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They expect people to have no life or family outside of work, no consistency in work which leads to a lot of overtime. They keep bad characters who are friends with the right people. They push to spray paint and send out faulty products but will throw you under the bus if a higher up finds out. They rather replace you than fix an issue and have a bad issue of promoting bad people simply for having no life outside of Quaker. The pays not even that good for the work some people do, the incentive sounds nice but they use it as a mean of controlling you and will find any reason to take it away from you. They have inconsistent rules and will change it to fit their needs. Honestly the company is not going anywhere anytime soon, they have a mid main product and at most have a decent luxury window but most builds being commercial means they lack the ability to grow like the big three of window manufacturers which means less raises and more money going to the people up top. They ask way more work from you than your position entails without pay. They are ran by a bunch of old people with old mindsets, will blame the new generation just for not being a boot licker for penny’s. Even the workers there who are there for a long time tend to become mean, everyone talks bad behind everyone back, it’s a toxic work environment. 

It's a little hot, but overall it's a good job. There are (generally) plenty of people to make the work go smoothly. When there's not you may find yourself not meeting production rates, and working multiple jobs. The pay is great with a great incentive bonus for safety and attendance. There can be a lot of overtime, making your usual (for mornings) 7am-3:30 pm shifts turn into 7am-5pm shifts monday-friday as well as mandatory saturdays, but the pay makes it worth it as your incentive turns into time and a half as well as your usual pay. Just starting with my incentive my overtime pay was 22.39 an hour with 16 hours of overtime, plus my 40 hours at 14.93 (with incentive pay which is $2.30) which is about $4,000 a month. Training is great as long as you're willing to ask questions about your job to learn how to properly do it. Safety is a big thing there although accidents do happen and there are a lot of people who don't care to meet the safety standards, but overall as long as you apply yourself, show up, and try your hardest you will be able to succeed at this company and as long as you put forth your best attitude and put a smile on your face your day can turn out great. Quaker Windows is a great job.

-horrible insurance 
- the CEO himself said that the reason he doesn't let people within the company move up and hires outside the company were "I'm trying to make this company a billion dollar company."
*aka the people that already work here and give their all for this place arnt good enough.*
-if your not willing to be a puppet your fired
-they have "privileged" employees that are never  wrote up or removed from their positions even if they have put other employees SAFETY at risk.
- your opinions only matter if they save the company money.
-every quarterly meeting they look right at your face and tell you what a great job your doing but it's still not good enough.
-if your supervisor doesn't like you and "knows" some people, your picked on.

Your bidding system is flawed. Employees that are ACTUALLY QUALIFIED for the jobs are kicked out to accommodate those "privileged" employees. You want better employee retention? Stop putting puppets in charge of lines just because it was easier for the building manager when these people's dont got a clue how to do. Also quit focusing so much on making the new employees happy and give the people who have stayed some gratitude.

Quaker is a relic from the 50s, 60s, and 1970s. It is a good old boy operation where the nepotism is so thick you can cut it with a knife. Their job bidding system is just there for show; from what I've observed in the 4 years I've worked there is that only "Locals" are direct hired and enjoy upward or horizontal mobility, everyone else has to "Temp In" and is expected to give up and make room for more low paid temps before the 60 day requirement to be hired on full time. I was accidently "Direct Hired" by an intern while my present foreman and the HR director were both on vacation. When they came back from vacation and discovered the faux pas in the way I was hired, a badgering/harassment campaign to try and force me to quit or to trick me into getting fired began, and has never ceased. In no uncertain terms, I've been assured that I will never be anything more than a janitor because I bilked the local pecking order in the way I was hired. If you temp into Quaker, don't delude yourself into thinking it will be a lifetime career.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Being home at a decent time due to vicinity of the campus

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
There's a lot of people in charge that don't get anything done. Constantly blame the workers and punish workers threaten workers. Because machines aren't functioning properly, I watched team leaders leave and my short time there simply because everything was being mismanaged with unrealistic goals while the actual workers were being threatened daily by mid management

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Very much a dating environment. The upper management was one big dating pool while anybody could get in trouble as long as you were dating somebody in upper management, you could get away with anything?

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Show up. Have a morning meeting. Get yelled at or encouraged as a group then work not allowed to leave your post unless it's break

I started at Quaker thinking it may be a job I could do. They made it sound pretty great during orientation . However I was put into glass work and it was horrible. My trainer did his own thing and wouldn’t explain much to me at all. My lead would barely ever help me or even talk to me. I would stand for 95 percent of my shift on hard concrete in extreme pain and discomfort. Leaving work barley able to walk back to my car at the end of my shift. My feet were dark red and covered in blisters. Only times I could sit down  was my short breaks which were only 10 minutes, besides half hour lunch. When I would tell people I was in pain from standing for so long. All they would say is “you will get used to it in a few weeks!” Overall the pay is not worth it. And you lose your 3 dollar incentive even if you are one minute  late. Overall there are better places to work besides Quaker . For example the healthcare field as a caregiver. Missouri mentor is a good place to start. (helpful tip)

Same work schedule week in week out. Pay starts at 13+, not hard to get promoted. People calling in means you are most likely in for a rough day. Company cares very little for your safety E.G (Dec 2018 iced roads lets all production out early at 12 pm b/c of conditions but kept all dock workers until 5 pm - some couldn't get out of snowed in parking lot - one had wreck, dozens of cars in the ditch on the way home). Equipment is very old, as are many of the trucks. Danger is present. Frequently was sliced open by vinyl window corners, saw several of my crew nearly crushed by stacks of patio doors and panels on multiple occasions. You are doing this for the money.

the claim to be a Quaker family but only management and office get any real consideration. There is no clear communication between buildings and they lie so much its astounding really. Also even after 2 years overtime is still mandatory and they except you to chose your job over your family everytime. You can actually literally die for this company and the u still don't care or actually try and help your family out afterwards. Ask the guy who had a heart attack at work and whose supervisor before he did when he said he didn't feel well who said "You will be fine, everybody feels sick at work".

This company is a good place to work if you're in need of a job. They offer employee appreciation lunches through out the year, health benefits are decent, if you're a local, pay is decent. Co-workers can be hostile( mainly because of the environment), definitely dog eat dog vibes, nepotism galore, and can remind you of high school days, as far as drama. Management is poor, during meetings, professionalism is displayed, on the warehouse floor, management is incoherent. You have to have willpower and a good attitude if you want to make it working here. I had a good team that I worked around in my dept.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The pay is really good. 3.00 extra hourly just for showing up on time. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Management SUCKS!!! Favoritism, bullying, constant criticism. They won't fire people, but, they'll push you to quit. Then they don't have to pay unemployment. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Toxic at best . Coworkers are mostly good, there's the pets that get away with everything. Different shifts in different buildings don't have to do much. But, they get better pay 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Misery . Angry, and, treated like less than nothing

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