associate project manager

content coordinator

production artist

quality control lab technician

project coordinator

Upper Deck

The company is not bad and the people are really nice. If I have a question it is generally answered, but the amount of work can go from “hardly anything to do” to “very overwhelming” quite quickly. Jobs are always late when arriving to other departments, and then they expect your department to pick up slack. This creates a tension between the other departments sometimes. If you like to stay on top of things, this is an easy place to work at. There are challenges, but only in short bursts. Overall, it’s a nice “settle down” type of work place that provides a consistent clock in clock out time (even during overtime periods). It would be a nice alternative to someone who is used to a fast paced, inconsistent type of work environment (like many media fields). However, that is a con as well since many of the higher employees have spent some time at the company already thus giving little to no room for lower employees to grow into higher positions unless another leaves.

You would assume that working for Upper Deck would be a sports lovers dream.  In ways it is, but at the end of the day, it really is just another job.  We're understaffed and underpaid and routinely asked to meet impossible deadlines.  

The company has downsized considerably in my time here and we still don't have a clear-cut path to lead us back to being a viable company.  The thing that frustrates me most is there is almost no room for advancement.  No matter how good of an employee you are, you are basically stuck in your position.  If you want to advance in your career, you simply have to move onto another company.  And whats worse is when you confront management about these issues, they just ignore them because they know once you leave, there will be hundreds of resumes in the next few days, ready and willing to fill your spot.

-most jobs seem ok here as long as you are a self starter

-jobs are too disjointed for everyone to work together

-workplace culture is fine but mostly unimpressive

-pay is non-competitive for the area and no room to advance

-many areas overworked, so always late on deadlines. areas/departments also very argumentative and defensive, entire office is very divided and only a few people work towards unity instead of blaming others 


-HR strictly enforces california law for working (this is a big pro, but would also be illegal not to, so it is kind of the bare minimum)

-again want to point out that there is a lot of unnecessary fighting and very few people that try to work torwards goals instead

What is the best part of working at the company?
As with most companies you meet talented individuals.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Extreme micro management. Expectation of working on your days off.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Negative vibe and favoritism. You have to beg for permission to end your work day after long hours.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
I would provide the warehouse supervisor with their daily tasks and then work on complicated spreadsheets the entire  day while resolving issues throughout the day of productivity.

If you strive to learn from mistakes and improve what you do for a living, look somewhere else.  If you believe hard work will be rewarded, that isn't true here.  The benefits for employees have decreased over time while the salary glut in upper management has increased.  When you make a suggestion to improve the outdated work practices at Upper Deck, prepare for a quick dismissal and the phrase "that's just how we do things here" or "we could never pull that off."  The company is broken and mired in failure and unwilling to take action to save itself.  Nothing to see here, move along.

The culture is the hardest part of the job. Management and especially Human Resources make it impossible for morale to get past a certain point, which keeps people pretty unhappy. NC office will be regularly reminded of how its not legally mandated to allow for breaks and how the power dynamic works in a "right-to-work" state while the warehouse functions without air conditioning. There were many holidays that we were expected to work through.

You can have all the education and experience in the world, but will be stuck doing the same repetitive task for 50 hours a week shoulder-to-shoulder with people who have the personality of drying paint. Nobody knows how to stay organized or clean up after themselves, so the place always looks like a hurricane just came through. Management is stuck in their ways, so workers are negative and hopeless about the future. 

Great products, great people. Incredibly poor leadership. incredible arrogance in leadership, leading to loss of many properties. Middle management carries much of the load, with no hope of ascending the ladder. Upper management willingly and often sacrifices middle management and lower to protect selves.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Company attempt to move distribution center to North Las Vegas. Very disconnected. Questionable shipping practices on truckloads. Not willing to spend $ on proper security measures.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Working without necessary equipment and systems 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Poor. Not a good time

For a first job out of college, it was a good starting point. I enjoyed the people I worked with, but the mentality within the building is very "us vs. them". Lots of finger-pointing and the president's meetings are often doom and gloom.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Associate project manager 3 salaries reported	$31.00 per hour
Content coordinator 3 salaries reported	$27.17 per hour
Production artist 3 salaries reported	$27.33 per hour
Quality control lab technician 3 salaries reported	$26.00 per hour
Project coordinator 1 salary reported	$25.00 per hour

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