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Rogue Fitness

Literally everything. Rogue Fitness and everything the company stands for is a complete joke. Their name brand of "Rogue" is a joke, it's hilarious, and it is so, so overrated. The managers aren't smart at all and aren't ethical, they think they're so cool and so "big and bad" when they truly aren't worth anything. The managers are here are very disrespectful...they don't care about hard work, they don't care about their employees, and they don't know what real life is truly all about. All of these things that I'm mentioning have been proven to me very blatantly and very strongly during the 2 DAYS that I worked here.


Here's what my very real experience of what working at Rogue is like (and I'm also going to make it well known and add the fact that this happened at the Rogue Warehouse at the Columbus, OH location, just to give everyone a heads up) I started working there with a small group of people, and we all started on the same day. On day 1, they put us in a department where we are preparing pallets that had Rogue fitness equipment on them by tying the equipment down to the pallet and then shrink wrapping them. This would be the only thing we would be doing for an entire shift. We were all working as a team, doing what we were told, not doing anything wrong or causing any problems. The whole time we were there, there was very little communication between supervisors/managers, and us regular employees. The supervisor that did talk to us at the beginning of our shift didn't really say anything much to us for the rest of the shift.


On the 2nd DAY (and I have the word day capitalized to emphasize that this happened on the 2nd day, not the 2nd week or 2nd month) a manager that I have never seen before told me and the group of employees who all started on the same day as me that he needs to talk to us and pulled us aside. He then tells us that we are all to clock off when lunch break comes and our shift will end at lunch break. We were all very confused and didn't even know how to respond. I asked what does this mean...are we clocking off at lunch, done for the day and come back tomorrow, or does this mean that we're terminated, we clock off at lunch and never come back here? This particular manager (I don't know his name) says very nonchalantly: "I don't know for sure, but I'm thinking most likely after today you guys are completely done and don't come back here at all. We have a group of new hires starting tomorrow. And actually, if you guys want to, you can clock off right now if you want. You can either clock off now, or you can clock off when lunch break comes. Either way you guys can't stay past lunch." And then he very calmly and casually turns around and walks away as if he couldn't care any less about what he just did and as if he didn't realize the severity of what he just did. And this happened approximately 2-3 hours into our shift, sometime before lunch break. Me and the group I started with just stood there speechless, not knowing what to say or how to react because it was so random, unexpected, and out of nowhere.


I have so many problems with this whole scenario. This whole incident feels like this goes way beyond just firing employees, this felt like straight up disrespect and felt like the type of scenario of managers treating their employees like trash "just because they can" type of thing. How in the world are you going to fire us after just a day and a HALF of working (because we didn't stay for the entire 2nd day) without even giving us a real reason when we worked the whole time and we did what were were instructed to do? How in the world does working a day and a half benefit anything, and very obviously, you're going to get a very weak, very short paycheck by doing so. And you claiming to have a group of "new hires" the next day like you claim to doesn't have anything to do with firing employees who currently work there and doesn't really qualify as a real, valid reason to fire an employee. Trust me, I've worked many jobs before and seen many groups of employees get hired at a job sometimes even during the same week or the next week of me getting hired. The thing is, I don't even normally write reviews. But what happened here was so completely wrong, to the point where I feel compelled to say something about it and have what happened be let known. How Rogue works needs to be let known so that people can know to avoid this place. Rogue really showed how disrespectful and unethical they truly are. If you have any respect for yourself, do not work for Rogue, stay far, FAR away from this pitiful joke of a company. There are far more better jobs out there with better managers that are much more worth your time.

Rogue Fitness is fast-paced, hard-core, and hardworking. On it's best periods of time, it also hold a 60% percent turnover rate...every 2 months. You will learn new skills and meet new people all the time, just be aware that it will be because NO ONE will know what is going on, and people will get hired and will quit in a matter of hours. Machinists, welders and other skilled laborers are just as unlikely to last a week as warehouse workers due to the "mass production using CNC machinery" mentality. The pay is good, it's VERY good, and you will not find anything better in central Ohio for unskilled labor. HR is an absolute mess, and their hiring practices lead to more trouble than it's worth. The workplace culture itself is pure chaos, the Org chart of rogue fitness is a guideline at best and it's effectively a means to keep all the decision making in the hands of the owners. The owners themselves are decidedly hands-on, they are there every day. They deeply care about the company and do genuinely want to do the right thing by the company and their employees. But, they do expect you to invest the whole of your life to the company. Whether they admit to it or not, they do expect it. In the end, my best advice is to spend no more than 3 years there. Learn everything you can from them, and move on to something better before the burnout takes effect. Machinists looking to build a career and build their skill-set should, in all honesty, look elsewhere, your work at Rogue will effectively be pushing the green button to start the program, and little else. Most machinist companies in central Ohio don't consider Rogue employment to be an indicator of skills.

 So I’ve only worked for Rogue fitness for a month and this whole time I thought things were going great. Well they just slapped everyone in the face with mandatory OT that takes place immediately for 45+ days straight and when I say immediately, I mean the following day! Yes overtime is great, it’s more money. My issue is that I can’t do the overtime on Thursday’s and Friday’s because those are the weekdays I have the kids and they want everyone to clock in at 5:30am (2 hours before normal clock in time which is 7:30-3:30). I even told them i can do the OT on the other 3 days and they said that’s not something they can work around. Mind you Daycare opens at 6am so how in the world  am I supposed come in at 5:30? So I asked my supervisor and he told me to go to HR, so I went to HR and explained my situation and they said if you can’t work the OT that was mandated, then I need to find something that fits my needs because to them I’m just a body to easily replace. Not to mention this was all announced 10 minutes before we clocked out for the day that we all have to come in 2 hours early for the next 45 days... Just a heads up for anyone that’s looking to work for Rogue that they will make you do overtime and they will not give you a heads up, they will tell you the last minute like they did with me and if you don’t meet their requirements you are just a body they can easily replace. They are not family/kid friendly whatsoever. They DO NOT CARE what your situation is whether you’re calling off or coming in late. 3 write ups you’re automatically terminated with no questions asked. Don’t work here unless you’re prepared to work OT without proper notice. Not even 13 hours in advance. 

I'm not writing this review because I'm sour at anyone in particular. I'm writing this review in hopes of changing issues for future employees. I want to say that this place as no clue what so ever on how to run a business or how to treat their employees. The first thing every place on this plant should know and use. A business is not a business without the people that work for you. Without them the business is nothing. Next is to make sure that the employees that you give promotions to, are not children. Just because you think they are good workers don't mean they are. Maybe you wouldn't lose good people. Dont promote people that have no clue how to do what they were promoted for. Their is to a point when you should have to care about a job, but the job is just a job that we all kinda have to do to get by in this world. It's the owners life not your employees. 10 to 12 hours 6 days a week in What feels like the underworld in the summer while you sit in AC all day is to much for anyone. If your products are that good, people will want them today, tomorrow, or next year. You don't have to slave your employees to get done the impossible. Now for management in general, what a joke. Don't get me wrong, there are some that are great. They life in the real world. What looks to be within the whole company,  everyone in the upper positions know each other some how. Wether it's from childhood or school. that affects the company. If you have a problem with a manager, you have nowhere to go, cause who will do anything about it. No matter how good and fast you are, you are nothing to them but money money money!!! Their is so much more, but I can't waste anymore time. Hope this helped some with your decision. Good luck

I was hired in November of 2019.  I was hired in as one thing.  Even on my letter of acceptance.  If someone says they lie, they give you an offer letter you have to sign.  So I believe they will lie.  They sent me to another department after my first day (okay let's see how it works).  The real problem is Management is either weak, doesn't know what they are doing, or afraid to make any calls.  They send you to another Supervisor saying ask "so and so".  Well, "so and so" do the same thing and you look like an idiot, because they send you back to the original Supervisor you asked.  The pay is kind of decent.  But management is terrible.  They lie, cheat, and treat you like garbage.   Hard workers aren't rewarded, it's who you are.  They took away breaks, then make you work overtime with 1 break.  Then Covid-19 hit, and we had "Stay at Home" order for the State.   They fooled the people saying we are an essential business, putting peoples' lives at risk.  The squad picked a person up, no one would tell us anything.  Come to find out, the person had early stages of Covid.  Then, when we started asking questions, they told us and I'm quoting directly, "If you're sick, no one is forcing you to stay.".  The culture is plenty of below average people from the "hood, trailer parks, and barrios".  You're breathing in an environment with products made in China.  Just go there for the money.  You will get lied to, expect it.  It's not a career job, Rogue will hit the wall soon in that industry.  You're promotion is based on some member of Management who really doesn't know his/her job.  The "Team Leader", are lackeys who are low paid whipping boys and girls.  Yes Men galore.  You want to move up, you better be in tight with the Owners, or be able to kiss alot of rear end.

Hands down one of the worst environments I’ve worked.

 The pay is far from what it should be being a maintenance tech. They will make the guys who have been there jump over stupid hurdles for no reason and then they all quit, They hire new guys in with little to no experience and they generally make more hourly than the current technicians. This cycle repeats every 3 months it seems. 

The entire company operates in this fashion from maintenance to engineering to sales and they will always be at square one.

Being a tech you can learn literally every skill set there is and bust hump every day to get the job done, go above and beyond work every single weekend, work overtime when needed and the only thing you will get is “a gold star for the day.”

There is no pay increases for learning these skills , you could be a PM tech and make just as much as the most experienced guy on the team. 

In 3 years there has been over 30 techs come and go. They even sent skilled guys to assembly positions for literally no reason and then wonder why the work isn’t getting done and they all quit. 

It’s a shame because of the reputation this place has had is a good one and most people dream of working here, until you get on the inside and the curtains raise on the trash they convey. 

Over 10 people quit this place every single week due to the way they are treated , There is just no regards to people as human beings. They will even discipline you for taking PTO time to take care of family needs. 

Unless you are starving please stay far away from these people. 

I’d like to see the owners have to answer to a board of directors. They would be taken out of this company so fast heads would spin.

Great place to work in terms of the jobs you get to do, but compensation can be iffy if you're someone who is naturally fast and hard working. If you hit standard you're expected to continue working with no slow downs compared to the time before you hit standard. People can slack and never have a word said to them and be paid the same as someone who hits standard (and even two or three times standard) per hour. If you hit your numbers early you're expected to continue getting more and more work done past your standard and/or you end up doing someone else's job while they're slacking. It is significantly more advantageous to go at a pace where you're not doing too much work because you won't be compensated any differently for it. Management is both insufficient and poor / micromanaged areas where you will take the word of one supervisor and apply it to your work but then get in trouble because another supervisor doesn't like the way you're operating your work day. You will also notice how order queues are separated and improper employee allocations are always assigned to the wrong areas where needed and thus you end up having your entire workforce on overtime for months at a time. Rogue is a good job with good pay as long as you're giving the equal value to your pay as you see in yourself.

Rogue’s Values:

•We work till it’s done. 
This is true; however, the work is never done. With that said, you must eat, sleep and breathe Rogue to be a member of this boy’s club. Therefore, work-life balance is non existent. Decisions are executed without strategy leaving employees to flail and be on continuous damage control. In return more work is created. This practice is cyclical. Strong boundaries must be set with this company to preserve your dignity and sanity. The more you do, the more is expected without additional compensation or recognition. Meanwhile, lip service of improvements keep employees hopeful. 

•Everyone puts their boots on the same way. 
This may be physically true; however, the owner has diamonds on the soles of their boots. All employees are overworked, under compensated and undervalued. Warehouse and Manufacturing employees are not treated as equal to those in Headquarters. Moreover, racism and sexism are prevalent. Meanwhile, bylaws do not apply to all employees due to favoritisms. Be prepared for public shaming in meetings and open communication forums. 

•High Speed, Low Drag. 
False. There is dyslexia in the value. More like Low Speed, High Drag. Low speed to improve processes with low company culture while dragging employees into the ground.  

This company is always hiring. Ask yourself, “Why?” You have been warned.

Work-life balance
Work-life balance at Rogue Fitness is poor. Mandatory Saturday shifts means that shift workers are unable to recover before the start of the next work week. Essentially we work six days on and one day off. Currently the most consecutive Saturdays I have worked has been three. With the upcoming PTO block out period I expect to work six Saturdays in a row.

Pay & benefits
My pay and benefits at Rogue Fitness are good. Stimulus pay means that the additional supervisory oversight and production quotas are understandable if tedious.

Job security and advancement
In terms of job security at Rogue Fitness, I think they won’t be letting anyone who can breathe go... unless they back talk a supervisor.

Management
In general, managers at Rogue Fitness are constantly around and putting supervisors on edge; which means that workers have to deal with the day-to-day operations and additional supervisor drama.

Culture
Collaboration with my colleagues at Rogue Fitness is nonexistent due to COVID-19, social distancing guidelines.

Overall
My experience working at Rogue Fitness good for now. Will start actively seeking outside employment when the stimulus pay is removed.

Was working there for one year and it was great for them first 6 months. They don't plan ahead and don't like listening to employees about sadly issues till after people get hurt. The don't believe in training people before putting them on heavy equipment. This has lead to more than 50k in damages to people and buildings each month. As a result they dropped our bonus adder that they set up so that they can take it away without legal issues pulling them down. After stopping my boss from destroying a forklift and a door, they docked me 11k out of my full annual paycheck. They felt it necessary to punish all major and minor infractions. They did this to over a thousand employees and had the need to complain that they all found a need to work at better places. I ended up leaving after I get sick and was out for two weeks with the flu, about a week in the told me that I quite so that they didn't have to pay for unemployment. 
Very shady company that will so anything to anyone to save money. They even lie about what country most of thier equipment is made it to cut the cost and boost the price .
Don't go there it is not worth it.

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