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This is a company that has lost the plot from the beginning. Firstly, the so called HR person doesn't have a clue what she's doing. Very unprofessional, not knowledgeable about HR procedures, and walks around all day with  a very bad attitude.Worked around a few HR professionals over the years and she is not one of them. Does Not respond to emails; thru the hiring process, constantly sent me wrong documents or incomplete emails etc. Plant manager is "wet behind the ears" must be new to his profession. Me and a couple other guys had to give him a 101 on some OSHA rules around the printing department...totally clueless.As far as the work is concerned, as far as a career, keep looking. The printing operator job consists of standing around a large digital printer and just checking to make sure it prints the desired pattern on some fabric correctly...that's it! hour upon hour, you stand and watch, stand and watch...Very Very Boring...and that's an understatement. And to make it worse, you are micromanaged from the moment you punch in, to the moment you leave.  The culture of this place feels like a room full  of former parolles, who are working here because they can't find a job anywhere else. Compensation is POOR. Pay is 14hr and no benefits. two 10 min breaks and 30 min lunch You don't get paid for holidays...you just get the day off. 
This is a job for someone who needs something until they can find something better. Atmosphere is like a sweat house with 100% minorities. This job is a dead end job with no prospects for growth...period.

I was part of the management team here, and Never got any help just looked at like I was crazy. I started at this job when we just open in chicago, I worked in every part of the warehouse, from printing to returns. I actually started a department from the very beginning with no help from my "Manager" who whether sit around and worry about other department instead of the department he was over. I was doing the work of a supervisor and my position as team Lead with no problem into I apply for the supervisor position since I was already doing the job, I was told no to the position and they are going to bring in someone to show me what I need to know. The guy they brought in did not only show me nothing at all that I didn't already knew or did ( which I showed and explained to my manager, and was turned down), He lied to management to get the job, and in his first week told me, he lied to them . The reason he told me because I started a new excel sheet and I asked him to make a chart in excel, he said "He do not know how!" Since he been there, I been fixing all his mistakes and covering for him, before management learned about it. While I was doing that, He was walking around the department, started so much drama in the department that was never there. Basically, Rubbing his position in the team faces. Once the supervisor got there, I HATE MY JOB,  and I just couldn't waste any more of my talent there, being unappreciated. 

PROS 
- Growth: Rapid pace of professional growth that mirrors Ruggable's own growth.
- Empowerment: Loads of independence to operate and make key decisions at all levels of the organization - I get the sense that other reviewers may have been daunted by this and resorted to referring to it as 'lack of leadership'.
- Action orientation: Encouragement from senior leadership to actually push the ball forward on critical initiatives to deliver awesome things for our customers and our employees (vs. lots of paper pushing and bureaucracy that I've seen at my previous employers).
- Culture: People here are passionate about what we do and constructively challenge each other to do even better. I can truly say I'm having lots of fun at work each day.  Our company values are actually reflected in the awesome support and collaboration across teams, a rarity in the business world.

CONS
- Growth: The speed of movement here is almost always exciting, but can be overwhelming at times. I think we should continue to look for opportunities to celebrate wins and slow down where doing so would not adversely impact Ruggable's growth trajectory.
- Benefits: They are OK, but leave much to be desired. I am glad to see this is on senior leadership's radar and that they are aggressively working to make improvements here. I'm not too worried - purely a function of our rapid growth where things like employee benefits are just trailing slightly behind.

While the direct team and teammates are great to work with, work-life balance is emphasized in the direct team, anything beyond that is a complete mess. While company-wide emails mention great numbers every time, budget cuts are constantly happening. (That is probably why numbers look great.) One might ask, how are budget cuts handled? They are solved by laying off people and then "restructuring", only to make numbers look good on paper. For a company that stresses quality home goods products created by in-house designers, they sure do not give a care about the designers. They are overworked, under-compensated,  constantly ignored, and given unrealistic timelines. Designers are first to be kicked off the boat with these restructures, leaving their important work for the face of the company in the hands of outsourced contractors that do not return with quality work. If anyone would like to join the company, think twice, because you might either be miserable by the end of the month or be laid off by the end of the year. (Would also like to mention that they absolutely do not like to give raises and promotions and will gaslight you into thinking that you're not doing well.) Cheers!

They don’t truly value their employees. I worked there for almost 2 years. I’ve seen people come and go so quickly. They do not value the company itself- no one can give extremely valuable input and stay. They’ve experienced so many pings from BBB because of their lack of transparency regarding their rug pad and what it consists of. It’s damaged a lot of floors and Ruggable won’t do the necessary investigation to find out what the rug pad material consists of.

Senior management in Chicago lacks the experience to lead their employees. Although they mean well, they lack the experience in their roles to handle human beings. Period. 

They are not qualified to lead or manage their employees. Managment is smart but they are fresh out of school (mostly in their 20's) and only know numbers, not HOW to achieve their goals. If you come to the company with any type of experience, your experience/input will not be welcomed. The goal of the senior managment team is their next promotion/title by any means necessary. They would be better of focusing on their people and how to get the most out of them, instead they put their employees in harms way often to accomplish their "goals". If you are someone who is looking for the greater good of the company rather than individual goals, this is not the place for you. Unfortunately. Be patient and find a better opportunity

I like this company a lot - it's going somewhere and has a good product. I really think management is super understanding and accommodating for needs of employees. Especially if you're needing time off due to an illness, family situation, etc. They're very kind and understanding - they want you to succeed. However, the pay is very low and once benefits get taken out, it's below a living wage. They expect a lot of you for the low wage that you're payed. I do believe there are a lot of opportunities for advancement. But it's not that much more money-wise. I think it's going somewhere, but it's hard to keep going with it when you cannot afford to do so. Communication from management to employees could be improved - but it's growing pains.

 they will happily fire experienced employees immediately before bonus eligibility in order to dump the workload on another employee hired later and at a lower title to save a buck. Promotions suspended nearly across the board while many employees have met and exceeded the scope of their position without being properly rewarded or recognized. Limited career advancement opportunities with many people doing the work of 2-3 people, outside of their area of expertise, but denied any sort of title bump. I came in with high hopes and the explicit promise of rapid advancement at a fun and dynamic company. By the end it was reduced to a shell of its former self with everyone I knew unhappy, overworked, and any semblance of "culture" shattered by the uniquely awful way they went about the multiple layoffs of the last ~6 months.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The people in the manufacturing and warehouse are wonderful and work well together.  Great perks and benefits.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Layoffs every 6 months the past 18 months. You never know when your next. The company is still profitable yet have cut hundreds of jobs and relosted the positions for considerably less $. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
At individual facilities great, corporate micro manages from a distance negatively affecting moral. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Kick of meeting, meetings after meeting.

Ruggable has gone from being a place one would love to work at to complete trash. Management has declined tremendously and consists of a group of people who got their position through nepotism. They don’t promote from within or set you up for success. They pick and choose who to discipline and break their own rules daily. Working there gets more stressful everyday due to dealing with people who think solely with their titles. If you have anything helpful to add to this company it won’t be welcomed or the credit will be given to someone else to make them look good.Not to mention the pay isn’t that great for all the changes they make.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Designer 4 salaries reported	$37.50 per hour
Manufacturing supervisor 13 salaries reported	$65,000 per year
Plant manager 2 salaries reported	$170,000 per year
Technical product manager 6 salaries reported	$85.00 per hour
Data engineer 4 salaries reported	$173,750 per year

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