truck driver

warehouse worker

assembler

outside sales representative

inside sales representative

US LBM Holdings

Yard workers are pretty much the lowest level to everyone in the company. Salespeople are royalty and you need to jump for them. As the saying goes, the salespeople make the promises and it's your job in the yard to keep that promise for them or it's your fault for not following through. There is no recognition for anything other than a pizza every now and then. Sales, they have outings. You mess up, you are definitely recognized, and some knee jerk reaction will follow to make sure you never forget to put 1 single item in a box with the other 200 things you had to pull. 

They will also hire the bare minimum number of people to help do anything. You could be so far behind in work because you don't have the manpower to cover load builds, vendor trucks to off load, customers that want you to build a large load for them, and every other distraction throughout the day including management asking if you are going to get everything done and then turn around and ask you what you need. If you say manpower they walk away and tell you to do your best. 

If you take a lunch and you stay in the building, the salespeople will still bother you and ask about their loads and if they are going to get done. You literally need to leave the building if you want your 30 minutes in peace. But don't bother them if they are on lunch, they just ignore you. What's funny is, they will complain about people calling them and bothering them while they are trying to eat, but they don't care if they do it to you.

There is no certainty with your position because they throw out layoffs like candy as soon as it gets slow. They want you to work 50 hour+ a week (Open 9 hours for the day) when it's busy, but then as soon as it gets slow, they immediately want you no more than 40 hours with a nine hour work day, even if you are still behind in loads. 

Pay raises are a joke. One year they said everyone was going to get a pay raise for an outstanding year in sales. By December, they retracted their statement because they said sales were going to be slower than expected over the winter. Then they decided to do pay raises, but they were going to happen 4 months after, meaning they would back date it to June, but it wouldn't happen until Oct to make sure you stayed with the company. If you left before that, then the company wouldn't have lost the extra money on your pay raise. Same with 401K match. They match alright, but not until the end of the year. So you don't gain any interest on money over that time, and they match based on average percentage over the year. If you add more in the summer because you get more with over time and then change it when your hours drop, they average it out and drop a lump sum in your account. For a $3.3B dollar company, they are extremely tight with their money they use to pay employees. 

When US LBM bought our company, it has gone downhill fast. Currently seeking other employment because USLBM doesn't care about anything other than you are just a number to them. We joke at work saying USLBM gives you more incentive to leave than to stay. 

If you enjoy inadequate benefits, toxic work environment, Micro management, and a union that won’t fight for you, then this a great place for all of those things! 👍🏻 
No cost of living adjustment raises, that’s how you value your employees! Thumbs up, man! Yahoo! 
No unpaid time off. Ever. 🚫
16 hours of PTO a year (until you hit year 5, then they increase to 32 hours of PTO) … 
how wonderful! That’s definitely enough time for any worker who may be sick, take time to bring kids to school or pick them up,  a family/spouse passes away, or even just to take a vacation from being burnt out from work. 
A work environment where everyone has it out for eachother based on seniority (union based). A environment full of people who are so passive aggressive to Sabotage others work just to make themselves feel good. That’s lovely! 
Now here’s the best part… 
Micro management! Yes! You guessed it. 👍🏻 
This place has cameras up around the whole building while the safety manager/ops manager watches your every move. One step outta place, one bathroom break, one drink of water (in the dead heat of summer) you get confronted about why are aren’t working. 
That’s inspiring. Truly the best kind of work culture. 
If all of this sounds like it would be a great place to work being treated like aren’t worthy, then apply now! You’ll love it. 👍🏻 

They look forward to treating you like you are a robot and just a number! That’s what it takes to be a true business! Don’t forgot the union, they definitely have your backs! 
 
If anyone took the time to read through all of that, I hope you could detect my sarcasm. 
It’s an awful place. Unhealthy and bad for your physical and mental well being and health. The benefits are not what you are looking for.
16 hours of PTO a year until you hit year 5 isn’t great at all. It’s inadequate. For literally anyone. Management telling people that they have to use short term disability if they get Covid…. That’s messed up. 
As far as micro managing goes, I’m sure you can imagine how that goes. 
As a fellow human being, until this place improves, I’m gonna have to give it a thumbs down 👎🏻 
Don’t apply. You are better off avoiding this employer. 


This organization has a strong solid foundation. They are doing lots of change which provided a great deal of positive growth and development opportunities. You will be challenged to learn, develop, and grow in your role at this organization. If you are highly motivated by being pushed outside of your comfort zone this is a great company for you! 

There are fundamental cultural shifts that need to happen for all employees to feel they have a WELCOMED spot at the table. The organization has been struggling for quite a few years to shift to truly function in partnership within the local and corporate levels. Today there are many teams all competing against each other and the biggest challenge is that the organization does not yet function collectively as one team striving for the same goal.  

Executive and upper level leadership at this organization is great and is truly striving to drive the organization in a good direction. Unfortunately, there are mid level managers and directors who get away with treating people however they want to and are not held accountable to the turnover data evident on their team. These leaders are present both at the local and corporate level, including the HR team. It's difficult to see such things happening because the organization is consistently losing formerly dedicated and engaged employees.

As a whole, the organization is a good one to work for with tons of opportunity for growth and development if you're willing to put up with poor leadership that is still learning to be held accountable to their performance and strategic outcomes. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
The people in my office/warehouse were the best…we were a family. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Upper management (outside our office) did not support nor understand our needs.  We fell short staffed due to employee illness and loss of life and they never replaced personnel… they held current employees responsible even though there was not enough staff to safely and efficiently run crucial daily business activities .  As a result my position as operations manager was targeted as a failure, despite refusal to hire replacement staff. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Morale and productivity was high in the beginning; however upper management beyond our office walls implemented changes that we were not capable of meeting due to loss of staff and their refusal to hire replacements.  Long time full time employees hours were cut in half  which left our long time clients concerned about what used to be a very dependable and customer oriented company.  

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
12+ ( up to 16 hour) days… running the yard, dispatching and coordinating deliveries, and keeping up with dispatch software as well as unloading vendor trucks  and rail cars and ensuring loads were build and loaded correctly.  Other daily tasks included trouble shooting issues within the yard and with customers and sales reps, ensuring proper invoicing throughout the day, organizing transfer of materials, and receiving all materials that came into our yard.

My experience at Manning Building Supply was extremely disappointing due to a toxic work environment and a complete lack of structure. From the start, it was clear that there was no proper training system in place, leaving new employees to figure things out on their own with little to no guidance. This led to constant confusion, inefficiency, and mistakes that could have been easily avoided with better onboarding.

Accountability was also a major issue, many employees refused to take responsibility for their actions, often passing the blame onto others. Instead of fostering teamwork, this created a negative and unprofessional atmosphere where people cared more about avoiding blame than actually getting the job done right.

Management did little to address these problems, and appreciation for hard work was nonexistent. No matter how much effort you put in, it felt like it went unnoticed, which was incredibly demoralizing. Professionalism was also lacking across the board, making it difficult to feel motivated or take pride in the work being done.

Overall, Manning Building Supply is not a company that values its employees or invests in creating a positive, structured, and professional work environment. I would not recommend working here to anyone looking for a healthy and productive workplace.

Greeted patients/parents in polite prompt, helpful manner and provided any necessary instructions/ directions	
Entered new patients’ demographics; update patients’ information, as necessary in the computer system to maintain accuracy for billing
Embraced heavy call volume and transferred calls to appropriate staff or department 
Mastered Electronic Medical Record Software; Medical Management & Centricity 
Conduct interviews to obtain demographics, insurance information, etc. and enter data into Medical Center's Patient Registration System
	Scheduled appointments for ten physicians
	Attain pre-certification and authorizations for Surgeries and MRI/CT/PET Scans
	Embraced heavy call volume and transferred calls to appropriate staff
Re-verify insurance of recurring patients. 
Collected all co-pays and balances and keep accurate records for billing purposes 
Scanned and recorded all patients’ demographics and insurance information into Centricity 
Retrieved patient registration forms and medical history from the internet for registration purposes
	Handled heavy filing and faxing 
Prepares charts, registration forms
Obtain appropriate signatures on medical, legal and financial forms
Responsible for answering telephone, maintaining files, sorting mail and keeping inventory of supplies.  
Inform manager of all activities, needs and problems.

Worked here for almost 3 years.. I started at the bottom and worked my way up to managemet (yard lead), they then let the operations manager switch jobs and expected me to do all of the operations managers day to day duties for 6-8 months. With no pay  increase (i NEVER asked for a pay increase, just stepped up to the plate and got the job done). On top of doing my normal job. I remember staying at work for 18 hour shifts back to back to make sure I got the job done. I worked over a 1000 hours of overtime in a year for them. When they knew they were over working me and my team, and while my GM who was salary would come in at 11AM and leave at 2-3PM.. Long story short me and about 5 or 6 others got fired within 2-3 week period. They didn't even fire me in person, they called to tell me... so disrespectful! The GM of my location who I did SO much for didn't even tell me good luck, thanks for your hard work, or anything for that matter. Actually no one did in the company. So many lies and bs here. Also they hire a lot of felons. I was also told by multiple people that they were trying to fire me. Also you have a screened drug test (someone watches you) like you have committed a crime. Never had a job Do that before.

This company has a high turn over rate, with good reason. There is little to no training involved here. The company brought in a temporary operations manager to try and "fix" the errors, and overall culture of the business. He did the exact opposite of that. In fact he created a very hostile culture and fear among the employees. Everyone had to walk on eggshells around him, because you didn't know what mood he was in. We had a great Warehouse Supervisor that listened to our needs, wants, and responded very quickly to them. He challenged us to do our best every day, made his expectations very clear, and had a open door policy with everyone in the company. I feel that he was forced out of his role and into a different role within the company by the new Operations Manager, because he was too friendly with the employees and not stern enough. This company is not a good employer and you will end up regretting your decision to work here and leave, as many have done before. The culture at this place is very toxic and it is like being in high school. There are cliques in the office and if you are not part of the in crowd you are left behind. DO NOT BE FOOLED INTO WORKING HERE!

USLBM is a company that has focused on growth without giving the supporting departments the focus needed to ensure the company would be strong enough to handle it.  The way the company is structured across the country has each department operating in their own silos, which wouldn’t be an issue if there was communication when changes are implemented.  But there is a huge communication problem and changes constantly being done.  That leaves staff continually trying to figure out and fix problems that were created because changes were made without looking at who all they will affect.  

Recently they went through massive layoffs without explaining to any staff the reason for doing that.  These layoffs were in all areas of the company and at all levels.  Having to try and work with the issues that losing many of these people caused, it was clear that there was no thought as to the knowledge that would be lost or how the work would be handled.

I would only recommend this company if you like working with constant change, ambiguity and dealing with problems.  

The people at Bailey Lumber are good and helpful, there are many that I respect and formed friendships with. The one's at US LBM are also helpful. The problem is the things they keep to themselves even when you can see the writing on the wall. In the end, even the upper level people, one's I considered friends, kept things hidden when I could clearly see what was going on. I don't have any animosity toward anyone but it was kind of bad how they did things.

In the end... the company isn't bad. The pay isn't great but ok. The people that work for them are good people, for the most part. It is a business so they are ALWAYS looking out for themselves more than anything else. Even when they own many, many Mom & Pop type stores. Granted, the construction industry, especially on the residential side, is struggling at the moment.

I don't dislike them but I don't approve of how everything is handled. That's typical though. Honestly, it seems like they are trying to grow too fast and get to a point where they are publicly traded. Also, the yard guys are seriously underpaid for what they do on the daily. That's how it was in my location at least.

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