is if there is a mistake. Raises are flat across the company because there is nothing measuring or monitoring your performance, contributions, or a management advocacy for employees. Bonuses are solely based on how long you have been employed with the company, not performance. Relies on lower level employees to submit new creative cost saving ideas and entices them with an one-time monetary award, nothing more. Company morale from the operational side is poor. Scapegoating is very prevalent here. 

Company communication and information is difficult and muddled. There are no definitive lines of responsibilities which causes more chaos. 9 times out 10 the left hand does not know what the right hand is doing on a daily basis. There is no organizational flow or process, so this lends to the chaos and emails are just sent out company/regionally wide until someone steps in front of issue eventually. There is a very much "Us vs Them" mentality within the organization between sales and operations and that stems down from upper operations management (actually witnessed). 

SOPs do not exist here, training consists of poorly made PowerPoints and the rest is word of mouth or learning it by yourself. Information or access to it is not shared, you have to luckily find the right person to obtain it, with the exception of a handful of individuals who share it, all of which are not management. Expected to train other managers because regional/facility manager does not have the daily operational knowledge to train said individual and because of no SOP's no facility is the same operationally. 

Overall, this is a great place to just coast or a place holder type of job. If you looking for a place to advance and learn, I would not consider working here. Leadership is extremely lacking in fundamental leadership skills, are too pre-occupied micromanaging, or focusing on self interest. 

All they care about is how they can save money for the company. They cut hours by giving you a 4 day work week. Also, 2 of those days are "if needed " days. They also took 2 days from another driver. During that week I'll be lucky to get 40 hours. When I first started, I was averaging 55 hours a week . They will try to make the things they say sound good but it's all lies.  I guarantee no one in upper management or who makes a salary took a pay cut like the driver's did.  If your lazy and don't like to work this is your place but if you're like me and what your hours to make your money for your family find another place they're not even given raises.   Also an organised upper management It's kind of sad really.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Great team leader  CEO very  engaging involved in what's going on with the company

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
None everything is always communicated out always worked out and planned out

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Very respectable and concerning and willing to do anything that they can to help you achieve your goal

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
A day of competition with other companies for comfortable always on time

 Off the yard at 4am, then in bed by 8pm to do all over again. Putting in an average of 14-hour days and keeping a close eye on your E-log for a violation.  The company seems supportive and will pay for your time but will also pile on the workload if you let them.  Deliveries can be tough and sometimes unsafe, but you keep rolling because you kind of have your own schedule, work with some positive coworkers and the checks look nice.  

I am never seen a management team plus an owner promise so many opportunities from the beginning completely disregard anything that I was concerned about and promise. If you were season CDL driver you’d be better off working from home and sleeping in . Just in safety on compliance and false securement just gonna get lied to you and then you’re pretty on your own if you don’t like it you’ll be promoted to leave . 

I would not recommend no drivers to this company I've worked there for 5months and never drove any of there vehicles I worked in the warehouse. For 4 months and that's when they decided to let me do a ride along help with another driver before letting me go they told me they had semi trucks , lies and the manager they have working does not know anything about management

Worked for this company for about 4 months, I should have listened to the things people told me going into this job about the management. They are a joke, if you’re not apart of their “group” you’re ostracized. They give zero training then get upset when you’re not performing to their “standards.” It would behoove anyone not to work for this company. Save yourself the time and the headache.

Constantly being stabbed in the back not a good company and the N.E. oklahoma area is not managed well at all, the equipment is junk and it was always a fight to get equipment maintained

They run their poor drivers ragged.its unbleliverble how they oparete.drivers have to shut their logger off to be their route.(14hr)plus days.no forrklift runing
.or certification no drag testing for employer's hight tarnover management is a joke.no appreciation for team members at all

Regular customer base.
No appreciation or reward for individual hard work/effort.
No loyalty toward long-term employees.
High rate of employee turnover.
Poor management.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Warehouse associate 4 salaries reported	$14.88 per hour
Truck driver 3 salaries reported	$19.67 per hour
It support specialist 1 salary reported	$50,000 per year

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