warehouse associate

warehouse supervisor

forklift operator

brand specialist

warehouse supervisor ii

Western Power Sports

I worked for this company for a lot time. No longer.

Code enforcers came on the premises and halted construction on a mezzanine mid 2017 due to the company not procuring permits to have them built. They came again in 2018, and halted construction on a second mezzanine for the exact same reason.

Employees who aren't certified or trained on forklifts and other machinery can (and do) use them without fear of disciplinary action.

The company recently acquired much of a competitor company's business, and the warehouse is hardly big enough to house the product. Consequently, tens of thousands of dollars worth of product and merchandise sat on the receiving and overstock floors for months, and countless hours were spent on locating the product. Management blames the hourly workers for this colossal oversight on their part.

Pay is laughable, if not outright insulting. Adding insult to injury, employees are told to not tell anyone what they are paid under threat of termination.

Blatant favoritism. Horrible/nonexistent communication between departments. Spineless, sycophantic, tone-deaf upper management. Well-meaning and fully capable supervisors and employees alike have been reduced to despondency as working conditions become increasingly dire. All the while, management refuses to listen, let alone act. 

A new computer operating system was introduced at the start of 2019, and has been nothing short of a catastrophic failure. At the time of my departure, the IT department had thus far demonstrated themselves to be truly ineffective and inept at fixing the staggering amount of errors they let slip by in whatever test phase they had run.

Months of mandatory six day weeks, averaging usually around 70 hours. 

I cannot think of a single positive thing to say about what Western Power Sports has become, apart from mentioning a few capable and affable employees who still labor under its boot. 

I cannot advise anyone to seek employment with this company.

1) Typical day: Come in and clean up after the night crew who made a massive mess and failed to clean it up or to re-stock anything. 
2) What I learned: I only learned that I couldn't trust my co-workers or those in charge. It was like being in high school all over again with the immaturity and rumor mill going crazy each day. The Supervisors will tell you they want to hire you on as an employee of WPS BUT should you happen to get injured/fall ill or basically can't work yourself to death and have your life only revolve around their schedule.....you'll never be hired on. 
3) When you truly hurt yourself and/or get sick and bring in proof of Doctor visits etc: They don't care about your well-being at all, if you can't work...they don't hesitate to dismiss you. It is apparent that workers there are a dime a dozen. It shows and that is why they have such a high turnover rate at any given time. We are humans, no robots! We have lives outside of our job(s), Appointments to go to etc. etc. If people are working from 7a-4 or even 6:00p M-F**How in the world do you expect them to get in to see their Doctor or whoever they need to see when they're closed on the weekend? People HAVE to take time off work (with a work schedule like that) for those appointments, that's just the way it is! 
4) Most enjoyable part of the job: There were some fun people that worked there and made the day go by faster. They also play music on loud speakers, which helps you to not want to fall asleep/get too bored.

Interview process was fairly easy, but way too long. 2 phone screens, remote interview, 1 in person interview with 2 different blocks of meetings with a total of 3 interviewers, and one final remote interview. Application to start date was 2.5 months. 
My position was not as outlined in job description, and just basic orientation and training were a total mess. Extremely unorganized company that appears to want to make things better, but isn’t willing to acknowledge or fix the actual issues that are occurring. 
Long time employees are frustrated, new employees aren’t supported, and no one is listening to what anyone needs to actually experience a decent culture. No one cares about free cereal every morning when you don’t make decent wages,  have to carpool just to afford to get to work every day, hardly any opportunity for advancement, paltry annual wage increases, and terrible training and general processes. Constantly told I would offend other departments if I asked them questions, and that I was overstepping by inquiring about things I wanted more information on. Management was unwilling to listen to most feedback (which I was asked to provide) and didn’t understand my role’s basic duties or needs to perform those duties. There is also an extreme feeling of office vs warehouse that has created a deep internal division. 
For me, there wasn’t much about this company that was worth the amount of stress or daily drive to Gowen Road. 

Was conned into taking a territory from out of state. They make it seem like your getting a great area with great stores. They also offer you a starting pay rate and contract that would make anyone quit there job and leave where they are from. The contract only guaranteed money for two years. after that you went to sliding scale (gross profit pay)

Long story short and two years later.. The territory could not sustain a outside rep on how WPS pays on a sliding scale after my two year contract was up/ I had to leave my territory. What's sad is that I loved the shops and the brands I sold for WPS. Whats funny is that I was #7 rep in the last ten years.

 Seems that WPS didn't want to put someone on Salary for 50k plus a year to keep what they earn in market share. (Which I offered to just keep my job) They would rather go through reps. Senior management is a joke and a gang of old college chums that get buy on the fact they have a degree and not real experience. Moving up in the company is near impossible unless your slimy or related to someone.. To Big too fast and a race to the bottom with competitors is a recipe for disaster and the treating reps like they are a dime a dozen doesn't help either.

But on a positive note... Great discounts as an employee and fun experience for a couple years.

The company appears stagnant, operating with resources and practices that are outdated by at least 15 years. While there is a stated desire to evolve, their efforts are misdirected and lack a critical, thoughtful approach.

Changes are implemented haphazardly, often based on impulsive decisions rather than evidence, research, or strategic planning. These so-called “improvements” are not rooted in analysis or data; they are guesses, introduced with the hope that something might work rather than through a well-designed plan.

Leadership at nearly every level demonstrates incompetence and a lack of critical thinking skills. Without strong leadership, innovation, or a commitment to evidence-based decision-making, the company fails to adapt to a changing environment. 

HR is also a complete failure of a department they claim to be fostering a better workplace culture but in reality make it worse. Their efforts are shallow, tone-deaf, and only highlight how out of touch the company really is.

If this trajectory continues, it is difficult to imagine the organization maintaining its relevance or even surviving over the next decade. and honestly, that’s probably for the best.

Typical day consisted of a morning meeting, easy morning, difficult after-lunch work, easy after-break work. (Completely dependent on time of year)
I learned how to handle stressful and sometimes irritating situations calmly.
Warehouse Management (mostly) is caring and understanding if you have issues or they have issues, corporate management has no care for you and is why many people quit.
The workplace culture is very calming, everyone is on the same page and it truly is like a giant family, people bring in food and talk to each other while still staying productive.
Hardest part of the job was a mixture of having to pick or pack giant orders and the headache of people not pulling their weight or corporate making the job more difficult or tedious.
Most enjoyable part for me was the people, being in a caring work environment makes things easier and makes you less dreadful about being there.

For the year I was with this employer, I was consistently lied to! The General Manager hired me as the Warehouse Lead, due to my Masters in Organizational Management. From the beginning of my experience, I forbidden to disclose my title or at least the one that I was given when I accepted the position. I was paid far less that anyone else in a comparable position. I was not entrusted with any of the duties listed in the job responsibilities. I was also expected to not only learn and perform every position in the warehouse, but also fill in those positions when it was deemed necessary. This ranged from the bare minimum positions to the supervisory positions, with the exception of the GM's. This would be done by another associate rather than the person that was hired for the position. The hours started at 8 am and were over sometimes after 9 pm, which did not allow for any family time. There were often weeks where it was 6-7 days a week.

**I have learned that the GM at the time I was employed with this company has since been replaced, so I cannot speak of the current state of the warehouse or the current GM.**

I worked at WPS for 5+ years, and I’ve learned some good and frustrating things from my jobs there. First off, the environment is great, and for the most part I got along with everybody. The pay, from what I heard from other colleagues as well as myself; it’s underpaid. The biggest issue and blessing, there is an excessive gap between employees regarding there experience and education to qualify for jobs. You’ve got people with their MBA’s and people with just a high school diploma doing the same exact job, with the same job title. Obviously the pay difference is astronomical, however, the job itself is no different, so Mr. young buck with no degree is severely underpaid. Most yearly raises, which are once a year are anywhere from $0.25 to $1.50 if you’re lucky. 
Moving up in the company is possible, however more often than not positions don’t open up to allow you to advance. 
Overall I enjoyed my time at the company, and the majority of managers I had to work with were great people. 

Pay equality is bad, and promised pay isn't honored. Pay at time is honored for the people who are favored but not for the hard working people that are promised higher pay for taking on additional positions. In my experience at western power sport I was expected to work long hours with poor pay and promises unfulfilled. Management has told ​employees in whole group settings that if anyone's not happy they can leave because their not needed. I've witnessed employees be hollered at and embarrassed in front of others for using the bathroom. Because of changes and not enough professionalism is the work place good people have chosen to move on. 

I'll start off by stating some positives. The company pays for a large share of benefits that are available for employees, there is a gym onsite, continental style breakfast is provided, and there truly are some WONDERFUL people who work at WPS; which makes going to work bearable. Upper management is poor at best and does not respect anyone who's not "at the top". The chauvinism, sexism, favoritism, and unethical, & terrible decisions made will eventually sink this company, it's only a matter of time. Managers are resistant to change which is a huge problem for such a fast growing company, it creates constant chaos and putting out fires. Communication is terrible. No training is provided for managers or otherwise but it's a surprise to hear people say that management is poor? The owner is more concerned about profit over people. Pay for everyone outside of upper management is poor.

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