truck driver

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customer service representative

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upholsterer

Vanguard Furniture

I was hired on as a Trimmer Trainee just to be pulled from the trimming line to be thrown into a project (shipment got covered in mold) and fired after the project was completed. I worked for Vangaurd for 6 weeks. I only spent 2 and a half weeks working the job I was hired on to work (trimming). The pay is mediocre. Benefits are good. Management is the most incompetent management I've ever seen. (And I worked fast food and at Walmart in high school). I was lied to and deceived. I asked what my new job would be after the mold project ended. I was told they would find something for me. When the project ended, I was called into the office and fired due to Vangaurd not having any positions available for me. Horrible company. Horrible management. They say they're family friendly but they have entire teams and departments working 6 days a week (some are working 6 9 hour shifts) and they will post jobs open, hire people for those jobs, then take people off those jobs to be thrown into some B.S project job they have. Vangaurd is notorious for hiring people for a project, telling them they'll find another job for them so they won't quit, then fire them after the project is done. I know 7 people working there that are planning on leaving as soon as they can. I know of 5 people who quit while I was there for 6 weeks. There's too much dirt I can say on this company. To sum it all up, DO NOT WORK FOR VANGUARD - HORRIBLE COMPANY!

Depends on who got you your job if you're taking care of. if you're a walk in and don't know any upper management or the vice president you're screwed and you better try and get what you can per hour because that's it for a very long time if not forever until you go get another job to get a raise, no really you see it almost on a daily basis people leaving to go get their raise.

Talking to people that has been at Vanguard Furniture for many years will tell you there are no raises and you have to line up another job if you want one. there are no cost of living raises and if you want a raise and feel you deserve one you will have to fight hard for it if you get it at all.

Lots of new management all the time because Vanguard can't keep them so things are always changing so everyone is on edge with all the different ideas all these different managers have and you don't feel your job is safe, you feel as if they don't know what's going to happen next. makes it a stressful place to work when you add all this up.

The worst place I have ever worked! People were told to work against me when I went to work there. Poor management, too much lying and and politics.The working conditions were really bad, you couldn't turn around without bumping into something and the machine room bins were such a mess, the parts were spread all over the place and some were so high you had to risk your life to get to them. Most of the time you had to crawl over buggys to get to the bins! Also the suction system is so pour in the machine room there was always a cloud of dust hanging in the air, I don't see how vanguard has gotten away with that! The only good thing about working there is, I got to know the people I worked with and made some very good friends while I was there. I thank God I am out of there!

Worked there for over 10 years. Used to be a great place to work, but not now. 
(Note: If you like to stab people in the back and gossip like mean children, you'll do well there). 
HR department discloses personal, private conversations to upper management. NO confidentiality!!! 
Upper management is invasive and untrustworthy. They play favoritism.  They do not value the hard working, dedicated employee. There is NO job security with this company. 
The list could go on....
I would never recommend this company.  Keep looking. Trust the voice of experience. 

If you're hard working, run away. You get one raise if you're lucky but never recognized or noticed for any work you do. 

Favoritism is infected everywhere. I hope you know someone or you will become a fly on the wall.

Management is awful. Just brain dead spot fillers with titles but no leadership skills.

They don't care what you're out for, you're getting pointed or lose a PTO day. 

They are great dictators of your time and how you should spend it and feel they give you enough time off regardless of your situation. 

You've been warned...and this is only a fraction of the chaos.

A typical day was scheduling and running production tickets. Answering questions as needed for the factory. I also scheduled and expedited all part orders which generated out of the claims department. Management sometimes expected more than could be done by one person.  The hardest part of the job was running all over the plant to collect and send out the part orders in a timely fashion. Also on a deadline daily for printing production tickets so the factory did not run out of work.  The most enjoyable part of the job was how nice all the factory workers were to help me get my job completed.

A typical day at Vanguard I ensure that the sewing department has work throughout the day I work on their repairs. I also call customer service at times to get a better understanding of fabric and also to make sure and make sure the customer is happy. The hardest part of the job is when we have to leave early some days because there isn't much work to do for the sewing department. so that cuts into making my hours for the week. My most enjoyable part of my job is seeing the people I work for happy and it lets me know that I am doing my job and being respectful and really just thankful for the opportunity.

Never any promotions or raises or appreciation. Favoritism is a HUGE problem here. Been waiting on a raise for months but promised “it’s coming”. Work your butt off only for management to ignore you and praise others in your department who are doing the same or less than what you’re doing. Employees acting like they're managers when their not, never wants to spend the money to get the equipment and tools we NEED in the plant. Always told “they’re working on it” and you’re told that for months before they eventually stop bringing it up at all and push it under the rug. 

My experience at Vanguard was very well for my specific job. Management wise mostly all the supervisor's where very relaxed if you get your job done correctly and in a timely manner you'd maybe see them three times a week. Just depends on you, they treat you with very good respect. Vanguard offers probably one of the best vacation and paid holidays off I've ever received from a company, adding up to about 4 weeks out of a year just from holidays.

What is the best part of working at the company?
I gained a maximum amount of experience in various areas

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Working for a company that chooses to be diverse with the employees. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Discriminatory. Also being held responsible for the work of supervision was a burden.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Stressful and Overwhelming. Being singled our was part of the job if you were not accepted by the team.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Truck driver 2 salaries reported	$990 per week
Summer intern 2 salaries reported	$15.50 per hour
Customer service representative 1 salary reported	$20.59 per hour
Utility worker 1 salary reported	$21.30 per hour
Upholsterer 1 salary reported	$17.00 per hour

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